Meet Dorothy

Such a sweet face! 

I knew I was doomed.  OK, doomed is too drastic of a word.  Out voted would be more like it.  My kids were hurting.  They'd never not had a cat.  They were very anxious to have another cat, as soon as possible.  They were sending me links to available cats in the area.  I was sort of for waiting six months.  (You can see who won!)  In the end, Jeff decided that we should call about little Dorothy and talk to her foster mom.  So, I called.  We had a lovely chat about Dorothy, who seemed to be social and loved kids.  Dorothy has been living with her foster family for more than a month while Dorothy healed from her spaying surgery.

Since Jeff had to work, I had to make the decision.  We went to see Dorothy and found her to be laid back, playful, eating well, healing well, and so cute.  Did I mention she has the bluest eyes I've ever seen?  We spent over an hour with her.  The kids were sold.  I liked that she was not in a shelter, but a family's home and that they could tell me how she was.  (We did not go to their house, they brought her to PetCo.)  I decided that I could not hold the family back, so I signed the adoption papers.

I don't know if we've rushed things. The vet who worked with Abbey said that some people go straight from his office to getting another cat.  I guess a 2 days was too long without a kitty for the kids.  Time will tell if we did the right thing.  I do think Dorothy will help the kids deal with things.  The kids think she is cute, precious, and fun.