Introducing Alley Cat (aka Alexandria the Great)

When Cleo disappeared the house was way too quiet. I felt like a trader by even thinking about a new kitty. But the quietness and the sadness of our hearts and home led us to adopt another cat. The new cat is named Alley Cat (or her formal name is Alexandria the Great...I guess the need to have a formal name comes from having registered Golden's). We call her Alley and she was adopted from an animal shelter called the ARK (which ironically is the vet clinic we went to in India!). She is around 7 months old an is already spayed, micro chipped and up to date on her vaccinations. When we first got her I didn't sleep at all that night, I kept thinking we shouldn't have got her, it was too soon, she wouldn't be a good cat etc...she wasn't Cleo. I even thought maybe we should take her back, but Logan asked how I could take her back to "that place?" I realized he was right, the animal shelter wasn't a happy home for a cat to live in. I then realized that she wasn't Cleo, not even a replacement. She was just another addition to our family. Those first few days Alley constantly rubbed up against our legs, we learned this is a way a cat marks their territory...she was claiming us. Alley had been a bottle baby so she is super affectionate. She loves being cuddled and purrs lots and can be entertained for hours with a shoe string. She has learned the house and while she doesn't sleep in Cleo's favorite spots, she is finding her own. Alley hasn't been outside since birth and we have no intention of letting her outside. She is strictly and inside cat. Ted doesn't appear to be having allergy issues with her which is awesome! She is super calm about having her nails trimmed and even likes her bath...yeah I know cat plus water should equal a disaster. But she doesn't mind it.