Toby
Dan and I just didn't know what to get each other for
Christmas. Anything we want we have or just get ourselves. We had been talking
since before I moved here three years ago about how neat it would be to have a
cat. But we both (mostly Dan) had reservations about having a cat: Our
apartment is too small, his litter box would stink, he'd shed too much, we
might not like him. Blah blah blah.
We decided to throw all that out and set out together on Dec. 9 in search of a
cat. We decided the night before that we wouldn't' settle on a cat; We'd only
get one if he or she really felt right. We stopped at a couple places before
spending an hour at the ASPCA in Spanish Harlem. We looked at a bunch of little
kittens and had decided that none of them felt right. As we were leaving, we
passed by the cage of a black-and-white cat that had a cold. When we walked
past his cage, he lit up, getting up from his nap, meowing and pawing at us
through the cage glass.
"I haven't seen him react like that to anyone," the woman escorting us around said. He had a cold, so it gave us some pause. But he really did seem to like us. And as the woman told us, "You don't pick your pet; Your pet picks you." His name was James Blake, named after the part black, part white pro tennis player. He went home with us 20 minutes later.
When we got him home, it was like he'd been there for three
years. Sure, he skulked around the apartment for about 15 minutes, checking
everything out, finding his favorite hiding spot and batting at some
low-hanging ornaments on the tree. But he was as friendly and cuddly in that
first hour as any cat I've known for years.
It was watching TV that night that we came across the perfect name for him: Toby. I have this thing where I start calling my pets other names, so we've already added Scooby, Squeaky, Squawky, Tobster, Runty and several others. More will come with this cat with a great personality.
This past Wednesday was his one-month anniversary with us. I'm sure I'll be adding more about this crazy, wonderful addition to our family in the coming weeks and months. Bear with me.
The A.S.P.C.A. islocated in Yorkville not Spanish Harlem.
Posted by:Roger | May 20, 2007 at 08:53 AM
Cute cat.
You guys seem happy. Congrats!
Posted by:CJ | January 23, 2007 at 06:44 PM
total hottie!
xoxo,
meow
Posted by:dj bunny | January 20, 2007 at 08:39 PM
Cute! Congrats on the new arrival.
Posted by:Karl | January 15, 2007 at 12:26 AM