Ebony is two and came to me as a baby after a co-worker rescued him.  She described how she found him in the middle of the road and had to close her eyes because there was a truck coming.  Luckily he didn't get hit.  She brought in pictures and after seeing the one below I knew I had to take him home.  (My co-worker already had 2 cats and her husband was saying no more.)

Those first couple of months were not easy for him.  He had a virus - the medication took care of that.  But the virus had caused him to prolapse, so he had to go in and get stitched on his backend.  This caused constipation, so he went back the next day and got a couple of enemas.  And he finally had to go back and get the stitch.  All of this in addition to the normal shots and getting neutered.  I am happy to say that he came through as a very happy and healthy kitty.  He is jumpy, but who can blame him.  Best of all he never tries to go outside, so I don't worry about him getting hurt.

Here he is with his favorite toy.

Minx's story is shorter.  I got her at PetSmart as a healthy 1 yr old (This makes her about 6 months younger than Ebony.)  All her information said was that her family had to give her up because of the economy.

I was not planning on a second cat, but I saw her and her eyes spoke to me.  They said you can't leave me here.  So I took her home with no idea how she would get along with Ebony.  Neither had been around other cats.  The research I did told me that it could take a couple of months before they accepted each other.  Fortunately for me they did it in about 5 days.  Now it is hard to guess that they have not always been together.

Sorry for the length, but I am a proud mama.

 

Ebony and Minx rule my house

"I look at all the caged animals in the shelter...the cast-offs of human society.I saw in their eyes love and hope,fear and dread,sadness and betrayal.And I was angry."God" I said,this is terrible!Why dont you do something?God was silent for a moment and then He spoke softly."I have done something,"He replied."I created you"~Jim Willis

"The really great thing about cats is their endless variety. One can pick a cat to fit any kind of decor, color scheme, income, personality, mood. But under the fur, whatever color it may be, there still lies, essentially unchanged, one of the world's free souls." Eric Gurnery