A Little Spooky

Over the long weekend Rick and I planned for a special brunch date (which turned out to be lunch since we couldn’t seem to break away from the kids early enough for breakfast foods).  After a quick, but peaceful meal where we could hold a conversation and a quick shopping trip for a couple of household items we made our way across town to the SPCA just after adoptions began for the daunting task of choosing a kitten to bring home.  There are always so many to choose from and this is very hard for me.  So hard!  After spending some time there Rick fell in love with this little guy, or maybe it was the other way around.  I asked to hold this kitten and immediately I could feel the attraction.   He is a cuddle bunny with a motor for a purr.  He was in a room filled with cats and while many of them ignored him he seemed at peace with them as he vied for friendly attention.  For a few minutes we thought he might be going home with another family but they said they were just visiting and that this was one sweet kitten, which we could already see for ourselves.  So we found his slip of paper, began the adoption process and brought him home to meet his new family.  Spooky seemed to be a name that suited him with his long two toned grey and black fur especially with arriving in the autumn just after Halloween.  We weren’t trying to keep with the “S” names this time but it just turned out that way.   He is about 4 months old.

After several days he seems to feel comfortable with the rhythm of life at our house.

He is the sweetest most gentle cat.

I asked if they knew anything about him other than that he was a “stray”.   He had a story…  He arrived at the SPCA overnight drop 2 months ago on September 16th at about 8 weeks of age.  He was one kitten out of 23 that were stuffed into 2 small carriers and left during the night.  By the time workers got there in the morning 3 of the kittens were already dead.  The kittens were all “super-sweet” however but this is not one of the happiest ways to start out obviously.  He must be one of the last of these kittens as we didn’t see too many in there that were his age.  There are a lot of older cats right now hoping to find a home… people moving or unable to afford a pet any longer.  We needed a kitten given that we have an older cat who will take to a kitten more readily and the fact that we have a lively household of 5 kids.  A cat’s gotta grow up with that or he’s not going to be too happy.

This kitten is fantastic with the children.  He is beautiful too with his long hair; black for the second half of it’s length and grey underneath. 

He enjoys playing with the kids but is not as hyper as Sandy can be.  Sandy is adjusting to sharing space, affection and attention with her new companion.

Spooky allows Kaitlyn to pick him up any which way without complaint.  We are working on this with her.  He is really patient.

He will snuggle with you at any given opportunity.  He just wants to be loved.

Spooky is playful but doesn’t like to jump too much.  He races after strings and is not used to the slippery hardwood.  It was so funny to see him sliding all over the place as he ran and played.

After a day where we had a little time to establish some trust Spooky survived his first bath.  His long fur held the scent of the SPCA a little too strongly for my taste or for the likes of my other two cats.  He is much smaller than he looks with all his fluffy fur.  Spooky does NOT like the blow dryer so we settled on towel drying, brushing and letting him air in the 70 degree breeze flowing in through the open window.  Hard to believe cousins were getting a foot of snow at that very same time!  

Tristan is happy to have “a little buddy” to add to the male count in this household.  Spooky loves being held and petted.  And we are loving him right back.  A home before the holidays!  Welcome Spooky.