I just joined today. My name is Jeanine, I'm 20 and my boyfriend and I just bought our first cat togther. I had multiple cats my entire life until I moved out on my own almost three years ago. 3 years without a cat is far too long.
My boyfreind has never had a cat before so he's more than a bit nervous. We adobted Xena (why oh why did her previous owners have to name her that? lol) from Town Cats, a no kill program that keeps kitties in foster homes until they're adobted. She's 6 years old but still playful as a kitten. Once she got used to us (which took less than an hour) she's been super affectionate. Unfortunatly I have aperantly become allergic to cats during these past couple years without realizing it. After a few painful days I've found an allergy medicine that actually works so everything is ok. I posted pictures of Xena here: http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44568