I have a wonderful update! It’s only been 3 1/2 weeks since she went home, but so far it sounds like things are going great!
Tamra says:
Branwen (Juniper) is doing well. We are all getting to know each other. She is quick as lightning and has definitely upped Drum’s exercise game. We kept Branwen separated from Drum for about a week and then started letting her out for an hour or 2 per day. After a couple of days of this soft integration, we opened the door.
Branwen’s basket is half the size of Drum’s, the camera angle makes her look much bigger than she is compared to Drum. We had our first Vet’s visit last week and she weighed in at 5 lbs, 2 ozs.
Besides our first litter box issue, which was my fault, she is eating well and using her boxes well. As a matter of fact Drum started using her boxes that are filled with Tidy Cat instead of his box which was filled with the World’s Best (I think that makes it not the World’s Best 🙂 ). We have switched over to Tidy Cat! She found both of our cat trees and enjoys running up and down them and using them for sleeping spots.
I am so very glad that we made the decision to adopt Branwen. After Clairee’s death a year and a half ago, our house was devastated.
She was a sweetie-pie and so beautiful.
About six months ago, I felt that Drum needed a companion and started looking around. I knew that I wanted to adopt from Challenger’s House. I started looking for somebody close to Drum’s age, but nobody seemed quite right. I was also following the Evergreens on Robyn’s blog. When Juniper was left alone and I started thinking maybe a kitten would work better than an adult – yikes! And I was smitten with both Privet and Juniper so here we are…
Zonked out after a day of play…
Mr. Drum too…
Branwen and her parents want to thank the Andersons for the incredible toy bag you sent home with her!
Thank you so much for the update, Tamra. We love a happy ending/beginning!
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As a note – Drum and Clairee were our fosters as kittens back in 2010 for less than two weeks along with their sisters Truvy, M’Lynn, and Ouiser (the Magnolias litter). Drum and Clairee were adopted together and then returned one year later. They stayed with us just for a day or two before going to Petsmart, where they were adopted – again together! Below are pictures of each of them from the first and then second time we had them. What a beautiful pair of siblings! I’m so glad Juniper can provide Drum with some companionship and activity.
(I always love it when one of my fosters ends up in a home with one of my previous fosters – it’s like they were kind of related to start with, and thus meant to be together!)
Baby Clairee.
Baby Drum.
Clairee at one year old.
Drum at one year old.
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Happy Thlurrrpsday!
::thlurrrp:: says Iva.
And Charleston, too.
Charlotte’s got some thlurrrps to ::thlurrrp::
Raleigh shows off his curved-tongue technique.
Charleston, thinking while he ::thlurrrp::s.
Chesnee knows you’re watching her.
Iva does, too.
Raleigh’s got places to go, ::thlurrrps:: to do.
Charleston’s about to bite my toes when the ::thlurrrp::ing is through.
A little high off the silvervine pillow, Charlotte pulls the stretch-and-::thlurrrp:: maneuver.
And then she ::thlurrrp::s in the tiny basket.
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I have no ::thlurrrp::y pictures of any permanent residents this time around, but here’s a shot of the inside of Dennis’s mouth. Check out that kidney bean-shaped spot on the roof!
He is one seriously beautiful boy.
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Previously
2015: Jake, feeling loonily smug.
2014: “Oh lady, yuck. You taste so… humany.”
2013: No entry.
2012: No entry.
2011: No entry.
2010: So my question: is she getting mellow in her old age (she’s 3 1/2, after all!), or does she have a crush on Reacher?
2009: I suspect that if one of the Cookies cracked their noggin open, marshmallow fluff would come puffing out.
2008: I’m the one who gives them snacks! I’m the one who scoops out their litter boxes!
2007: No entry.
2006: No entry.
2005: Everyone needs a brudder to help keep him clean.