WE CAN HAS KITTEH?

Yes, we can.

We made an appointment to travel to Grand Rapids specifically to visit the cats at Crash's Landing. Yes, I know this sounds a touch insane and normally I'd agree; however, Crash's Landing impressed us from the first visit. The entire history of Crash's Landing can be found here. Check out their site, especially the pictures. of the facility. They'll give you a very good idea of just how unique this particular shelter is.

When we first visited Crash's, it was too soon after we lost Caerbrae. The cats certainly knew it - while they didn't avoid us, they weren't overly friendly. After we got home, we felt it too - it was too soon. We knew Manny missed having another cat around (as did we), but we needed to let some time pass. After we moved to Saline, TinyBlackKitten was thrust upon us. The timing was better, but the cat was wrong - peeing on everything in sight was a BIG sign. This time, both the timing and the cat were right.

Ellis was sleeping when we got to Crash's, but sleepily staggered out a little later. My wife picked him up and placed him in her lap, where he immediately settled in and started purring like an amplified lawnmower. Throughout the visit, we kept coming back to him, and he turned up in whatever room we were in.

Right cat, right time.

Ellis is now comfortably wandering around our apartment, investigating every nook and cranny. He and Manny went through their initial meeting just fine; the only snag was Ellis taking a bit of offense to Manny sniffing his ass ten minutes after we got him home. As of Sunday afernoon, they were sleeping together on the bed.

Right cat, right time.