I can’t believe I forgot to share this girl with you all over here!
This is Jo-Jo. She was my Christmas gift this past Christmas.
Story time!
For about a week I had been looking at a specific cat on Petfinder. Her name was Nubbie, and she was a beautiful 8 month old, calico/tabby, domestic shorthair/manx mix so she had a nub tail. Christmas Eve morning was the day we were going to drive the 2 hour trip to get her from the shelter she was at.
Well, I called that morning just to make sure she was still there before we headed out. I was put on hold, and then was told she had been adopted the day before. My heart sank and shattered on the floor.
So my husband suggested we look around at the Petsmarts/Petcos and see if any of their shelter cats catch my eye. Reluctantly I agreed, still massively upset that the cat I fell in love with and was willing to travel 2 hours for was gone.
So we stop at our nearest Petsmart, and they had quite the kitten/cat selection. I went up to the display window, and saw a few brown/grey tabbys, a black cat, a few tuxedos...then this little 1 year old black and orange tortioseshell girl hunched in the very top corner platform. Now, my heart was still set on finding a Calico at this point... until the volunteer informed me that the little tortie had a nub tail. What are the odds......
So I was led into the back room, where he got her out for me to interact with. Poor girl had JUST been brought to the store that morning from the spca, so needless to say she was a little scared. Once I had her on my lap and started petting her, she’d roll around and purr and love all the attention. There was something about her. I wanted to take her home. I wanted to spoil her. Despite there being a totally cute 4 month old kitten bouncing around in the back room, I wanted this little black and orange mottled creature with piercing gold eyes.
So I made my decision, and we filled out all the paperwork.
We got her home and all set up, and for a few days she just wanted to hide under our bed during the daytime and only come out when we turned the lights out. She came around rather quickly, and now she’s FAR from that scared little hunched ball of fur at Petsmart. She’s CONSTANTLY begging for attention, wants to explore and LOVES to play. Beneath the bed is no longer a hangout spot for her. She’s a year old, but she’s still mostly kitten lol
Sorry for the long story! I just wanted to share in massive detail (I’m an excited retard, sorry lol)