The Petrie Boys!

What a thrill it was to find an update from Aloysius,  Sir Reginald and Forrest's mom in my email this weekend!!!

Here are the wee lads with their sister before they left our nest.

 

From left to right:
Sir Reginald (Reggie), Aloysius (Lewis), Forrest, and Pearl

And here the are today, living large and looking good!









Hi Laurie
I'm sending you a few new pictures of Lewis, Reggie, and Forrest. They are a little over a year old and are hilarious with individual personalities. They have been a wonderful additions to our family and our older cat Kaci loves, plays, and chases them.

When we adopted Lewis he was about 3 1/2 lbs now is a huge 16 lbs and gaining he's one of the largest cats we have owned but is as gentle as a lamb, craves food, brushing and being the center of attention.

 Reggie comes in at a close 13 lbs loves chasing butterflies, Forrest, or just sitting on the window ledge sunning himself. His favorite pastime is keep me company on my desk or under my chair when I'm checking emails.

 Forrest is the smallest, fastest, and most loving. His favorite place is around the back of my neck like a travel pillow and he will actually fall asleep. He gets along with everyone but is still shy at first.

We built a fence around our 2 acres this summer and all the boys were able to start going outside for supervised time in the fresh air and they help keep the rodent population down. They love really just sitting on the porches watching birds and dragonflies, or helping us garden by sitting in the middle of plants.

So just wanted to say hi and tell you everyone is happy and healthy. It seems like just yesterday that we adopted them from you so just wanted to thank you again for all the time you spent with them and other babies that have been adopted.

Stacey



Thank you so much for the update, Stacey!  The boys look great and we're thrilled they're doing so well!   Please give them some love from all of us!

Brothers Gotta Stick Together

Last summer,  Stacy and Mark lost their sweet tuxedo cat, Kevin.  At less than a year old, cancer took this little fellow's life.    As you can imagine, it was hard very on the humans in the household, as well as Kaci, their tabby girl.    After all they went through,  they thought it might be best to remain a one-cat household.  This was fine at first, but  Kaci started to show signs of  loneliness and depression.

After a chat with the vet, Stacy and Mark decided it might be time to bring a playmate (or even two) into their home for Kaci.  

Stacy sent me a very nice, long letter telling me all about the life they lived and the cats they've loved.   They sounded like wonderful people,  so we were excited to have them meet the kittens.

The day they visited, the kittens had just been sprung from quarantine.   The Petires weren't quite used to the bigger world, so they spent a fair amount of time under the couch.  With a little encouragement (a feather wand) we did manage to fish them out, so they could meet Stacy and Mark.

We had a lovely visit, but they hadn't made up their minds by the time the meeting was over, so I gave them the weekend to think about it.

Stacy called the next day to say they would love to adopt Aloysius and Sir Reginald.  We were thrilled they decided to take a pair!



A couple of weeks passed, the kittens all had surgery, and they were ready to leave our nest.   I emailed Stacy to arrange a time for the adoption and we made a date.


THEN she asked if Forrest had been spoken for.  They had been toying with the idea of adopting him too.


I told her that no one had stepped forward yet, but all of our kittens always find great homes, so I wasn't too worried.  Of course I would love to see the three boys go together,  but I would never pressure anyone to adopt three kittens at once.    

So, Friday evening Stacy and Mark came to pick up the kittens.  



And they brought an extra carrier JUST in case.    

Good thing they did, because they needed it.




Yep.  

The three Petrie boys all got adopted together.



Hooray!









OH, and they're all keeping their names.




Thank you, Stacy and Mark.  You made three kitties very happy.   And this human too.  

: )

Wild and Whiskery

Oh, Sir Reginald, may I send you to the corners to collect all the cobwebs?  And under the bed to wrangle the dust bunnies?

Those untamed whiskers of yours could work wonders.










PS If Sir Reginald had a human voice, I imagine it sounding something like Arthur's.  

Four Little Petries, All in a Row

From left to right:

Sir Reginald, Aloysius Rosebud, Forrest and Pearl Mae Petrie.





What a glorious little family they are!

Nice to Meet You, Sir

 Linda was our second winner, and she got to name our mussy tux.

I've named him Sir Reginald Petrie, Reggie or Reg for short. I saw the comments about him looking like a British gentleman after a hard night ;). 

I'm a big P.G.Wodehouse fan, so that got me thinking in that direction.





It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Sir Reginald.

Now somebody, please, hand that lad a comb!!



Thanks so much for selecting an excellent name for the boy.   Nice work, Linda!!