New Kitty :)

bonnie1965

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Last April, I found a cat outside my workplace. The place is a natural area (Columbia Slough) next to the office park where I worked. It was raining buckets. I heard a VERY loud meowing. I though coyotes had a cat or cats were about to mate. It was that loud.

Turns out it was a pretty little female cat hiding under my car on the last three square inches of dry pavement available. I knelt down and spoke to her - she talked back - loudly! She was not fond of the rain


She finally came out, wove through and around my legs and snuggled when I picked her up. To make a long story short, I took her to my brother and SIL's home. I just couldn't take her to my home with Sebastian being ill.

I found out that they had never even taken her in to be checked for a chip. I just assumed they would. They have 6 other cats. A couple months ago, I took her in, no chip. She appears to be about 2 or 3 years old. She has not had a heat cycle, they say, so they assume she is spayed.

(the above is what I posted a couple of weeks ago)

Today, I took her to the vet. The vet said she is about a year old. Told the vet she was with my brother for the past 7 months and was this size then. Vet said she was about 1 1/2 yrs old
Anyway, she is young. She is somewhere between Daphne and Galahad in age.

She is very sweet but managed to have an attitude at the vet. She would not let them shave her tummy to check for a spay scar. Brother says she has not been in heat but if she was so young when she was found, would she have been spayed? I guess I'll find out.

They have been calling her Amber for her large, dak gold eyes. They really are beautiful. I just don't like the name Amber for her. Knew someone with that name - don't want to remember that person each time I talk to this kitty. I have such a difficult time with names!

She is FIV/FELV negative
, just received her shots and is now in my bedroom getting used to things. She makes a lot of noise; hissing a bit and growling a lot but pushes her head into my hands for scritches. She's a tough cookie


At brother's house, there are 3 other females. Two made this kitty a punching bag. They terrorized her. They say she basically lived on the fridge and the bookcase, running downstairs to grab a quick bite when she thought the other cats were elsewhere.

Hopefully, things will be different here. I will take awhile to introduce because I want them all to get along as well as possible.

Here she is


Curled up in the highest corner she could find.





Cleaning off the yucky vet stuff




She has only been here about a half hour but is showing interest in the laser light
 

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isn't she a lovely lovely girl!!! Congrats on bringing her home, Bonnie
 

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Sounds like you should be prepared for many many years of lovely/loud conversations to come!
 

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Awwww...what a darling. I'm sure she's going to be scolding you for a while for not keeping her right away, after all she chose YOU!
(I understand why) It looks like they took good care of her for you.

Anyway I'm glad she's where she belongs now, has she told you her REAL name yet?
 

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she's such a pretty girl! she'll forgive you in no time about not bringing her home right away... I'm sure Daphne and Galahad will let her in on the reason eventually.

She'll tell you her name eventually. Of course, I'm in the middle of writing a new novel and have some lovely girl names: Leta, Stella, Ruby, Corinne, and Rosemarie... but she'll tell you her name when she's ready.

Congrats on the new girl!
 

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Hi Bonnie!
How cute and sweet and oh so lucky little girl! Congratulations!!!!!!!
 

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Gorgeous!!!! Beautiful eyes and markings!! Good luck with her.
 

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It sounds like she will be very happy with you (less cats to be bullied by). She's beautiful!
 

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SHe is sooooo beautiful! In the first pic, you can't even see her white chest and belly! I actually thought it was 2 different kitties at first! She is gorgeous, and looks like a KBFFE.....kitty best friend for ever!
 

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Oh I love her little fat face! Her markings are so cute and I love the white! I bet she is so happy to have you.
 
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Thanks, everyone
She is a sweetie.

She still growls all the time. She also makes this odd huffing noise through her nose when she growls. Weird
I pet her, she growls and hisses WHILE she is arching her neck or back for me to pet more. Sheesh - talk about mixed signals
No aggressive physical action, though.

She will look interested in a toy, but no actual reaching out to touch it. Haven't tried Da Bird yet. I thought with the new home and two hours waiting at a busy vet plus getting shots and the icky wormer stuff on her neck (all within a few hours) - well, she might be a bit tired/stressed. May try Da Bird tomorrow evening.

She is walking around the room some. She uses litter box (YAY!) and eats the dry food. She didn't touch the wet food.

Still no name. Miss Piggy comes to mind with the way she huffs
Just kidding. I really like the names Calliope and Olivia.

ETA: she weighs 7.25 lbs (3.3 kg)
 

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Ya, mixed signals indeed, silly kitty! Miss Piggy that's funny... I love Olivia that would be so adorable, she looks like an Olivia but Miss Piggy that is so CUTE!
 
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