New Additions to the Family
There be kittens!



So we've adopted a pair of stray kittens. We figured we'd start simple. If we can keep them alive, we'll think about graduating to something harder, like babies.



This one is Isis. She's a Bombay kitten. Initially when we decided to get a kitten a month or two ago, Rie said she wanted a black cat and wanted to name it Isis, after Catwoman's black cat. She researched cat breeds until she found the Bombay and decided she wanted one of those. Shortly thereafter, she found a Bombay kitten up for adoption from Second Chance Pet Adoption and we made arrangements to adopt her.

The story behind Isis is that she walked into an office building and started meowing, wanting attention. The people there called Petsmart, who works with the shelter, to see if they could take the kitten.



The shelter had named her Polly, as she is a polydactyl, meaning she has an extra toe on each foot. You can see her sixth toe sticking out from her paw in this picture.



When we first went to meet Isis, she was in a cage with her friend Bastet (the shelter had named her Gracie). We couldn't take Isis home at that point because she was too young and still being bottle-fed. After we got home I asked Rie "is she going to be all right at home by herself when we're at work?" One thing led to another and we asked the shelter if we could adopt Bastet as well. Deanna, the lady who was caring for both of them said that would be wonderful, and later expressed gladness that we adopted them both, as they had become best friends.

Bastet is a Pastel Calico. We figure she's about a week younger than Isis.