Another furbaby intro

11 years ago

Our beloved Tommy crossed the rainbow bridge in Dec. of 2013. I was devastated over his loss as he was so young. He found his way into our garage. We tried to find owners but he was so skittish that we think he spent many of his early months alone and outside. We had him neutered and he became our Tommy boy. From the time he came into our lives he suffered from UTIs and was under vet care almost from the get go. He was barely two when he passed and the vet estimated that he was about ten months old when he came to us. He was such a sweet boy and I took his loss hard.

i often was urged to adopt again but each time I saw cats at Petco (SPCA satellite) i just couldn't fill out an application.

I was at Petco getting dog food for the pups and when I walked in the SPCA reps were there with a mesh tent and four adorable kittens that were up for adoption. There was a black and white tuxedo cat that was darling but he totally ignored me. Then a little buff tabby looked me in the eye and meowed in the most pitiful way. It almost sounded like he said me! Well he was one of two brothers and the foster mother was hoping they would stay together. I filled out three pages of application papers and they told me I would hear from them in a few days because they needed to check with our vet to confirm that we would give them a suitable home. Two days later they called me to tell me we were approved.

I couldn't bring them home until after vacation and I can tell you I had some panic attacks because I hadn't had a kitten in over thirty years. We always had cats that found us or we adopted because someone else couldn't keep them and I was getting two not one.

This past Tuesday I picked my boys up and what wonderful kitties they are. They were fostered in a home with dogs and KoKo and Murphy had always been around cats so the adjustment to each other was fairly seamless.

Simba is the boy hanging over the edge and Toby is behind him. KoKo and Murphy have their own favorite chairs but Mom's chair is where you will find my twins. Toby on my lap and Simba laying beside me.

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gsciencechick

11 years ago

Yay, yay, yay! They are adorable, and yes, they do choose you!

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Annie Deighnaugh
11 years ago
Beeeuuutifuulll! Congratulations!
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User
11 years ago
Oh, cute! You will have so much fun with them. How old are they?

Toby is a great name--I had a Toby as a kid, and when I met DH, he had a Toby.
kittymoonbeam
11 years ago
lucky kitties to find a home and stay together. Lucky you to have them in your life.

My neighbor is fostering a minature australian sheepdog. He is 6 mos. old. He came from a working ranch and was only around other dogs and was not cuddled as a puppy. Her daughter picked him up and had him for 3 weeks and then drove him from Kentucky to CA. He had just started getting used to his new home in Kentucky when he moved again to CA and he is so shy. I know he's a lucky pup because my neighbor is super sweet and great with dogs. She has all day to spend with him.
cat_mom
11 years ago
Such little cutie boys!
sas95
11 years ago
They are beauties! They already look quite at home.
Bonnie
11 years ago
They are adorable! So glad you were able to adopt two. They look like they enjoy being together!
Bunny
11 years ago
Congratulations!! They are handsome boys. I am thrilled that you were able to adopt siblings. That's what I did (brother/sister) and it's been a blessing for me and for them. I totally get what you mean when you said some kittens ignored you. Same thing happened to me. My kittens were the only ones who came up to me and purred. I'm sure it was a conspiracy. Out of 50+ kittens, my twins made a play for me. May you have many happy days with your beautiful boys.
busybee3
11 years ago
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beautiful cats! we've had only one cat at a time--- maybe because one of the cats we had growing up never accepted our other cat (my cat!) and I never wanted that situation again... adopting siblings is a nice way to have multiple cats!

I've had only 3 male cats in my life, and 2 suffered from cystitis at some point in their lives... I think it is a fairly common problem with male cats... :(
Nothing Left to Say
11 years ago
So sweet
LynnNM
11 years ago
Congratulations! How wonderful to adopt rescue animals from a shelter. They are adorable and already look like they know they are home. It looks like it's a win-win situation for you all. We've just adopted a rescue boy ourself. They have so much love to give, don't they?
OutsidePlaying
11 years ago
Enjoyed your story, and congrats on finding the perfect new kitties. Adorable!
violetwest
11 years ago
wonderful! so great to have siblings; I may do that "next time"
DLM2000-GW
11 years ago
You just weren't ready before but made up for it with 2 adorable kittens!
cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
11 years ago
It was kismet! Congratulations. They are both cute as can be. I was going to say adorable, but that was taken-more than once-although, obviously, it is apt!
blfenton
11 years ago
Oh my gosh - they are so cute. Glad to see that they match your chair.
Holly- Kay
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you for all the kind words for my boys. They are so lovable and quite the characters! A few more pictures from their first night home. Their favorite furniture when I'm not available to hold the are my new chairs in the library. I fear they will be shredded to pieces before long. I have them covered but those sweet little kitty claws are quite sharp!
chispa
11 years ago
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They really match the decor! :-)

Congratulations on finding each other, it was meant to be. Keep the photos coming.
User
11 years ago
Oh, my, gosh! They are adorable!
User
11 years ago
Oh, they are so handsome! Wonderful of you to adopt both!
User
11 years ago
Congratulations on your new kittens, Holly-Kay, they are too sweet for words!
User
11 years ago
So cute, I love their coloring!!! Those are two lukki boys!!!
inthetrees
11 years ago
So cute! How wonderful that you gave them both a good home where they could be together. Have fun with them.
violetwest
11 years ago
need.moar.pics.