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happybird

(4,934 posts)
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 08:30 PM Jul 9

Adopted a new best friend today!

Can't stop crying. So happy and grateful that I get to love this little dude. He came with the name Easy Cheese, lol! Will wait and see if he tells me he has a different name.

He's around three years old. The shelter had him neutered and all shots done. He's a ringer for my dear Leo, trying hard to not expect the same personality. So far, he's super sweet and seems to feel safe with me and shyly asks for pets. I'm excited to watch his unique personality come out as he gets comfortable here. He's in the guest room to acclimate and is happy to explore when I sit in there with him. I'm just so happy!



More pics to come in the next days and weeks (and months and years!)

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Adopted a new best friend today! (Original Post) happybird Jul 9 OP
Squee! He's beautiful! Ocelot II Jul 9 #1
What a beautiful sweetheart! Hope22 Jul 9 #2
❤️ claudette Jul 9 #3
He has a very intense gaze. nocoincidences Jul 9 #4
He's absolutely gorgeous. blm Jul 9 #5
Omg what a cutie!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I_UndergroundPanther Jul 9 #6
What a sweetie! Diamond_Dog Jul 9 #7
He is one handsome boy Sanity Claws Jul 9 #8
Such a beautiful baby! No wonder you are so happy. brer cat Jul 9 #9
What a Rebl2 Jul 9 #10
He's beautiful! Cherish every moment. 3catwoman3 Jul 9 #11
Omg and my hardwood floors are the same color! happybird Jul 9 #13
Congrats DaBronx Jul 9 #12
Congratulations! slightlv Jul 9 #14
Thank you! happybird Jul 9 #15
Zoilacat bromeando Jul 9 #16
awwwwwww and squeeeeeeeeeee. What a sweet, gorgeous little boy! niyad Jul 9 #17
what a gorgeous guy! you are soooo blessed! bluboid Jul 9 #18
SO happy for you! MOMFUDSKI Jul 9 #19
Beautiful kitty!! AverageOldGuy Jul 9 #20
Can't wait! happybird Jul 9 #32
He's a beauty! I can see personality all over him. chowder66 Jul 9 #21
He's purrrfect! 2naSalit Jul 9 #22
He's a beauty! So happy for both of you! StarryNite Jul 9 #23
So happy for you AND Easy Cheese! Fla Dem Jul 9 #24
He's gorgeous. Doesn't look like a cheesy to me. onecaliberal Jul 9 #25
The name is cute but I don't know happybird Jul 9 #34
How wonderful! Blue Owl Jul 9 #26
Happy for you. Pets lift the spirits. oasis Jul 9 #27
Beautiful XanaDUer2 Jul 9 #28
See here, happybird, your new buddy's got a Leghorn21 Jul 9 #29
Congratulations on your new buddy. sinkingfeeling Jul 9 #30
So pretty & looks really soft!! CrispyQ Jul 9 #31
That's wonderful! cate94 Jul 9 #33
Beautiful boy! AltairIV Jul 9 #35
Sounds like he adopted you. Permanut Jul 9 #36
He is beautiful. Congratulations. LoisB Jul 9 #37
Awwwww... GainesT1958 Jul 9 #38
Wow, 38 replies so far, everybody loves that you found each other. Ligyron Jul 9 #39
Esta muy guapo raising2moredems Jul 9 #40
wow Skittles Jul 9 #41
Handsome boy! AmBlue Jul 9 #42
Beautiful cat! calimary Jul 9 #43
What a pretty kitty! CaptainTruth Jul 9 #44
cute furry purry. le meow . le purrr/ AllaN01Bear Jul 9 #45
He's so cute wendyb-NC Jul 9 #46
He's so cute! HeartsCanHope Jul 9 #47
What a cutie! ShazzieB Jul 10 #48
Looks like he's got some Maine Coon blood jrandom421 Jul 10 #49

happybird

(4,934 posts)
13. Omg and my hardwood floors are the same color!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 08:54 PM
Jul 9

I used to trip over Leo all the time, it’s like perfect camouflage, lol!
It’s been so weird and empty here since Pooper died, unsettling and lonely not sharing my time and space with any cats. These past several months are the longest I’ve ever been without a pet. Maybe my higher power made wait until the perfect little buddy was waiting for me to come get him, until I grieved and was ready to open my heart and fully appreciate having a little dude again.

slightlv

(3,561 posts)
14. Congratulations!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 08:56 PM
Jul 9

BEAUTIFUL baby! Lots more poundage, and he'd be the spitting image of my Cami cat. Buffs are so gorgeous, and I'm so happy for you and the start of a long and satisfying relationship.

happybird

(4,934 posts)
15. Thank you!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 09:00 PM
Jul 9

Was feeling his legs and he feels big-boned. He is a bit on the thin side under all that fluff, so I have a feeling he’s going to be a chunker! He came from, not necessarily a pet hoarding situation, but it sounds like his old home was headed that way until someone stepped in.

niyad

(117,641 posts)
17. awwwwwww and squeeeeeeeeeee. What a sweet, gorgeous little boy!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 09:18 PM
Jul 9

May your many years together be filled with love and joy and wonder!

AverageOldGuy

(1,812 posts)
20. Beautiful kitty!!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 09:21 PM
Jul 9

Shiny eyes, alert.

BUT BEWARE -- he's just waiting for his chance to knock everything off every shelf in the place!!! Cats are sneaky like that.

happybird

(4,934 posts)
32. Can't wait!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 10:07 PM
Jul 9

He was just playing with a jingly ball so he’s probably feeling more settled already.
Waiting till tomorrow to bust out the feather on a stick thing.

happybird

(4,934 posts)
34. The name is cute but I don't know
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 10:13 PM
Jul 9

I keep calling him Cheesy and it doesn’t feel quite right. He’s sweet, not cheesy, as far as I can tell. He’ll tell me his name eventually.

AltairIV

(562 posts)
35. Beautiful boy!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 10:21 PM
Jul 9

He's a charming looking fellow! Sometimes I wonder who is saving whom! Wishing you both absolute best and please send updates.

Ligyron

(7,821 posts)
39. Wow, 38 replies so far, everybody loves that you found each other.
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 10:47 PM
Jul 9

You guys are going to be great together!

raising2moredems

(690 posts)
40. Esta muy guapo
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 10:48 PM
Jul 9

Had a couple of mostly orange cats (male and female, not related). He looks like he's making himself at home. We took in a couple of dumps end of 2021/sprint 2022. Both are really good cats and are the best of buddies.

wendyb-NC

(3,629 posts)
46. He's so cute
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 11:27 PM
Jul 9

Have fun every day with your new Kitty boy, best friend. He looks very alert, yet calm, his hair is fluffy, too. Happybird, you have very handsome best friend.

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