Show us your pets!

[Possegal]

I haven't had a pet for nearly 2 yrs. In 2006 I had to put down the first cat that was mine and mine alone, rather than a family pet. She was my best little buddy, with me through my getting my PhD, then moved back north with me and was by my side for so many of life's ups and downs. At one point, she and I had to take in my Mum's cat, when Mum died. She never liked him, but never stopped loving me. He's the cat in my avatar and I had to put him down in Jan of 2009. At first I couldn't bear to get another one, then I had so much house renovation going on that it seemed bad timing. Then I think I got scared that I wouldn't be as lucky as I had been with my other two cats.

But today, I brought home with me two cats that I met at an adoption event last Sunday. They are fostermates, though not littermates. Boy and girl, with no names yet. Have to come up with something. The woman fostering them even said - please promise me you'll change their names from the ones the shelter gave them. She doesn't photograph as adorable as she is in person. Her fur is orange and gray, but when you take the photo, the orange doesn't seem to show up. ETA - I added another photo that shows her colors a bit better.