A New Addition to the Family

Rebecca and I are proud to announce our latest addition to the family: Kohlby! Kohlby is an American Shorthair cat, approximately 4 months old. His coat is a combination of black and dark brown, with hints of tabby spots and stripes (hard to see from the above photograph).

When Rebecca was returning to her office after the church choir party on the evening of December 13, 2006, she found a small kitten waiting for her on the steps of the church. The kitten immediately took to Rebecca and was all over her. When I arrived on the scene sometime later, the kitten took to me as well. We don't know where the kitten came from. He was cold and lonely. Perhaps he was abandoned. We couldn't bear to leave the kitten by himself on that cold December night, so we took him home.

Since we already have another cat, Braveheart, we kept the two cats separate until we could have the kitten checked out by the vet. In the meantime, Rebecca came up with the name Kohlby for our new kitten. When Kohlby went to the vet, he received a clean bill of health. Everything checked out well. So we introduced Kohlby to his new older sister, Braveheart. There was some discordance between the two cats at first. But now more than four weeks later, they seem to be getting along well.

Kohlby went to the vet yesterday. He received his first rabies shot and again checked out in great health. Kohlby is growing and shows all the signs of being a happy and healthy cat.

Please join us in welcoming this new addition to our family!