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post #1 of 17
1/20/11 at 11:02pm
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"Why hello there, I'm called Simba Yim. I am 18 months old. I was adopted from the North Shore Animal League of America on January 8th, 2011. For my duration there I was called Bean. They don't know much about my painful past, except that I was left in a box. As a result, I am terribly afraid of being in boxes and have no interest in boxes whatsoever (to the sorrow of April Yim who is a big fan of that Scottish Fold in Japan called Maru.)

In any case my new family consists of Yims and lots of adoring admirers. You may join them in their adoration."

Check out more photos of Simba Yim:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2023871...7625746006809/
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post #2 of 17
1/21/11 at 2:35am
That photo cries out for a posting on icanhazcheezburger.com.
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post #3 of 17
1/21/11 at 3:51am
Welcome to TCS!

Simba Yim is adorable

If you have any questions about finding your way around our site, feel free to send me a private message
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post #4 of 17
1/21/11 at 6:26am
Too adorable! He needs a belly rub!
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post #5 of 17
1/21/11 at 6:51am
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Originally Posted by mrblanche View Post
That photo cries out for a posting on icanhazcheezburger.com.
Ahaha if you can think of a caption! The best I can come up with is "CAT WINK!"
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post #6 of 17
1/21/11 at 6:52am
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Originally Posted by Miss Mew View Post
Welcome to TCS!

Simba Yim is adorable

If you have any questions about finding your way around our site, feel free to send me a private message
Thank you very much!
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post #7 of 17
1/21/11 at 6:56am
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Originally Posted by Kailie View Post
Too adorable! He needs a belly rub!
Unfortunately he is very ticklish in the belly!
If I rub his belly he will try to play with my hand and either grabs at it or gently nips it! (Brushing is okay though...)
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post #8 of 17
1/21/11 at 7:30am
Welcome to TCS. Your kitty is adorable and not shy at all you willmlove it here. Great cat lovers and great conversations
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post #9 of 17
1/21/11 at 7:45am
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Welcome to TCS. Your kitty is adorable and not shy at all you willmlove it here. Great cat lovers and great conversations
Thank you! Yes, I was happy to see he trusted me enough to show me his belly! And sleep like that next to me...
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post #10 of 17
1/21/11 at 12:55pm
What a beautiful cat you've got there
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post #11 of 17
1/21/11 at 1:34pm
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Originally Posted by My4LLMA View Post
What a beautiful cat you've got there
And to think we almost didn't adopt him because I didn't notice him.
We went to the shelter only to look around because we recently made the decision to raise our first cat.
We were interested in a Siamese mix from their website but he was far too mouthy for me in person. Then we played with a kitten who had just been recently spayed. She was very cute but I didn't feel like she was mine? Does this make sense?

While I was putting her back into her cage, which was next to Simba's, I locked eyes with him and I poked fingers into his cage. He gently head-nudged my fingers and laid his chin in my hand after I scratched behind his ears. I took him out and did the "rough kid" test (Touching his ears, feet, tail, and patted him a bit firmly to see how he would react.) He was his lovely, friendly and mellow self. I knew I had to adopt him. I swear that his personality was the deciding factor! His looks are just a bonus.

And now? He's sleeping on the couch next to me.
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post #12 of 17
1/21/11 at 3:22pm
isn't it funny how we think we are picking them, but really they are picking us? some things are just meant to be, and this was one of them!
Congrats on your little one, he's is too cute!
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post #13 of 17
1/21/11 at 3:56pm
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Originally Posted by Hope13135 View Post
isn't it funny how we think we are picking them, but really they are picking us? some things are just meant to be, and this was one of them!
Congrats on your little one, he's is too cute!
Thank you! We are very happy to have him (even if he knocked over some plants last week...) I think you are right. I hope those kittens we were considering that day found good homes!
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post #14 of 17
1/22/11 at 7:19am
Congratulations! Simba is adorable and it looks like he made himself right at home. I think it must have been the perfect match for both of you! I viewed your photos. Does he still stop and look at the fish? Can I please have the blanket that Simba was sleeping on?
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post #15 of 17
1/22/11 at 9:11am
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Congratulations! Simba is adorable and it looks like he made himself right at home. I think it must have been the perfect match for both of you! I viewed your photos. Does he still stop and look at the fish? Can I please have the blanket that Simba was sleeping on?
Thanks!
Yes, fish observation is his favorite independent activity.
Everything else he likes to do in the same room as people (sleeping, playing, observing, more sleeping, etc.) He follows us from room to room if we suddenly get up out of one.

The first week he was here he would JUMP onto the side of the tanks and slide down the glass...
He's stopped doing that now. Thank goodness. I wouldn't want my fish to die of fright. (My mother has 4 tanks of freshwater fish.)

Oh my! Which blanket? (He thinks every blanket is his blanket...)

He lies on my Cozy® (the brown one on the couch? It's basically a warmer and softer Snuggie®)

http://www.brookstone.com/sl/product...t-sleeves.html

And the pink blanket next to the fish tank is from HomePlus:
http://www.homeandhome365.com/index....ategory_id=199

Hahaha I highly recommend them. They are cat-approved!
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post #16 of 17
1/23/11 at 6:11am
Thanks for the links!

I had a saltwater tank a few years ago and they would sit on the lid. I was afraid that they would fall in
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post #17 of 17
1/23/11 at 2:18pm
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Thanks for the links!

I had a saltwater tank a few years ago and they would sit on the lid. I was afraid that they would fall in
Hahaha! I'm glad they never did. I can only imagine trying to coax a panicking cat out of a tank.
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