TASSIE!
The most exciting thing in our lives is the arrival of Kitty Van Tassel, or Tassie for short.
Tassie is a gray tabby who came to us through the Paws Crossed rescue organization.
Once our application was approved, we rushed to check out the available kitties. His bio told us that he was rescued at just days old with his two brothers, bottle-fed, and extremely attached humans. I emailed, called, and did all I could to put dibs on Tassie! We were called the next day, and Chris picked him up!
He was 2.7lbs and 11 weeks old when he first arrived to us on October 21st. He is now 14 weeks old and over 4lbs.
Tassie is absolutely attached to humans! He is always seeking us out, bringing us toys to toss, and resting so that he can touch both of us.
Tassie is an A+ cat. He snuggles. He plays. He is social. You can follow along on his adventures on his insta! ;)
We have a lot to say about the adoption process and rescue organizations that serve as the cat-keepers, but for now, I will just leave you with a bunch of Tassie photos.
Tasso is adorable!!! Do tell about the adoption process. I have seen and heard some insane things. Seems to be worse with dogs, but one rescue wouldn’t let me adopt a cat unless I promised to feed only wet food. Never fry food.
ReplyDeleteThere are some INSANE questions they ask and I was like, "is there a right answer to 'where will you keep his water bowl'?" Chris thinks that they just want to know that you *have* an answer, but many of them seemed intrusive. Some organizations also wanted to know who your next of kin was and to have *them* be approved in case you die. The most annoying was the *many* places had no problem adopting a single older cat, but required us to adopt at least two younger cats. We totally understand the benefits, but there are also drawbacks like the cats only caring about each other and not being as loving toward you (we have a few examples of that in our lives). Also, my allergies (which are managed enough, especially since we previously had a cat) were a rule-out for a cat at all for some organizations. Further, my allergies + small apartment mean that we really can only have one cat at a time, but that was simply not an option, even for cats who were not "bonded." Meanwhile, all of the websites are clearly run by less-than-tech-savvy volunteers who want to make sure that the cats are going to homes that are perfect--and had less than vague undertones of discriminating against various groups and backgrounds. We are super grateful for Paws Crossed and their very reasonable requirements and willingness to give us a single young kitty (honestly, we were happy to go older--Tassie was just the best in the bunch!). I could go on... it was a weeks-long process that was not made easier by COVID. In the end, we are extremely happy and totally recommend Paws Crossed.
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