Pets

Five years ago in a cold February, three tiny kittens were left in a barn to die. It was a mixed litter - one was a ginger, one a tortie and the other a snowshoe Siamese. The little ginger froze to death, but the tortie and Siamese were rescued by a young lady. She unfortunately could not afford to keep them, and so put them on NextDoor.

We saw the picture and gave them forever homes.

Both kittens were very straggly, rough, and dirty, so my wife began with giving the tortie a bath in the kitchen sink. She didn't like it and was yowling.

The little Siamese, who we named Merlin, actually climbed up my wife's back during the process to 'save' his sister.

How can you not love a little guy like that?

These kitties are now five years old and have been wonderful. We have a four-cat family actually - two tuxedo cats, a brother and sister, and the tortie and Siamese, sister and brother.