I wanted to give you an update on our adoption of Peaches, the orange pixie Persian with special needs.
We brought Peaches home thinking that due to her senior age,
health issues and potential territory conflicts with our other cats and dogs she'd probably prefer to live semi-isolated on the second floor of our home.
It turns out that Peaches is far more spunky than we anticipated. When we first
brought her home she hid from everybody, emerging from hiding only in the
depths of the night to wander with her awkward, broken gait and inability to
hit the litter box. The most notable thing about Peaches was that she didn't
even try to clean herself and was afraid of being handled, both signs of how discouraged
she'd become on her journey to our family. 
It's been two months now and Peaches seems content in our
busy home. At first it was just creeping out to establish her dominance over
the kitchen. The next thing we knew she was lining up next to the big
retriever, dachshund, cocker spaniel, kitten and adult marmalade cat to join
the nightly petition for dinner. She reluctantly allows the maternal cocker
spaniel to wash her ears and tolerates the ever lasting kitten games with
patience, even occasionally joining in the mischief. The real turning point was
a couple of weeks ago when she began washing her own face and body while on
my lap for her nightly comb out. That was victory, both for our family and for Peaches. She now keeps herself clean while I'm in charge of tidy fur; she
tells us when she wants to cuddle; enjoys lording it over our children and keeping the dogs and other cats in line; she mostly hits the litter box
and is improving.
Thank you for taking in this tiny, elderly bundle of matted
fur and helping her to a second chance. Her beauty enchants us; her courage
to try again after a rough life is impressive. We love her and she gives us
joy.
Mary-Tim Hare & family
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