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Feb. 10th, 2007
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New addition to the family!
Feb. 10th, 2007 06:58 pmToday we brought home our new cat, Serenity!
She is a *gorgeous* tabby/tortie mix with huge green eyes. She's 3 years old, incredibly sweet and relaxed, and I think she'll be a good complement to Cricket (assuming they learn to get along, anyway). She's a very large cat, not fat, just overall proportionally large. She's going to dwarf Cricket, since she's about twice her size. They won't meet for a few days while she settles in, of course. Thus far Serenity has spent most of the evening hiding under the bed, but I'm sure she'll adjust just fine.
Josh and I went up to the Nine Lives Foundation in Redwood City to find her. I really wanted a lap cat, one that will settle down when it jumps on you, not just walk all over you like Cricket does. We looked at and played with dozens of cats, many of which could have been good prospects, but in the end both of us were really drawn to "Queenie" (we renamed her Serenity on the ride home). She has a very regal and elegant bearing, everything about her just proclaims royalty. My one concern for her is that she seems to have a bit of a cold and sneezes every now and then. I think she'll recover just fine now that she's away from the shelter, where many of the cats seemed to be sickly from being stuck in such a small place with so many other cats. This was a rescue shelter where they house cats from other shelters that are in danger of being put to sleep soon. In all other respects she appears to be very healthy, nice body condition (even a tad chubby), so I'm not too worried about her. I just hope she and our little firecracker Cricket will get along!
( And now what you really want, pictures! )
She is a *gorgeous* tabby/tortie mix with huge green eyes. She's 3 years old, incredibly sweet and relaxed, and I think she'll be a good complement to Cricket (assuming they learn to get along, anyway). She's a very large cat, not fat, just overall proportionally large. She's going to dwarf Cricket, since she's about twice her size. They won't meet for a few days while she settles in, of course. Thus far Serenity has spent most of the evening hiding under the bed, but I'm sure she'll adjust just fine.
Josh and I went up to the Nine Lives Foundation in Redwood City to find her. I really wanted a lap cat, one that will settle down when it jumps on you, not just walk all over you like Cricket does. We looked at and played with dozens of cats, many of which could have been good prospects, but in the end both of us were really drawn to "Queenie" (we renamed her Serenity on the ride home). She has a very regal and elegant bearing, everything about her just proclaims royalty. My one concern for her is that she seems to have a bit of a cold and sneezes every now and then. I think she'll recover just fine now that she's away from the shelter, where many of the cats seemed to be sickly from being stuck in such a small place with so many other cats. This was a rescue shelter where they house cats from other shelters that are in danger of being put to sleep soon. In all other respects she appears to be very healthy, nice body condition (even a tad chubby), so I'm not too worried about her. I just hope she and our little firecracker Cricket will get along!
( And now what you really want, pictures! )
