Alli

Alli is the wonderful little cat that adopted us almost 2 years ago. We were hanging out in the back yard on a very warm February afternoon when we saw her rummaging through the mess of our backyard. We put out a bowl of milk for her. She finished it VERY quickly then looked at us as if asking for a refill. Bowls of milk eventually turned into bowls of food....bowls of food on the sidewalk eventually turned into bowls of food on the back deck...bowls of food on the back deck eventually turned into bowls of food on the back deck while being petted. You could tell she'd never been pet before because she would dip her back down as if your hand was a magnet repelling her. She warmed up to it, though. After a few months of her coming by every day we noticed that she was putting on some weight. We weren't sure if she was adding weight because she finally had regular food or if she was pregnant...though it was fairly obvious around May when it looked like there was a cantalope in her little belly. She had never really shown interest in coming inside the house, but after she had the kittens (in some undisclosed location) she kept slipping through the door when we'd come in and out. One day she came through the door with what looked like a rat in her mouth. We followed her to where she hid on the bottom shelf of the bookcase in the dining room to find out that she'd brought in one of her little kittens! We didn't have the heart to kick her out, so we left the back door open. Two minutes later she left and came back with one more, fed it, left, came back with one more, fed it, left....soon we had 5 little kittens and and INdoor Alli cat! We promptly rescheduled the appointment we had to have her spayed then enjoyed watching the precious little kittens grow for a few months before finding them good homes to live in.

Alli is now and indoor/outdoor cat. She enjoys playing outside while we're at work then runs up to the house as we drive up in the afternoon (it's almost as if she recognizes the sound of the cars!). She's become quite a cuddly cat but also has a very playful side. She loves when anyone goes to the bathroom downstairs because there's just enough room for her to fit her paws underneath to play with you. She also enjoys playing tag (literally!) or hide-and-go-seek. Most recently she's learned how to get under the covers with us at night!