I was thinking - and I'm told I

[Mary_NH]

shouldn't
we should post pictures of our felines for new posters.
Okay okay I'll start
my first "meezer", Missy. I adopted her when she was 2 years old. Her former decided she'd rather have a puppy

Missy started an addiction - next came Tilly. She's 9 years old. I adopted her when she was 2 also. Her former had been very ill and could barely take care of herself. She wisely choose to let Tilly go to a new home.

Then there's Zeus - I adopted him from the shelter when he was 9 weeks old. He was picked up as a stray kitten, with his brother. We are convinced he was dropped on his head.

Dixie Chick - she came to me with a blind Siamese cat. I fostered the 2 of them and although it was believed they were bonded, they weren't. MaiTai moved to Kittery, ME and Dixie discovered we had deli so stayed. Nobody was going to adopt a portly tuxedo kitty through a Siamese Rescue organization - so we adopted Dixie. She fit, we love her and she loves us (for deli purposes). She is now 12 years old

my cat-loving GSD, Molly. 3 years old in July. Also adopted from a foster home in Michigan. Here she is mothering a foster kitten I had last fall. Molly took over his care quite readily.