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Chloe's Saga

So many changes...

Wow, it has been a long time since I've been on catster.com. A lot has changed for Chloe and I. I'm still sickly every once in a while, but Chloe and I are doing so much better.

I finally got engaged to and moved in with Geoff, a man I've been dating off and on for three years. Chloe *hated* the nine hour drive from Illinois to our new home in Ontario, but she's been doing so much better in this new environment (away from louder family members, my brother's crazy pit bull and Lewis bullying her). She truly seems completely comfortable for the first time in her life. I think that she is the sort of cat that thrives best in a household where she is the only 'pet' and the only baby. This is her space, Geoff and I are her people, and she knows it and doesn't have to fight for attention or territory.

My biggest happiness is that she has actually gained over 2 pounds, finally! After years of struggling and keeping her around 5 to 5 1/2 pounds, she is finally up to a bit over 7 pounds. She looks so healthy.

Actually, perhaps my biggest happiness is that she actually approves of my fiance. It was always a big joke with my family that Chloe isn't a 'lap kitty,' and wouldn't sleep on anyone's lap... she sleeps on my fiance's lap. They are so cute together. I've nicknamed Geoff "The Cat Bed."

Moving has done a world of good for all of us :)

We're quite the happy little family... Chloe, Geoff, and I. We've talked about getting pet fish, which I think Chloe would really enjoy watching, so we might have new additions to the family in the future.

~Tania

Chloe & Tania

I adopted Chloe from the ICU center of our local ADOPT shelter in Naperville, IL in the winter of 2003. After being on the streets of Chicago for much of her young life, Chloe was severely underweight, balding, and in need of some love.

When I walked into ADOPT and saw Chloe, my heart melted. She had the most vibrant blue eyes that I'd ever seen in my life. She let out a weak, scratchy mew when she saw me and nuzzled her cage bars. I desperately wanted her, and so the ADOPT volunteers let me take Chloe home early and nurse her back to health on my own.

Chloe was not the shrinking violet that I expected her to be. She followed me curiously all over our house and with time, became a very loud and demanding companion. Soon we were inseparable. She was always there for me, even moreso on days when I was upset or sick.

Whenever I'm sad, all I have to do is look at Chloe and I instantly feel better. I feel happiest whenever I can tell that she is really happy or whenever she is excited about something. We're good for each other, because we're always trying to make the other happy.

I wouldn't give up Chloe for anything in the world. She's a true blessing in my life, a real life angel...

~Tania (Chloe's human)