TAZ: I haven't been here a year yet, so there are a limited number of pictures of "just me" ta show.
There were some comments and emails about my Birfday Monday. And I am thankful for those. But I thought I should add more memories.
I did pretty well in the Shelter Community Room (and so did Binq but we weren't special friends at the time). Some kitties just hid from the Bein visitors and some wouldn't greet Beins at all.
But when TBT visited and just sat down in the middle of the room, Binq and I just ran right over to him. We could tell he was "OK". I was all talky and touchy. Binq literally danced around him. No other kitties came near. Not even the one he came there to see.
Which left him in a confussin situation. He arrived only wanting one (as a Orange/Ginger male friend to Lori (but we dint know that then). So he couldn't decide. I was the definite choice. But Binq was dancing around him and pushing her head into his hands. So he told the Shelter Beins he would take both of us.
They were thrilled. We were thrilled. I mean, the Shelter Community Room was good, but kinna small an with a a dozen of us in one room. And some of the other kitties there were not really friendly.
So when TBT took us home and put Binq and I in a room, that seemed peaceful and safe. Good food and private litterboxes too. Binq and I became more attuned to each other in those few days. No fussies. And when he let us out to meet Lori and Marley, we discovered we were in a great big house.
Binq kinna stayed in the room for more days but I went right out. Marley was so accepting. Lori not so much. But hey, better than the Shelter Community Room, right? Binq did come out, but she mostly likes the room we were in at first.
In Spring, TBT let me outside in the PTU to sniff. And eventually let me free to look at The Big Back Yard while he followed me around. It was scary at first but after being carried around, I understood that the yard was sort of "part of our new house". And I liked it!
Binq took a lot longer to even feel safe on the deck, but she did enjoy it after some encouragement from Marley and me. And even today, she seldom leaves the deck.
Our Gotcha Day is still a couple of big moons away, but we are both happy here. I wish Lori would calm down, but it seems a previous cat didnt treat her well an she is still suspicious. I hope that changes someday.
Some pictures of our 1st day...
So Binq and I are both very thankful...