Owen, Opal and Lightening say bye

Owen was transferred to us from the Chilliwack branch to help him find a new home after finding himself in care due to his owners moving, and not taking him along with them.  A friendly and affection cat Owen did not have to wait too long for a home and was adopted together with Opal (pictured below).  Opal had recently arrived at the shelter and barely had time to settle into the Communal room before finding herself moving once again, this time with Owen.  ate

Opal

Lightening was transferred here from the Kamloops branch to help him find a new home . . . homeless due to there being too many cats in his previous home Lightening waited several months in Kamloops for someone to notice him but then made his way here.   A large cat, Lightening truly is a gentle giant and could be a bit shy at first; after his trip to the Sunshine Coast it did take a couple of weeks before Lightening felt comfortable enough to venture down from the bed he staked out on top of the "introduction" cages in the Communal room.  He then gradually moved down onto one of the cat perches and then ventured further from there.  All the while ready to run back to his "safe" zone though.

   

A quiet and none intrusive cat, Lightening would wait for you to notice him but once you did and started petting him he would lean right in, softly purring the whole time.  But as with many cats, Lightening had another side!   While in the Communal room Lightening never made a peep, quiet as a mouse and kept to himself, even appearing to become a tad depressed as time went by.  What we didn't know was that Lightening actually liked to talk and chirp!  Yes, this quiet boy started talking when he was recently moved in to a room with one other cat  . . . instead of sleeping the day away and not making any attempt to engage you Lightening was suddenly chatting and interacting with everyone.  Who'da thought.  Our wallflower who had blended in with the background for so long and had never made a peep, had come to life!  

Even more exciting, after waiting almost 8 months for a home, Lightening's big day finally arrived and he has now gone to live with a fellow that visited the shelter looking for a companion and asked to meet Lightening . . . and a match was made :-)