Friday Kitten Blogging

A double dip of kitteny goodness to help counteract the ongoing bad, bad news out of the Gulf region today.

This is Marcus, the feral kitty who came to us so shy he curled up into a little fearful ball anytime you got near him. He’s got far to go before he can be called a fully socialized cat, but his progress towards normalcy and the hope of a happy life have improved dramatically. This is him, after he explored my desk and found the happy spot on the shelf above my monitor.

His coloring makes figuring out his origins a bit of a puzzle. He’s definitely got some longhair, and if you look closely he has dark points on his face and ears, which would suggest Persian or a related breed. But he also seems to have a bit of orange tabby markings. At any rate, he is going to be one gorgerous cat.

Ready to adopt!


Mason hit 2 pounds today. We took him back to the SPCA to be neutered and adopted out. Since he is a gorgeous fluffy tabby, he should be out of there in just a few days. Aaron is still with us; he’s not big enough to go back yet.

Time Passages

One year ago today we brought Gimi home from the SPCA.

Gimi when we brought him home:

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Gimi now:

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What can I say? He’s a great big goofy cat. He loves people and other animals. I sleep better when he’s cuddled up next to me; his big old purr is very soothing. He’s not much of a lap cat, but I suspect in a couple more years he will be. In short, I’m so glad we brought him home.

Oh, and next Monday, my fall semester starts. It’s been a long and overall not very thrilling summer, I’ll be glad to get back to school.

Friday Kitten Blogging

Aaron the little piggie edition!

He loooooooooves the grownup dry food. It’s adult weight control formula, so I try to keep him from eating too much of it.