How did you choose your furry masters?

We'd decided to get two kitties when we got Jasper, and I just fell in
love with them all. However, one of the cats at the sanctuary was still
looking after kittens, and two were described as being "only cats". I
fell in love with a little tabby girl who just sat at the front of her
enclosure looking cute. Rich, on the other hand, was very taken by a
small black kitten which was sneezing pitifully - he'd just had his 'flu
shot and was having a bit of a reaction. It transpired that they were
in fact mother and son (or so the sanctuary had been led to believe),
and the sanctuary owner actually wanted them to go to a single home. So
that's how we got Jasper and Jemima (RB).

After Jem's untimely demise, we wanted another cuddly cat - Jasper is a
very independent soul. We went to another cat sanctuary this time,
where they had two that *might* be suitable; fully grown, female cats.

Minxy, a tortie, was terribly stand-offish when we went to see her,
giving the impression that coming over to meet potential new slaves was
actually a bit of an effort for her. Carrie, by contrast, was very
vocal all the time we were talking to Minxy, batting on the wire mesh in
her enclosure and yelling at the top of her voice. When we went to meet
her she leapt onto Richard and purred for all she was worth. It was
love. She definitely chose us.
--
Cathi

We'd decided to get two kitties when we got Jasper, and I just fell in
love with them all. However, one of the cats at the sanctuary was still
looking after kittens, and two were described as being "only cats". I
fell in love with a little tabby girl who just sat at the front of her
enclosure looking cute. Rich, on the other hand, was very taken by a
small black kitten which was sneezing pitifully - he'd just had his 'flu
shot and was having a bit of a reaction. It transpired that they were
in fact mother and son (or so the sanctuary had been led to believe),
and the sanctuary owner actually wanted them to go to a single home. So
that's how we got Jasper and Jemima (RB).

After Jem's untimely demise, we wanted another cuddly cat - Jasper is a
very independent soul. We went to another cat sanctuary this time,
where they had two that *might* be suitable; fully grown, female cats.

Minxy, a tortie, was terribly stand-offish when we went to see her,
giving the impression that coming over to meet potential new slaves was
actually a bit of an effort for her. Carrie, by contrast, was very
vocal all the time we were talking to Minxy, batting on the wire mesh in
her enclosure and yelling at the top of her voice. When we went to meet
her she leapt onto Richard and purred for all she was worth. It was
love. She definitely chose us.
--
Cathi

We'd decided to get two kitties when we got Jasper, and I just fell in
love with them all. However, one of the cats at the sanctuary was still
looking after kittens, and two were described as being "only cats". I
fell in love with a little tabby girl who just sat at the front of her
enclosure looking cute. Rich, on the other hand, was very taken by a
small black kitten which was sneezing pitifully - he'd just had his 'flu
shot and was having a bit of a reaction. It transpired that they were
in fact mother and son (or so the sanctuary had been led to believe),
and the sanctuary owner actually wanted them to go to a single home. So
that's how we got Jasper and Jemima (RB).

After Jem's untimely demise, we wanted another cuddly cat - Jasper is a
very independent soul. We went to another cat sanctuary this time,
where they had two that *might* be suitable; fully grown, female cats.

Minxy, a tortie, was terribly stand-offish when we went to see her,
giving the impression that coming over to meet potential new slaves was
actually a bit of an effort for her. Carrie, by contrast, was very
vocal all the time we were talking to Minxy, batting on the wire mesh in
her enclosure and yelling at the top of her voice. When we went to meet
her she leapt onto Richard and purred for all she was worth. It was
love. She definitely chose us.
--
Cathi

"Katrina" wrote in message
news:2004101614080716807%kworley@yahoonet...
Buttercup is now about 5 months
old, and is turning into one of the prettiest kitties I've ever known.
She and Ming sleep together, wash each other and play together. Here
are some pictures...

http://homepage.mac.com/kworley/phot...toAlbum22.html

What beautiful beautiful kitties!

Susan M
Otis and Chester

"Katrina" wrote in message
news:2004101614080716807%kworley@yahoonet...
Buttercup is now about 5 months
old, and is turning into one of the prettiest kitties I've ever known.
She and Ming sleep together, wash each other and play together. Here
are some pictures...

http://homepage.mac.com/kworley/phot...toAlbum22.html

What beautiful beautiful kitties!

Susan M
Otis and Chester

"Katrina" wrote in message
news:2004101614080716807%kworley@yahoonet...
Buttercup is now about 5 months
old, and is turning into one of the prettiest kitties I've ever known.
She and Ming sleep together, wash each other and play together. Here
are some pictures...

http://homepage.mac.com/kworley/phot...toAlbum22.html

What beautiful beautiful kitties!

Susan M
Otis and Chester

"Cheryl Perkins" wrote in message
...
Susan M smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote:

Awww - I didn't know Betsy's story. What a lovely story. Now I want to
see
pictures!

I don't have much online, or very recent, but there's a couple at:

http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~cperkins/cats.html

They are beautiful kitties - I'd love to see more pics :-) I love the
picture of Betsy behind the greenery - it is such a great cat spot!

Susan M
Otis and Chester

"Cheryl Perkins" wrote in message
...
Susan M smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote:

Awww - I didn't know Betsy's story. What a lovely story. Now I want to
see
pictures!

I don't have much online, or very recent, but there's a couple at:

http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~cperkins/cats.html

They are beautiful kitties - I'd love to see more pics :-) I love the
picture of Betsy behind the greenery - it is such a great cat spot!

Susan M
Otis and Chester

"Cheryl Perkins" wrote in message
...
Susan M smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote:

Awww - I didn't know Betsy's story. What a lovely story. Now I want to
see
pictures!

I don't have much online, or very recent, but there's a couple at:

http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~cperkins/cats.html

They are beautiful kitties - I'd love to see more pics :-) I love the
picture of Betsy behind the greenery - it is such a great cat spot!

Susan M
Otis and Chester

Or did they choose you? Stories please!

Back in New York, my family and I were chosen by Scrappy (RB), a
gray-tabby-and-white who was cast out by my neighbors because there
was a new baby. Swanson (also RB, named after the brand of TV
dinners), another gray-tabby-and-white, chose us. He just showed up
on our front stoop one day and decided to stay, then one day he just
disappeared. Scrappy went out prowling one afternoon and came home
with Ginger (RB), an orang-cream-tabby-and-white. He was very old and
stayed with us until he passed away (we buried him in the back yard).
Mr. Spook, a tux, turned up in our carport one cold winter night. We
made friends with him by giving him food and water, and bath towels
fresh out of the dryer to sleep on. In six months, we had tamed him
enough to let him inside on hot summer days to sleep in the air
conditioning. In June 1995, he and Scrappy went to the Long Island
Humane Society (a no-kill shelter in Nassau County) to live. We were
moving down to Florida and unable to take them with us.

A few weeks after settling in Florida, Capt. Midnight (all black with
two small patches of white on his underside) showed up on our back
patio, and has been with us ever since. Two years after that, after
the end of the Jewish High Holidays, Kitty Schottland (a dark orange
and black tortie) came to live with us. She was adopted from the
animal hospital my mother worked for. In May 2001, Lilith Kitten (a
tan, gray, orange, and white tabby striped tortie), age 13 weeks, came
to live with us. So far, she's been the only cat we've raised from
kittenhood -- all the others were grown adults.

Trust me. You're going to have a great time being a cat-mom.

Pix