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Hello everyone,
I've been reading this site for a few months now, but actually just officially joined now. We adopted Archer from the Hawaii Humane Society at the end of June. He was my belated birthday present from my hubby & I must say the best birthday present ever! When we went to look at the kittens there was something about him that just said "take me home!" He was about 4 months old at the time of adoption (so born sometime in Feb, so of course I've picked Feb 14 as his birthdate
) & weighed roughly 4 lbs.
On the drive home we let him out of the carrier while I sat in the back seat with him (I know, I know a huge no, no! And he's NEVER out of his carrier when we're in the car now) & he popped his head out & saw me. He cried for about 5 minutes on the drive & then crawled up in my lap, purring the whole time, and fell asleep, and that was all it took. I was smitten & he seemed to decide that I was his
Now he follows me around, comes when I call him (much to my husband's annoyance because he won't come when he calls him
), is always there to greet us at the door, loves cuddles, lap time & playtime, and he talks up a storm! And even though he's trouble & a brat sometimes, he's a constant source of joy & entertainment for us. We keep saying that he's filled something that we didn't even know was missing in our lives. We're happier people & are always happy to be home to be with him. Guess that's a good thing because Hawaii is expensive, so I guess he saves us money too
Right now we're in the process of transitioning him from kitten to adult food & are having some trouble with that, so I'll post in the nutrition column (hope that's the right one) to get some tips on making that a smoother transition.
Sorry this post was so long. I'm just so happy to have my kitty & a place to talk about him a lot where people won't think I'm weird or get annoyed with it
. We're happy to be here & "meet" you all. Now if I can just figure out how to embed a photo...guess I need to read up on some of the stickies!
I've been reading this site for a few months now, but actually just officially joined now. We adopted Archer from the Hawaii Humane Society at the end of June. He was my belated birthday present from my hubby & I must say the best birthday present ever! When we went to look at the kittens there was something about him that just said "take me home!" He was about 4 months old at the time of adoption (so born sometime in Feb, so of course I've picked Feb 14 as his birthdate
On the drive home we let him out of the carrier while I sat in the back seat with him (I know, I know a huge no, no! And he's NEVER out of his carrier when we're in the car now) & he popped his head out & saw me. He cried for about 5 minutes on the drive & then crawled up in my lap, purring the whole time, and fell asleep, and that was all it took. I was smitten & he seemed to decide that I was his
Now he follows me around, comes when I call him (much to my husband's annoyance because he won't come when he calls him
Right now we're in the process of transitioning him from kitten to adult food & are having some trouble with that, so I'll post in the nutrition column (hope that's the right one) to get some tips on making that a smoother transition.
Sorry this post was so long. I'm just so happy to have my kitty & a place to talk about him a lot where people won't think I'm weird or get annoyed with it