March 2, 2006

And then there were three - - -

FreshBoy (pseudonym) had a urinary tract infection and a bronchial cough when I first met him. He looked scrawny and had been shaved in places. Evidently before he came to Halfway Home (http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/CT211.html) in North Haven he had been covered with fleas and mats. He wasn’t looking like a Maine Coon - - - poor thing. Despite his unwonted looks and apprehensive demeanor I really liked this cat and was looking forward to his coming home with me.

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February 14, 2006

Little Miss Missy Comes Home

Missy, (pseudonym) the beautiful grey kitty, came home with me via a stop to vet. I always take a newbie to the vet just in case to avoid transmitting anything to the cat already at home. She was chirping away and alert to everything on the 45 minute ride to the vet’s office. The vets and staff fell instantly in love with Missy and why not? She was mewing, purring and contorting to keep their attention. It was quite a performance.

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January 18, 2006

One potato, two potato, three

It’s been a little over a year since I adopted two cats. I already had a 16 year-old neutered male. I had no intention of adopting two cats; I did not want three cats. Sometimes you get what you get because somehow it’s out of your hands.

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