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happybird

(5,191 posts)
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 07:30 PM Jul 2024

Adopted a new best friend today!

Can't stop crying. So happy and grateful that I get to love this little dude. He came with the name Easy Cheese, lol! Will wait and see if he tells me he has a different name.

He's around three years old. The shelter had him neutered and all shots done. He's a ringer for my dear Leo, trying hard to not expect the same personality. So far, he's super sweet and seems to feel safe with me and shyly asks for pets. I'm excited to watch his unique personality come out as he gets comfortable here. He's in the guest room to acclimate and is happy to explore when I sit in there with him. I'm just so happy!



More pics to come in the next days and weeks (and months and years!)

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Adopted a new best friend today! (Original Post) happybird Jul 2024 OP
Squee! He's beautiful! Ocelot II Jul 2024 #1
What a beautiful sweetheart! Hope22 Jul 2024 #2
❤️ claudette Jul 2024 #3
He has a very intense gaze. nocoincidences Jul 2024 #4
He's absolutely gorgeous. blm Jul 2024 #5
Omg what a cutie!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2024 #6
What a sweetie! Diamond_Dog Jul 2024 #7
He is one handsome boy Sanity Claws Jul 2024 #8
Such a beautiful baby! No wonder you are so happy. brer cat Jul 2024 #9
What a Rebl2 Jul 2024 #10
He's beautiful! Cherish every moment. 3catwoman3 Jul 2024 #11
Omg and my hardwood floors are the same color! happybird Jul 2024 #13
Congrats DaBronx Jul 2024 #12
Congratulations! slightlv Jul 2024 #14
Thank you! happybird Jul 2024 #15
Zoilacat bromeando Jul 2024 #16
awwwwwww and squeeeeeeeeeee. What a sweet, gorgeous little boy! niyad Jul 2024 #17
what a gorgeous guy! you are soooo blessed! bluboid Jul 2024 #18
SO happy for you! MOMFUDSKI Jul 2024 #19
Beautiful kitty!! AverageOldGuy Jul 2024 #20
Can't wait! happybird Jul 2024 #32
He's a beauty! I can see personality all over him. chowder66 Jul 2024 #21
He's purrrfect! 2naSalit Jul 2024 #22
He's a beauty! So happy for both of you! StarryNite Jul 2024 #23
So happy for you AND Easy Cheese! Fla Dem Jul 2024 #24
He's gorgeous. Doesn't look like a cheesy to me. onecaliberal Jul 2024 #25
The name is cute but I don't know happybird Jul 2024 #34
How wonderful! Blue Owl Jul 2024 #26
Happy for you. Pets lift the spirits. oasis Jul 2024 #27
Beautiful XanaDUer2 Jul 2024 #28
See here, happybird, your new buddy's got a Leghorn21 Jul 2024 #29
Congratulations on your new buddy. sinkingfeeling Jul 2024 #30
So pretty & looks really soft!! CrispyQ Jul 2024 #31
That's wonderful! cate94 Jul 2024 #33
Beautiful boy! AltairIV Jul 2024 #35
Sounds like he adopted you. Permanut Jul 2024 #36
He is beautiful. Congratulations. LoisB Jul 2024 #37
Awwwww... GainesT1958 Jul 2024 #38
Wow, 38 replies so far, everybody loves that you found each other. Ligyron Jul 2024 #39
Esta muy guapo raising2moredems Jul 2024 #40
wow Skittles Jul 2024 #41
Handsome boy! AmBlue Jul 2024 #42
Beautiful cat! calimary Jul 2024 #43
What a pretty kitty! CaptainTruth Jul 2024 #44
cute furry purry. le meow . le purrr/ AllaN01Bear Jul 2024 #45
He's so cute wendyb-NC Jul 2024 #46
He's so cute! HeartsCanHope Jul 2024 #47
What a cutie! ShazzieB Jul 2024 #48
Looks like he's got some Maine Coon blood jrandom421 Jul 2024 #49

happybird

(5,191 posts)
13. Omg and my hardwood floors are the same color!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 07:54 PM
Jul 2024

I used to trip over Leo all the time, it’s like perfect camouflage, lol!
It’s been so weird and empty here since Pooper died, unsettling and lonely not sharing my time and space with any cats. These past several months are the longest I’ve ever been without a pet. Maybe my higher power made wait until the perfect little buddy was waiting for me to come get him, until I grieved and was ready to open my heart and fully appreciate having a little dude again.

slightlv

(4,441 posts)
14. Congratulations!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 07:56 PM
Jul 2024

BEAUTIFUL baby! Lots more poundage, and he'd be the spitting image of my Cami cat. Buffs are so gorgeous, and I'm so happy for you and the start of a long and satisfying relationship.

happybird

(5,191 posts)
15. Thank you!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 08:00 PM
Jul 2024

Was feeling his legs and he feels big-boned. He is a bit on the thin side under all that fluff, so I have a feeling he’s going to be a chunker! He came from, not necessarily a pet hoarding situation, but it sounds like his old home was headed that way until someone stepped in.

niyad

(120,663 posts)
17. awwwwwww and squeeeeeeeeeee. What a sweet, gorgeous little boy!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 08:18 PM
Jul 2024

May your many years together be filled with love and joy and wonder!

AverageOldGuy

(2,169 posts)
20. Beautiful kitty!!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 08:21 PM
Jul 2024

Shiny eyes, alert.

BUT BEWARE -- he's just waiting for his chance to knock everything off every shelf in the place!!! Cats are sneaky like that.

happybird

(5,191 posts)
32. Can't wait!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 09:07 PM
Jul 2024

He was just playing with a jingly ball so he’s probably feeling more settled already.
Waiting till tomorrow to bust out the feather on a stick thing.

happybird

(5,191 posts)
34. The name is cute but I don't know
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 09:13 PM
Jul 2024

I keep calling him Cheesy and it doesn’t feel quite right. He’s sweet, not cheesy, as far as I can tell. He’ll tell me his name eventually.

AltairIV

(686 posts)
35. Beautiful boy!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 09:21 PM
Jul 2024

He's a charming looking fellow! Sometimes I wonder who is saving whom! Wishing you both absolute best and please send updates.

Ligyron

(7,910 posts)
39. Wow, 38 replies so far, everybody loves that you found each other.
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 09:47 PM
Jul 2024

You guys are going to be great together!

raising2moredems

(714 posts)
40. Esta muy guapo
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 09:48 PM
Jul 2024

Had a couple of mostly orange cats (male and female, not related). He looks like he's making himself at home. We took in a couple of dumps end of 2021/sprint 2022. Both are really good cats and are the best of buddies.

calimary

(84,606 posts)
43. Beautiful cat!
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 09:53 PM
Jul 2024

Like butter brickle ice cream! Glad you found each other. And yes, more photos please!

wendyb-NC

(3,889 posts)
46. He's so cute
Tue Jul 9, 2024, 10:27 PM
Jul 2024

Have fun every day with your new Kitty boy, best friend. He looks very alert, yet calm, his hair is fluffy, too. Happybird, you have very handsome best friend.

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