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Indigo

We have a new feline addition to our household! Her name is Indigo and she is a beautiful little cat. Right now she is in hiding and I wasn't going to subject her to my camera (yet) but here is her picture from the poster I saw at our grocery store.

I was very touched by the message: "Lovable cat needs good home. We took her in as a result of a death in the family and are no longer able to care for her. Indigo is up to date on her shots and comes with food, toys, and litter pans. She is a sweet cat that loves attention and would make a great addition to your life."

I looked at her picture and felt I had to contact the people caring for her. Mouse was put up for adoption by a man who'd just lost his wife and felt he couldn't take care of her cat. I thought that Mouse and Indigo would have something in common...not to mention the fact that they look a little alike.

I talked to TB about it and he was more than agreeable so I contacted the owners and we went over to visit this afternoon. I fell in love with Indy right away. The young women, cousins, told us that Indy belonged to a distant relation who'd died before Christmas. The man had been a veteran of one of the wars and had been injured. He had a mechanical larynx but didn't speak much. The women thought that he might not have called Indy much by name because she didn't respond to the sound of it.

Or ... it just occurred to me that the sound of the name Indigo would be very different coming from a mechanical larynx, wouldn't it?

Indigo grieved for her owner for a few months but seemed to be adjusting okay. But now the women are moving and they can't take the little cat.

I am so glad I saw that ad in the store. Indy is a beautiful little kitty and I hope that she adjusts well here. Mouse and Kosmo have "met" her and Mouse was more curious than anything else. Kosmo was mad. He hissed and spat at her, which is unfortunate. I'm not sure how Amber feels about her new sister yet.

So now we have 4 kitties.