MEET CHUCK!

we'd been talking about getting another cat for a while, and after we walked into petsmart this weekend to get food for the kitties who already live with us, well...we mighta walked out of petsmart that day with a new addition to the household.

but LOOK AT HOW CUTE!!!



chuck had been saved from getting gassed at the pound by a no-kill animal rescue group, and he was put on display for adoption at petsmart. his little folder of medical records even came with his "mug shot" from the pound, which is the saddest picture ever.

anyway, we made the mistake of looking at the kitties when we went to buy cat food this weekend, and even though ALL the kitties broke our hearts, only one of them in particular jumped out and asked us exactly WHEN we'd be taking him home. he was the only kitty to meow at us and grab our fingers when we'd tap the door of his cage. it was one of those moments where we knew we just had to give in - his temperament was too freakin sweet for us to resist.

SOOOOO, we adopted chuck. the clerk who let us take him out and hold him was all "you're adopting CHUCK? everyone loves him here!" and when we checked out, the cashier even cried out "oh yay, chuck has a home!" very popular kitty.

so he's been in the house for a total of three days, and aside from trying to drown one of his kitty toys in the water bowl and knocking over some stuff in an attempt to grab a bag of catnip, he's been a total angel. our other cats grady and lucy don't share the same opinion. as you can see, grady is in his own personal hell right now:



but the new kitty is doing just fine, despite all the hissing.

SO CUTE!!!



so i guess i won't be getting diamanda the chihuahua for a while.

does he bite vaginas???

Aww, congratulations! He's definitely cute!

adorable!



and Grady is so pissed off that appears to be bending time and space around him

roodboi said:

he bit my knee last night.

do they sell squeaky/catnip vaginas at pet stores? i can check for you.

Raze said:

i think grady has gotten so fat that he's taken to devouring planets, and what you're seeing is some kind of cosmic wormhole effect. obviously, bill the cat is there in an attempt to de-escalate grady's insatiable hunger.

welcome to life at chez endo'n'anxy

Anxiety said:

whatever. my eyes hurt

OMG!!!!

Look how comfortable he already is!!!!!

And they must teach that trick at the pet stores cuz I instantly fell apart and broke my no more pets rule when the little kitten grabbed my finger with her paws and pulled me to pet her. Manipulative little witch! That was Heiffer and I took both the kitties that were in that cage

congrats!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

thank you!

i had rules for if we got another cat:

* no white cats, because i like to wear black
* i want an abyssinian or a short-haired orange tabby
* we must get a wee kitten instead of a grown up cat

eh, yeah. kinda let all the rules fly out the window with this guy.

we think chuck is at least part turkish van. the breed of cat is described thusly:



he has the same coloring as turkish vans, even though he's short haired. the personality description fits him to a tee. as soon as we had him out of the box he was exploring the house. not a shy cat AT ALL.
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Raze said:

i'm sure if cats weren't colorblind, the aspca would take all our cats for imposing that scary-ass futon cover on them - and in a brightly lit room, no less.

Anxiety said:

i think cats aren't colorblind. some just like loudness.

...and chuck is so adorable! congrats on getting a new kitty!

You're increasing your meat eating footprint!

Imago said:

i've got a footprint for your ass.

Anxiety said:

What a beautious boy !!! They know exactly who to go home with don't they? I'm so happy you saved him ~ he looks like he will be eternally grateful and will bring lots of joy.

Chuck Chuck Bo Buck is so cute.

Anxiety said:

Oh

My

God.



This picture is hilarious. I just had to go to my parents' house last week and their scaredy-cat "Pumpkin" decided this was the trip she was going to try to befriend me by emerging from under their bed and trying to rub up against my legs at the dinner table. (I'm not really a cat person.) She is so fat, she actually looks like a big orange pumpkin now.

PS. Congrats on le chat nouveau. We used to have a cat named Chuck growing up. It was because he had a vomiting problem...chuck was short for upchuck.

DevotedPuppy said:

That's cute! Cats do tend to upchuck a lot. Damn hairballs.

aww, chuck looks cute. how is grady taking it.
cookie(my cat) did not like shadow(the latest cat) at first, now they are best friends, they sleep in the same couch. help to groom each other, but they fight from time to time.

Cute cat!!

Awww congrats kitties!

psychodelicide said:

Along with Chuck, we also had Ralph. (Same problem. )

Anxiety said:

Thank God for you. i do no kill rescue and everytime we adopt out an animal that would have died i cry.you made a difference in the world. congrats!

DevotedPuppy said:

Great cat names, I'm going to have to remember those.

psychodelicide said:

i have no idea why my cats have their names. they were already named when i got them. though i like quoting sanford & son and saying "grady, you're crazy! they should call you crazy grady!" i'd like to think that was his previous owner's intent.

misslilly said:

i'd never even HEARD of kill rescue before this past weekend. i think the work you do is great, and i'm glad it helped bring our new kitty to a comfortable, safe home.

awwwww another kitty

Pass this to Darin for me.

Anxiety said:

Grady is a cute name. I love Sanford and Son, and still watch the reruns of that show.

I can confirm he is infinitely cute and forever and ever all sweetness.

he's beautiful and your story touched me .. @ your other cats, not sharing the same opinion..