Oct 07th, 2005 Update
Here's an update on Oliver's adoption
- thank you to Dena and her family for giving him such a loving home!
"Oliver has settled in nicely with us. He sits next to Grandma
whenever she watches TV, and follows her around when she gets up. A
couple of times I've seen him sit on the couch by the front window,
watching the birds at the feeder (and the other cats outside who are
watching the birds!). When my husband and I get home from work he looks
up expectantly, wanting attention from the entire household. Grandma's
care provider, who comes for a few hours during the day, has found him
to be friendly and sweet. At night, when Grandma goes to bed, he
sometimes hides. What I believe he is thinking is that he doesn't want
to go to bed until all of us do--he might miss something! Although not
happy about it, he allows us to tuck him into Grandma's bedroom when
we're ready to retire for the night. Oliver then jumps on Grandma's bed
and curls up with her. He hasn't slept in his own bed much since his
first week at our house.
Oliver is calm and steady. He is not playful, which is exactly what we
needed. Grandma talks to him a lot; in fact, we all talk to Oliver. He's
a real blessing for an elderly woman who doesn't like to be alone and a
comfort for those of us who love Grandma.
A little story: three days after we got Oliver, Grandma had to be taken
to the hospital emergency room and was gone from the house for about 10
hours. This was unexpected. Oliver hid under our bed and wouldn't come
out that night for hours. The next morning he still wasn't ready to
forgive us, though he did let us pet him. But, he wouldn't purr or
cuddle at all until the next
day."
-Dena
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