Sunday, November 15, 2015

A ten dollar Pearl

It has been four years since we had to put our last cat down and we have been thinking about another pet. So we went to the Kennebunk animal shelter yesterday to see what they had for dogs, and as usual the great majority were Pit-bull mixes. Though some Pit-bulls are OK if you get them young and train them right, so many at the shelter have behavior and personality traits that we are just not willing to cope with. So we looked at cats instead and found an eleven year old female with a very friendly disposition.
Meet Pearl.
She is really very much a people cat. Last night she came up on the couch and laid on my hand on her own.
Made herself comfortable in no time flat.
Due to her advanced age she had been passed up for younger cats, and after spending a couple weeks at the shelter they were eager to get her placed. So for the measly sum of ten dollars she was ours.
She is very gentle and loves to be around people. Last night she even slept on the pillow with me.
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14 comments:

  1. littlemancatNovember 15, 2015 at 11:58 AM

    She's truly a pearl - how wonderful that you found her and are giving her a loving home. Senior cats - and dogs, too - are so often passed over.
    Mary

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    1. Mike SilviusNovember 15, 2015 at 4:42 PM

      I really think she will do well with us. Just could not pass her up.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 15, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    A very nice cat. With character and class. Well done.

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    1. Mike SilviusNovember 15, 2015 at 4:40 PM

      I have never come across a more gentle and affectionate cat. Her mellow character won us over.

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  3. pattyjNovember 15, 2015 at 12:38 PM

    Good for you, adopting an older cat! She looks so happy in her new home.

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    1. Mike SilviusNovember 15, 2015 at 4:49 PM

      Hopefully she will last a few years. She is quite healthy and exhibits no medical issues. Her worst trait is she excessively affectionate.

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  4. DougNovember 15, 2015 at 2:32 PM

    Congrats Mike! I can't but agree with the preceeding comments.

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  5. Harry FlashmanNovember 15, 2015 at 2:54 PM

    Looks like a great cat. I wonder how she wound up in a shelter at her advanced age.

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    1. Mike SilviusNovember 15, 2015 at 4:39 PM

      Hi Harry, looks like there was a divorce and rearranging of homes which resulted in too many pets so the owner's mother brought her to the shelter.

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  6. jaz@octoberfarmNovember 16, 2015 at 6:43 PM

    awwww...bless you!

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    1. Mike SilviusNovember 16, 2015 at 8:46 PM

      Thanks Jaz, but actually we are the lucky ones. She is a wonderful little creature. She just loves being with us and always seeks our company.

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  7. Bushrat JohnNovember 17, 2015 at 8:06 PM

    Hi Mike, I'm not really a cat person but, she looks like she fits right in.

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    1. Mike SilviusNovember 17, 2015 at 8:44 PM

      John its hard not to be a cat person with this one. She is a people cat after all.

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