Our first cat! Meet Steve!

Steve Harrington (Formerly known as Jeremiah) adopted by Rindi and Anthony on 09/21/2022

My husband and 7 year old son have only ever owned dogs. But in April of this year our beloved border collie of 9 years, he developed cancer and passed away. It was hard for all of us to even attempt to start over, but we longed to love a new pet. We never expected to end up with a cat. None of us had ever owned a cat, but we agreed one would probably fit into our lifestyle fine. We spent a long time hunting for a new family member that just “clicked” and felt right. Every pet we saw though lovely, we just missed our dog more and more. Until we met Jeremiah, the 1.5 year old ginger boy. He was in the bottom kennel behind glass, but he immediately took to our son. Already trying to paw at him. Once he was in a room with us, he made himself at home. He jumped straight onto my husbands lap and was ready to go home. He wasn’t startled by my 7 year old, and he didn’t bite my hubby ( the ONLY cat never to do so so far), we were sold. It’s an adjustment going from a dog to cat, but now I can’t picture our home without him. He was promptly renamed Steve Harrington (from the show Stranger Things) and immediately bonded with our son. He drags Steve around everywhere, feeds him, plays with him, cuddles with him, does homework with him. EVERYTHING. He cannot leave Steve alone, and Steve meows when my kid is in his room without him. He has been the kindest most patient cat I’ve ever met. Little mischievous, but absolutely the perfect kitty for our family. And he’s even making a name for himself on Instagram (Steve_withthegoodhair). I’m so glad we found you Steve. <3