Alexander Howie Benchwarmers

Alexander, another hero in the family was adopted from PAWS on 18th August 2006. We were on our weekly voluntarily visit to PAWS to spend time with the cats when Ayah saw Alexander, a cute, adorable looking male kitten (somehow he looks like a female but appearance can be deceiving).

I know why Ayah fell in love with this kitten of 4 months - he has Gabby's resemblance and is a long haired too. We decided to take Alexander home but did not bring a carrier with us. We paid RM50 for him and RM10 for a cardboard carrier (ah ha! We'll have a carrier always ready in our car trunk after this, so bringing home a new cat wouldn't be a problem anymore). Finally! After weeks of visiting and spending time at PAWS, we have a cat that we finally really would love to bring home.

We observe that the adoption procedure at PAWS is much organised (cheaper, and the hand over is proper - proper handing over of vaccination, deworming and frontlining documentation and proper briefing of adoption procedures and what nots) We were also advised to buy a packet of Eagle cat food from them so that it would be easy for Alenxander to switch to Iams.

Alexander's first day was a very adventurous day - We brought him back to the office until 6 and we went on another car ride to uncle Roy's house to visit Sunday, Totti and Maniche but before that Alexander went to Pets Wonderland Subang Jaya with us. After about 2 hours stuck in the traffic jam along Federal Highway, restless Alexander who sat on Abah's lap along the way arrived at Gombak.

Alexander was really confused as I guess he thought Roy's house was his. He was sniffing around and looking for a spot to sleep. Alexander was then brought for another car ride at about 10pm back home. At home he met curious Hercules and Troy. The two brothers were happy to see yet another sibling brought in but Alexander was really afraid. He was hissing all night and ended up sleeping under the sofa where both Hercules and Troy couldn't reach him.

On his second day at home, Alexander spent the night in Abah's room - I was trying to help him familiarize with the room first before letting him venture the whole house and make friends with the other 4 children of ours. It turned out good as the third day Alexander had begun to adapt himself with the new home and new siblings.

What caught my attention most was on his first two days where, like Howie in the Benchwarmers, Alexander ran as though somebody was chasing him each time he wanted to use the litter pan or feed himself. he litterally ran like Howie eventhough the other cats were not on his tail.

Now Alexander and Hercules are best buddies. Quite surprising Hercules could turn out to be a responsible borther like Troy has been with him. Thank you boys for accepting your new brother. To Alexander, we hope you love your new home. Welcome son!

Love,
Abah & Ayah

More photos of Alxander HERE.

I Like, I Want but I Can't III...

Isn't she just adorable? Besides the nice two colors, she's really sweet. This female darling has been in the PAWS for about a month now. She's lovely and I kinda like the color; grey and blond. I am just not sure whether having another adult female in the house would be a good decision. My two visits to PAWS on the 4th and 18th have left me heart broken for not being able to take her home. I wanted to but i didn't know why it didn't happen spontaneouly on my two visits like i did with my other children. I always ended up liking other cats more than her but seeing her coming to me whenever I visit her makes my heart melt.

Perhaps on my next visit, if you're still there, I'm taking you home finally... but now I have to start thinking of a name for another daughter! Yikes!

Love,
Abah

More pictures of the darling HERE and HERE.

Alexander: The New Member in the Family

Wow.. So long since i last wrote. Hehehe.. Kinda have nothing much to say though.. A lot happened.. I lost my favorite cat.. Got more cats.. Hehehe.. Kinda attached to having lots of cats in the house.. Seing them running around.. Playing with each other.. It makes me happy..

So, where should i start.. Hmm.. Well, the biggest thing is that Sidney left us for good. I still felt his presence until today. Everytime I think about him, feel like crying. But can't stop it from happening. I did cried once when looking at his photos. R.I.P Sidney. I miss you..

So, now I have 5 cats in the house. Gabrielle, Isabelle, Troy, Hercules and the latest addition, Alexander. Adopted last friday from PAWS, at first he was a little scared. Maybe because of the change of environment. Took him home and as expected, Troy and Hercules comes barging in to meet the new kid. Alexander spent the first night under the sofa. Maybe he's scared. Troy is a bit harsh on him. However, Hercules shows signs of a good brother. He and Alexander get along well. They even run around and play together. I guess it runs in the family. When Hercules came, Troy acted the same way.

Gabrielle got a new nickname. 'Gabbeyonce'.. Why? Well, abah thinks that her butt is so big like Beyonce Knowles. Hahahaha.. Kinda true though.. Well, got some photos of them here. Only lately they spent most of the time sleeping. Resting during the day and running around the house at night. Isabelle as usual, will spend her day sleeping on the bed and eat whenever she's hungry. Not seen her running around the house with the others though. But, maybe she's like that. Anti-social. Hehehehe.. All of them are the greatest. They're the joy of my life...

Gab'Beyonce', Troy doing his 'thingy' & Super-shy Isabelle

Hercules napping & The new guy: Alexander

Well, my daily routine will be work, work, work. But looking forward to be home early to be with the kids.. Every friday, it's PAWS visiting time. And on saturday, if time allows, we will go to Plaza Damas at Sri Hartamas to look at the IPR activity where they give away cats for adoption. One thing I can say, I'm hooked on cats..

By: Ayah from his blog

Weekly visit to PAWS

As usual, once a week we will be at PAWS to spend time with the cats. Spending time here means stroking, talking (heheheh) playing and sometimes grooming the cats - usually we would be spending between 30 minutes to 1 hour playing and stroking the cats.

Our last visit to PAWS was on July 7th. Unlike previous weeks, there were not many cats in the cages. Most we saw the last week were not around, hope they were already adopted and gotten themselves a nice and happy home.

We would like very much to become regular volunteer and do more than just spending time and playing with the cats, but because time is limited we decided to go there once a week. At least the cats who are still there could socialize with human beings while waiting to be adopted. It is very important for cats to be able to socialize with humans so that they can easily adjust themselves to the new environment or home once adopted.

Of course, with the cats, we call ourselves Abah and Ayah. Some of them have grown attached to us and they could recognize us. To us, the cats are all our children, only that they couldn't stay with us. We wish we could bring them home but unfortunately space is very limited.



Dear readers,
If you have time, do visit PAWS at subang (click HERE to visit their site). They have both cats and dogs of all sizes and breeds. Hopefully you will adopt one and bring him or her to your happy home.


See more pictures of cats at PAWS as of July 7, 2006 on my Fotopages site