Happy Adoption Day Miss Elizabeth the Kitten!

Seven years ago today, I signed the adoption papers on Miss Elizabeth the Kitten, a cute little thing who stole hubby and my heart at the PetSmart. She was a tiny little kitty who wasn't exceedingly playful, but loved attention. She would come out of her cage and I would put her on my lap. She would curl up in a ball and just purr and purr. When we would put her back, she would give us kitty kisses and it broke my heart having to leave her.

We talked about it for a month, then decided we had to bring her home. She has been with us since that evening seven years ago and it's like she's always been here. We still consider her a kitten since she's no bigger than a newborn baby. She is everything you want a cat to be - cuddly, soft, friendly, playful, funny. She wants nothing more than to curl up on your lap and stay there for hours. She loves to curl up under the blankets in bed and just sleep the night away with us. She get angry when you remove her from where she wants to be (she's the only cat I know that growls on a regular basis). She's often scared of things - her bowl, her brothers, car noises, us. And she may not be the smartest kitten, but she is one of the most loving.

So Happy Adoption Day Miss. Elizabeth! We love you very much!


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Happy Adoption Day!

Happy Adoption Day Miss. Elizabeth the Kitten!

 

5 years ago, my hubby and I were volunteering at the local SPCA here in town.  We were responsible for going to the PetSmart in town and cleaning out the cages of the cats for adoption, as well as getting them some exercise (playing with them!) and chatting to people who stopped by the cages to help get them adopted. 

One night, when we came into the cage area there was this adorably small kittenesque cat in the cage.  Apparently, the owners had determined they had too many cats and decided to give one up.  Once at the SPCA, she had a litter of kittens and she was the only one left as all her kittens had been adopted out.  We opened her cage and she came right over to us.  She was quiet and seemed sad, but purred like crazy and curled herself up on my lap when I sat down.  She was just the most adorable thing.

Two weeks later, we returned to PetSmart to help with the cages and she was still there.  We were floored.  How could this adorable, sweet kitten-cat still be sitting in one of those cages?  She again purred like crazy when we pulled her out of her cage to clean it.  She again curled up in a little ball on my lap.  We started talking about adopting her.

Now, the issue lied in we had two cats at home - Higgy and Pooka who were 8 years old.  Would they adjust to having a new cat come in at their age?  We debated for a couple of weeks, asked people we knew who had brought a third (or second cat) into the home, and kept thinking about it.  The next time we went into PetSmart, she was still there.  So cute, so sweet, so alone...

The next day, I was home sick from work and hubby was at the office in Harrisburg.  We decided to adopt.  I went out to the SPCA (which was about a 45 minute drive away) and signed the paperwork.  Because we were volunteers, they told us just to take the paperwork over ourselves and take her home.  So, that evening, we bought a cat carrier, showed the paperwork to the PetSmart manager, and brought home Elizabeth the Kitten.  

5 years later, it is still one of the smartest decisions we have ever made.