Cutest Reeboks Around

I'm very excited about a new roommate I have!  I have adopted a 5 year old, black and white, full of life cat.  Meet Reebok!  I mean, doesn't he have the cutest white Reebok sneaks around?? ;-)

Reebok belonged to my aunt Jodi who past away around Thanksgiving last year.  My aunt was a huge cat lover, and even though she was sick with a heart condition all of her life, she found great comfort in caring for cats.  According to my aunt's best friend Lynn, my aunt had expressed on many occasions how much joy THIS cat had brought to her.  Reebok was a great companion to her.  He always loves to be brushed and pet and he loves the reassurance that someone is around and that he is safe.  I think my aunt and this cat found a lot of contentment with one another.

It was a sudden and heartbreaking event to lose my aunt and I had started to wonder what future would hold for Reebok.  I asked my mom where the cat was going to go and she replied that she wasn't sure, but he was not that friendly and wouldn't go to anyone.  But when I went over to my aunt's house to help my mom with a few things, I met the little guy for the first time.  I leaned over to pet his head and he went up on his hind legs, put his front paws on my shoulder and hopped into my arms.  My mom couldn't believe it!  I knew I had to take this cat!

I arranged to pick him up from my Grandma's just last weekend.  I brought him to the vet for a checkup and grooming and then off to Jersey we went.  I really feel for him because I know he's going through a big adjustment.  A lot of people wouldn't think about this, but cats get stressed and go through tragedy and change just like people- you just don't know what they're thinking and they don't voice it.

So far, he loves the linen closet, our dining room table chairs, and right under the foot of our bed.  In true cat fashion, he's been sleeping most of the day, and then gets his energy at night to play around and be brushed.  It's so nice to have him around and have something to take care of:-)  He's being going in the litter box and only scratching his claws on our welcome mats, so that's a huge plus!

I know it will take some time for him to get used to a new home, and I'm thankful that he's not "acting up".  He already makes us smile.  I know that my aunt would be happy to know that he's with me living a healthy, safe, and happy cat life.  So I hope she's still smiling at him too:-)