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Silver playing with Cheetah - sometimes not sure whether she likes it

New fluff arrivals – more rescues

We had our lovely cat Kahlua with us for about 12 years, maybe a bit less however after such a long time you lose count – it feels like forever though. You get the idea. After she passed away and we were grieving for some time, we felt the urge to fill the void. So after some looking for cats and kittens at various places, we settled for “Silver”, a few months old kitten. Her full name given to her is “Silver Shadow”.

Silver

However we then heard about an adult cat that was dropped off at our local vet Dr. Bob (now Vets North). The cat was a stray and had been there for a few month without anybody claiming or wanting her. We felt so sorry for the cat that we decided to have a look at her and – of course – subsequently adopt her. The two of them settled in quite well and get along well too – which was our biggest concern. So Stray was renamed into Cheetah.

Cheetah caught the scratch pole
Cheetah

And so the family is getting ready for more years of funny situations and enriching the internet of cats.

  • Cheetah under the sofa - funny hind legs
  • Silver playing with Cheetah - sometimes not sure whether she likes it
  • Jolan and Silver

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