Our Christmas in 2021 was a bit quiet, with only Stitches here. The house, VERY quiet. No one playing kibble chase, or looking for pets and brushing.
So when January rolled around, I was finding the house terribly empty.
And then this showed up on my Facebook feed:
Here were two senior cats - who reminded me of Snaps and Jezebel - in need of a home. Their owner had passed away and the woman's son could not keep them.
I don't always listen when the angel taps on my shoulder and says "You should do this", but it seemed to be fate. We had always said that if we could adopt a senior cat in need of a home, that that is what we'd do.
So, in mid-January, we had two cats delivered to us: Blaze and Jasper. The gentleman who delivered them to us brought them in and then said "wait a sec, I've got more stuff". He then brought in a whole bunch of food and litter, and a small basket full of toys. I'm talking about at least 20 toys!
For the first few weeks we kept them in the living room, and had a barrier up so that they couldn't see Stitches, and she couldn't see them. As you may have noticed, these cats both arrived with extra weight on them. Blaze, especially, was obese - Jasper was a bit plump but mostly just very furry - and neither of them were very active. We used a gate to close off the room, and it was nothing that would have kept a typical cat inside, but for these guys it was more than adequate.
After a few weeks we introduced them to Stitches. Blaze is a typical male tabby: he wants to get along with everyone; so he has not been a problem. Jasper, however, doesn't like other cats, and to this day he still hisses and growls at Stitches for no reason at all. Stitches is deaf, thank goodness, and doesn't realize what's happening most of the time.
Next post: more pics!
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