A new home (Cleo style)

One of the most difficult things to do was to find a home for our cat, Cleo.  She had been living in an apartment for most of her life before her caretakers had to move to the East Coast.  She had been in the shelter for three months before we adopted her.  She went into the shelter weighing 18 pounds, and she weighed 15 pounds when we adopted her. (She wouldn't eat in the shelter and just hid in the corner hoping for a new family.)

We adopted her at 11 years and 15 pounds.  We had just finished the kitchen remodel and Modelo (the last of the black cats) was still with us, so she had a lot of nervous feelings, but she adapted pretty well.

With our move, however, we had to find a new home for her.  One of Emily's previous co-workers, Stacy, was willing to take her in.  A new environment awaited:: two other cats, small children, birds, fish and a mid-sized dog!  Cleo seems to have adapted to her new environment, though...

She's 15 now and down to 12 pounds through a carefully maintained diet; I expect that she'll have many happy years there.