Lovely Luna

For those of you who read my "Meow" post a few weeks ago...I thought you'd like an update on Luna - the starving kitten who showed up at my front door, late at night on the full moon.

This is a photo of Luna just a few days after I invited her in. She's a cutie - long fur, petulant little (big?!) meow and a tendency to nip at your leg when you ignore her pleas for more food!

It actually took me a while to warm up to her. Not at all typical for me with cats. I don't know if it was timing (I really didn't need the complication right then!), or her, but I really wasn't at all sure I wanted to keep her.

We called around on signs, or lost postings at shelters, etc...but would you believe no one even called us back?? Not even to say - "Thanks anyway, found our cat". Hmmm. Meanwhile, she grew on me.

And she grew in general!!!

When she arrived she was fur and bones. Never saw a kitty closer to starvation. Very sad. She's less than a year old. But, fueled by "stray cat syndrome" (as my sister calls it), she has eaten nonstop and packed on a few pounds already! I think she's even growing into that tail of hers! ;)

Looking healthier than ever and completely at home here - you can see a more recent shot of Luna at the bottom of this post.

I must say, she bonded with my sister first - and I think Luna still misses her a little, but we're good now. And yes, she's found a comfy new home with us. Luna is now pampered kittypet number two for our all-girl household ;).

She IS awfully soft, her kitten ways hard to resist, and her purrr IS incredible. She's very, very frisky now that she's stronger - and that means Bella is getting a workout more often too. Can't help but be healthy for her, right?! Even if it does keeps ME up at night! They chase, and tussle, and hiss, and meow, and box, and grapple...oh my!! Sometimes even the fur flies, but deep down I think Bella understands and cares about Luna.

So, whether it was meant to be, or whether Luna has/had a message for me, I still can't say - but she's part of the family now - for better or worse.