Say, "Congratulations, Percy!!"

Yep, our little boy has found his furever home!!

And you know his mom, Ali, already!! That's right, our Percy and Aggie are together in DC with an outstanding mom! They are now officially Zimmer and Kayla. :-)

Well, she seems nice! I like the cuddling!

I know, I know... you want the back story! OK, here it goes...

When Ali adopted Kayla, she said that ultimately she'd like a pair of cats and talked about adopting a kitten. Less than a week later, Ali called and said she'd was thinking a companion was a good idea sooner rather than later. She wondered what qualities she should look for in a kitten to make a good match with Kayla. I said, a kitten who is self confident, won't cower from a growl or hiss, likes to play and engage other cats... kind of like Percy.

Uhhhh... light bulb moment!

So, the weekend before last, I packed up Sir Percy and we headed for DC. Ali and I know that group dynamics can change things so we agreed to keep the arrangement quiet until we were sure the two would make it as a "couple." (Holding on to this news has been killing me!)

Uhhh... where are we going, pray tell?

They'd only been apart a week, but you'd have thought Percy was a perfect stranger when he arrived. Yes, there were growls and hisses and much consternation. Percy did a very un-Percy like thing and actually hid! I'd seen rocky reunions many times before, when a resident had a stay at the vet, so I wasn't unduly worried, but it reinforced our decision to see how it went.

Percy starts exploring as soon as he escapes the carrier.

Hissing'n'stuff stopped after the first day, but they were cautious around each other for a while. Kayla's nose was a bit out of joint at first (she'd gotten used to "Empress of the Universe" status)... she even shunned cuddling with Ali for a while (gahhhh!)... but over the last ten days the two have relaxed and started playing, sleeping near each other (even touching!) and Kayla is finally back to her snuggly self!

Play! I want to play! What do you mean, "Your string????"

Ali called today with the tremendous news that she's comfortable that they're going to make a happy family! Whoa, did I ever do the happy dance!! And, darn, I wish they were closer so I could have given them all big, sloppy hugs!! But mom Ali will just have to do the honors with her furkids for me!

OK, I'm ready for more 'splorin' nice lady!

You know, this time saying goodbye was so much easier because I've gotten to know Ali (we've talked every few days for the last 2 1/2 weeks!). We'll be visiting in a couple of weeks and will bring you more pics of the dynamic duo that Ali has brought into her life! Here at Space Paws, we couldn't be happier... these two have been lucky enough to find a wonderful bean who will pamper them within an inch of their furry little lives... as they (and she) so richly deserve! :-) Congratulations to Ali, Kayla and Zimmer!

Tomorrow, I'll bring you the video of our boy's last night here at Space Paws.