Meet Theodore

We have a new family member to introduce.  This is Theodore.

He’s about five and a half months old.  We got him back in November.

Over the summer, our vet had two litters of stray kittens born under her porch.  The first litter was in the early summer, and the mom disappeared before Dr. D. could catch her.  She showed back up with another litter, which was the one Theodore was part of.

Dr. D. managed to catch the mom when Theodore’s litter was still pretty young.  She has since been spayed, and Dr. D. has kept her. 

Each litter had five kittens, and Dr. D. wasn’t about to drop them off at a shelter during kitten season, or when the local shelters were struggling after Hurricane Helene, so she adopted them out through her office. 

The kittens from the first litter were adopted fairly quickly, but the kittens from Theodore’s litter took a little longer, so Dr. D. agreed that her office would cover their first year of medical care.  That makes it much harder to resist a sweet little kitten! 

I was at the vet with Tara and saw the sign about the medical care and the descriptions of the remaining kittens.  Of course, I asked to meet the orange male.  I had been without an orange kitty for over a year at that point. 

I was a goner as soon as I held Theodore.  He purred and cuddled up to me right away. 

It took a tiny bit longer to convince Nick.  Ultimately, we decided that even though it had been a horrible year, and we were still in the middle of dealing with hurricane damage, Theodore could be the one bright spot in the year. 

Theodore has absolutely been a bright spot.  He’s extremely friendly and outgoing.  He’s positive that anyone coming to the house is here to see him. 

All of the big kitties have warmed up to Theodore to varying degrees.  Charlie and Theodore have become cuddle and nap buddies. 

I’m hoping to get back to a somewhat regular blogging schedule, so there should be a lot more Theodore pictures coming soon.