Update on Sassy and Frosty

On March 15th, we left at 4:30 in the morning for the long drive to Montreal.  We made several stops along the way and thanks to Onstar, following their directions, we arrived at Animal Adoption Montreal (Chatopia) at 11:15 in the morning.

I met Maggie Shuter, the founder of Chatopia and Richard, a volunteer.  There were several other volunteers who were busy feeding the cats.  I saw Lucy, a beautiful white Persian, Queen of Chatopia and little Tammy, a tabby persian. 

My eyes lighted on Frosty..flying along the hallway in his lion's mane haircut he had received the week before.  What a beautiful cat.  In a back room along with Shelby and other cats was Sassy, she too had a lion's mane haircut.  She rushed over to the volunteer, standing up on her hind legs like a gopher, asking to be picked up.  I reached down and picked her up and she snuggled into my shoulder.  What a sweetie.

What a wonderful job Maggie and her volunteers do.  The cats were not in cages...there were separate rooms and cats were divided as to their personality and needs. 

We left Chatopia around 12:30pm, again following Onstar directions back home and after stopping only once, we arrived home around 6 pm..

I put Frosty in the back bedroom with a litter, food and water and it was two days later before I would really see him...during that time, I only caught glimpses of him.  Sassy climbed up on our knees and glued herself to us.

March 15th was a Tuesday and on Thursday evening I picked up my younger daughter, Kim at the train station.  She was coming home to see the cats.  When she got home, she quickly had something to eat and then sat down on the floor closest to where we thought Frosty was.  That worked...out he came and she had him eating from her hand. 

Fast forward to today, May 15th, two months later and what a difference.  Frosty explores all over the house..wants up on my knee, shares my bed with Sassy (gosh I wish I had the bed to myself) and is the most affectionate cat I have ever had.

Sassy is Sassy with an attitude.  I had told Maggie that I thought I would change Sassy's name to one more fitting such a beautiful cat....I didn't because her name suits her to a T...she has cattitude like no other cat I have had, she is unpredictable and I get a massage every night..a Sassy massage.  Her previous owners had her declawed ( I guess they don't realize that is mutilation) and so every night when she jumps up on my bed, she paws the blanket very fast before settling down.  She settles close to my leg, so it is my leg that gets the pawing, ever so gently and just like a massage.  She is so sweet and loving and then at other times will give you a look that can stop you in your tracks. 

We love both these cats so much and although they are in no way at all like Vicky, they are their own unique personalities. 

Thank you Maggie Shuter for allowing us to adopt them.

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Frosty getting his haircut...what a lot of fur.  It is over two months now since Frosty and Sassy had their haircut at Chatopia and the fur is just beginning to grow in...both cats will be thankful for their haircuts if we have the hot summer the weather people are forecasting because it will be well into the fall before they have their full coat of fur.