Spirit Cat

 We ended up adopting Calliope's brother, Kava, who we have now renamed Everett two days after Calliope. We came up with his name because he was hiding in a very small space in my husband's desk. In the movie, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" the character Everett is always saying that they're in a tight spot, so there it is. I thought a name keeping a V sound in it would be good, too. I put out a poll for my family, so his name (so far) is Everett Lando Catrissian Monopoly Williams. We'll have to give Calliope a second name. Maybe Leia Organa just to keep with the Star Wars theme.  Anyway, this blog isn't about names. It is about progress of shy cats. Calliope was getting fairly comfortable with us before we brought Everett home. She did come from a hoarding situation, but after a week and seeing her interactions with Everett, I wonder if she'd prefer to be in a one-cat home. Only time will tell. She ate a treat from my fingers and has been doing pretty w...

We have adopted a new shy cat!! Because I had such a fulfilling experience with Milky Way and his transformation from terrified to comfortable and safe, I looked at other "spirit cats" from hoarding situations at our local shelter.  There was one I really wanted because of how scared she looked, but she was adopted out pretty quickly because she was orange and people love orange cats. There were several cats left and I finally decided on Kettle, who looked terrified in her picture.  She was in foster, so I had to click a link to apply online. I had never done this before, but it was easy. I submitted the paperwork, made an appointment for a phone conversation, and then set up a time to pick up Kettle. :) I had the cat within 24 hours after clicking "adopt."  Kettle (who we will probably re-name Calliope), is very scared in her new home, as expected. She hid underneath a dresser and then the couch. I got a picture of her last night, but I haven't seen her since. ...