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Our new boys

post #1 of 24
12/23/10 at 12:28pm
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Here they are!! They are currently camped out in our powder room with a litter box and their food/water. They also have a cat carrier that they were brought in with a blanket inside that smells like "home".

This boy came named Patches. We will be changing it, just not sure to what yet. **updated to say that we decided to name him Thomas** He's the brave one, and much more willing to accept pets and is very talkative. lol He has the cutest voice! haha Much deeper than Nora's.

I told him he didn't need to stay in the sink, but I don't think he believed me. lol




He's talking to me here


This boy came named as Felix, but we are going to change it to Walter. He is VERY shy and scared right now, so I only got pictures of him in the carrier. He has the SADDEST eyes I've ever seen.


Nora seems to be fine with all of this. She saw them a couple times and was weirded out at first, but seems back to normal now that they are settled in the bathroom.
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post #2 of 24
12/23/10 at 1:00pm
Goodness hun, they are precious! I love the name Walter too!
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post #3 of 24
12/23/10 at 1:01pm
they are absolutly adorable
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post #4 of 24
12/23/10 at 1:06pm
How cute! Hope they settle in quickly.
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post #5 of 24
12/23/10 at 1:14pm
They are striking. Congratulations!

Walter was my late brother's name. He would have been 51 years old tomorrow. I love it that he has a little namesake!

Cally
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post #6 of 24
12/23/10 at 1:29pm
Aw, those boys are simple precious and so cute. Fingers crossed that they settle in smoothly.
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post #7 of 24
12/23/10 at 1:46pm
Haha, Patches looks like a pirate! I hope Walter warms up a little poor guy!
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post #8 of 24
12/23/10 at 2:52pm
What adorable boys! Congratulations!
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post #9 of 24
12/23/10 at 2:52pm
Aww they are sweet, I love the pic of "Patches" talking to you I want to hug Walter, hope he knows he's in a great place now!
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post #10 of 24
12/23/10 at 3:43pm
They are SO handsome! What a great Christmas gift
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post #11 of 24
12/23/10 at 3:47pm
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I'm glad you guys like the name Walter! I LOVE the show Fringe and absolutely adore the character Walter on it (I always just want to give him a giant hug), so that is where the name came from. The character Walter is kind of meek, and "Felix" seems that way to us, at least more so than his brother, so we thought the name fit him best.

Now to come up with a name for "Patches". Everything I've thrown at DH gets rejected, but we'll come up with something. Nora didn't receive her name until we had her for a few days.

I'm already in love with both of them!
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post #12 of 24
12/23/10 at 4:04pm
Awww, they are both adorable, Walter reminds me of Harvey, he does have sad eyes bless him, he won't have for long after being with you.xx
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post #13 of 24
12/23/10 at 4:11pm
You are an angel of the animals to have adopted them. They will come around in their time.

Great pictures. Walter looks like a Walter! Give them skritches for me!
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post #14 of 24
12/23/10 at 4:25pm
They are adorable! That's the best part coming up with names. So far my mother has named 2, and I've named 1.
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post #15 of 24
12/23/10 at 4:58pm


Such beautiful boys!! What a great holiday you all will have!
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post #16 of 24
12/23/10 at 5:01pm
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Well, we decided on a name for "Patches". He's definitely the leader of the two, a very brave boy. We decided to name him after a great leader in history, so his name is Thomas after Thomas Jefferson. I think he definitely looks like a Thomas.

So, we have Nora, Walter, and Thomas.
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post #17 of 24
12/23/10 at 5:11pm
Thomas is so much more handsome in your pics than the pics on Petfinder! Maybe you could put a towel in the sink for him. LOL Poor little Walter, so scared. That always breaks my heart, but with your love and care, he'll come around soon.

Once again, congratulations on your new additions!!
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post #18 of 24
12/23/10 at 5:14pm
Congrats!! They are both quite handsome!!

I like the names too If you're concerned about Walter being nervous, you could always try a feliway diffuser to help calm him down a bit
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post #19 of 24
12/23/10 at 5:18pm
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Originally Posted by stephanietx View Post
Thomas is so much more handsome in your pics than the pics on Petfinder! Maybe you could put a towel in the sink for him. LOL Poor little Walter, so scared. That always breaks my heart, but with your love and care, he'll come around soon.

Once again, congratulations on your new additions!!
I agree, he's a very handsome cat and looks so different in real life. I did put a towel in the sink, but he won't sit in it now. haha

The foster mom says that Walter was the shyest of the three siblings, so it might take him a bit longer. Thomas is already a huge lover...giving huge purrs and rubbing his face on my chin. He comes to me now when I go into the bathroom, which I thought would take a lot longer. Walter still refuses to come out of the carrier, but we'll just give it time. His foster mom said that it only took him about two days when he came to her house, but he was a little younger then. I don't know if that matters or not.
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post #20 of 24
12/23/10 at 8:00pm
Kara - I didn't know you were getting more kitties? What is the back story here? Christmas gift???
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post #21 of 24
12/23/10 at 8:16pm
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Kara - I didn't know you were getting more kitties? What is the back story here? Christmas gift???
I have been wanting to get a second cat for a long time but have never been able to convince DH of the idea. In the past week or so I have been scouring craigslist and petfinder. The day before yesterday I sent an email to a rescue here about a couple of their cats on petfinder. One of them had already been adopted, but the other one wasn't. I thought I'd put in an application and then try to convince DH. I was put in touch with the cats foster mom and we talked a bit and she told me that he had a couple siblings and the person in charge of the rescue told her she could do a two for one if we took two of them. I talked to DH and pretty much begged, and he agreed. She brought them over today at 12:45. They weren't intended as a Christmas gift, but it is nice to have them here for Christmas.
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post #22 of 24
12/24/10 at 6:36am
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I have been wanting to get a second cat for a long time but have never been able to convince DH of the idea. In the past week or so I have been scouring craigslist and petfinder. The day before yesterday I sent an email to a rescue here about a couple of their cats on petfinder. One of them had already been adopted, but the other one wasn't. I thought I'd put in an application and then try to convince DH. I was put in touch with the cats foster mom and we talked a bit and she told me that he had a couple siblings and the person in charge of the rescue told her she could do a two for one if we took two of them. I talked to DH and pretty much begged, and he agreed. She brought them over today at 12:45. They weren't intended as a Christmas gift, but it is nice to have them here for Christmas.
Awww! That is so cool! they are adorable. I have b/w and br/w brothers, too. Walter will come around and when he gives you his trust and love, it will be a wonderful thing!
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post #23 of 24
12/24/10 at 11:00am
Oh my gosh that first one is abosolutely gorgeous!!! I'm partial to black and whites I also love your sink! That's my dream sink, but not till the next house The other kitty is gorgeous too!
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post #24 of 24
12/24/10 at 11:37am
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Oh my gosh that first one is abosolutely gorgeous!!! I'm partial to black and whites I also love your sink! That's my dream sink, but not till the next house The other kitty is gorgeous too!
He has the prettiest tail, also. It's black with an even sprinkling of longer white hairs throughout it, so it looks almost salt and pepper ish, then has a white tip like it was dipped in paint.

I'll have to try to get a good picture of it sometime, but the top of Walter's head looks like he has three big soft paint brush strokes, right next to each other. Like someone painted tabby on him. lol
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