Introducing Alice and Mirri!

We got kitties!

Last Thursday Christine and I went to the local SPCA to adopt two cats. We decided that this would be a nice way to celebrate our anniversary, each giving the other a cat as an anniversary present. As any of my friends know, I love cats, so these will be welcome additions to our household, and they should be good company for Christine when I have to go away for work.

It was kind of heart-breaking to see all of the animals at the SPCA that need good homes. The board they have up to track the animals which come in showed that 2900 animals had arrived there this year, of which 900 were adopted, 500 returned to owners, 1200 were euthanized and the remainder were in residence there. There were more than 90 cats which we looked at, and most of them didn't seem too happy to be cooped up in cages. If any of you are thinking of getting a pet, please go to the SPCA or Humane Society and adopt one from there.

The kitty I chose responded right away when I walked into the room where they were kept, and I knew she was the one. She was a bit of an escape artist right off the bat, jumping out of my hands as we headed to the room where you can become acquainted with your potential pet, but she warmed up pretty quickly. Her name is Mirri (she's the one on the left in the picture below).



Christine selected a kitten from another litter, a grey, brown and black tabby.
Unfortunately, we found out her first choice was a male, and we had already decided to get females due to past experiences with males spraying, so Christine had to go back and get a different one. She chose a female from the same litter. Her kitten is named Alice (on the right above).

We found out when adopting them that they share the same birthday. Both were born July 19 of this year, which makes them just a little over two months old. Boy are they ever tiny things! Alice weighs in at 0.68 kg (about 1.5 lbs) and Mirri is a little bigger at 0.8 kg (1.75 lbs).

The kittens didn't much like the ride home, but they sure have enjoyed exploring our house. Alice was a bit uncertain at first, she was very jealous about attention, like she was worried we were only going to keep one of them. Alice took to Christine right away and somehow knew that she was her human. She follows Christine around like a little puppy dog at times, which is rather endearing.

Isn't she cute?

Mirri seemed more confident off the start, and has been quietly content in her new home. She also seems to know that I'm her human, as she likes sitting on my shoulder and runs to see me when I get home from work.



Alice and Mirri have become fast friends, or perhaps more like adopted sisters. They play together and like to snuggle, but they have their little scraps, and can get competitive for the wet food we give them at supper (even though there is plenty for both of them).



The trip to the vet on Saturday was a bit traumatic for them, as there was another car ride, and they were perhaps a bit worried that we were taking them back to the cage at the SPCA. However, once we got there the vet was very nice, and they were reassured once we got back home. Both kitties checked out as being healthy, for which we are very grateful.

They have been really well behaved kittens. During the night they mostly stay in our bedroom with us, and they seem to try to keep quiet. Both of them like to come snuggle with us in bed. They have got into trouble climbing up the dining room chairs and going on the kitchen table, but otherwise they are both very good.

They like snuggling with "mommy"

We are very happy to have these little lives under our care, and are trying to do our best to keep them happy and healthy. They both seem very grateful for the home we have given them, and sure lighten up our lives! Hopefully some of you will get to see them before too much longer.