Olive and Indigo

We adopted Indigo and Olive from MEOW during spring of 2012 after the loss of our longtime cat companion, KC.  We did not pick out either of our girls really.  Indigo was our first MEOW adoption and she was the cat that the helpers recommended for us.  She was a tiny little black ball of a dragon but she was good with our kids. She came home, curled up in the sink and has been our baby dragon ever since.  She is proof that strays can become fabulous pets.  Olive came home a month or so later.  When we first came back to MEOW for our second cat, there was a sign on her cage that said not available b/c of a health issue but she kept talking to us and telling us she was our girl.  We ended up asking the shelter to let us know after she was cleared by the vet and they did.  She has been talking to us and bossing us around, playful but gentle with our kids and our constant companion ever since. 

Strangely, after nearly 20 years in Seattle and thinking we would never move, a few months after the girls came to us, we were presented with the opportunity to move to New England for a new job.  It was a chance we couldn’t pass up.  While we knew that we had told MEOW we did not anticipate any major changes in circumstance for our cats, that is what happened.  We couldn’t give them up as we had all really attached and for Olive this was her second family.  So we cleared them with our vet, got some calming pet treats for them and some expensive plane tickets and they flew with us and the kids across country in the cabin of the airplane – Olive loudly objecting the whole way.   

Both cats have adapted well to our new home and our new vet has given them a clean bill of health.  She even helped us develop an eating plan for Indigo who tends to eat to fast and then throw up (she was a stray after all and thinks she must eat fast or it will disappear).  The girls have bonded to each other very well while maintaining their own personalities and independence.  They regularly have what we call a “wild rumpus” where they chase each other around the house and play wrestle.  They stalk each other and play leapfrog and then they curl up for a nap and groom each other.   

These two girls have brought such love and fun to our family that we know we did the right thing and we will continue to treasure them all of their lives.  Thank You and Best of luck MEOW!