Sorry to hear, Ray.
I had come on here to post about my newest when I saw that, but maybe it's OK to do the circle-of-life thing and introduce a new family member.
A friend of a friend found this cat in her shed, with kittens, and it being July in Florida, she brought them inside. Time passed, the kittens grew enough to go to their own new homes, but nobody took Momma.kitty. My friend posted about the cat his friend needed to get rid of, and I went and had a look. The lady had taken her to the vet, gotten her spayed and all the shots, tested (no feline leukemia, no FIDS) and since I don't have to ask anyone "Can I keep her? Puh-LEEEZE?" it wasn't a difficult decision to bring her home.
I have no idea how old she is. She's not feral at all, not the least bit skittish, so she's a lost or abandoned house cat. Pictures were posted, and a serious effort was made to find a previous family, but she lives here now.
I already have a cat, and a dog. Chipsie gets along with the dog (Gizmo) although it was weird for both of them for a couple of days. The cats, though, still have...... tolerance issues. What started as huge hissy-fits and knock-down drag-out fights has quieted to simple hisses from time to time. I did see them sniffing noses once, so there's hope, I think.
This is a pic from earlier this evening. She was sitting all nice and pretty, so I got the camera, which ruined everything!
This is "Gimme the clicky thing! I want it! I NEED it! It's MINE!!!" I didn't know the lens would focus this close.... data says 400mm subject distance.
