Happy Fall to all of our Wild Blue friends and  supporters! We wanted to share this wonderful adopter update on Forbes. We hope it warms your hearts as much as it did ours. Forbes is a special needs kitty with CH (cerebellar hypoplasia) a neurological condition in which the cerebellum is smaller than usual or not completely developed. Lauri Cross, Wild Blue executive director, said that "This is one of the best updates I've received from an adopter of one of my foster's.  You all know how much I love my babies, but I always have a special place in my heart for the ones who struggle or have special needs, like CH.  I couldn't be more pleased that Forbes found such an exceptional "daddy" to take him in."

Forbes' new Dad, Todd, shared this story in a recent email update.
"First, I think I'm going to call him Smoky.  I know it's not very original, but I need a name for the vet and my pet sitter.  Smoky matches his coat, but I will continue calling him what I have been since I met him, 'my sweet boy'.

As expected, my one-and-a-half-year-old calico, Linny, was not happy with having a new brother.  There was much hissing and spitting, but no actual physical contact.  I learned pretty quickly that she was just putting on a show and wouldn't hurt him.  He stood his ground, and even hissed back at her, for the first two days.  I was very proud of him.

This morning we had a breakthrough.  He and Linny actually played together! She batting his tail and him trying to chase her down the hallway. Linny definitely understands she has an advantage and that he'll never catch her, but I think she enjoys playing hard to get with him. 

I gave him a bath in the kitchen sink Sunday.  He yowled and struggled the whole time, but after a few minutes with a soft towel and a little time in front of the heater, he was happy as a clam.  His fur is really quite beautiful, a shiny gray but almost blue in the right light.

There are a couple of 'issues' that we're trying to work through though.  He wakes us up with much purring and nuzzling every morning at 5 AM, but this may be solved now that he and Linny are playing well together.  Then, he always manages to pull my glasses off my face when I nuzzle him.  And finally, and most worrisome, he's always untying my shoes when I'm working at my desk.  I hope we can find solutions to these "problems" soon, or I don't know what we'll do!

I wanted to thank you for your patience during the adoption process.  You answered all of my questions and got us started on the right foot.  I don't know what I was ever worried about.  He's no trouble at all. 

I'll close now, but just wanted to let you know that I love this little boy very much.  He's settled into our routine (and our hearts) very nicely and has quickly become the center of attention."