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"We picked up our new kitten (JellyBean) this week."
"The car ride home was interesting - Abyssinians are known for their curiosity and Beans is no exception - she decided she had to be all over the car... It was starting to get a little sketchy so I had to reign her in and confine her to my lap..."
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"...where she napped happily for the rest of the ride. She’s the sweetest cat you’ve ever seen, we’re smitten."
Okay, she wins. She's one of the cutest kittens we've seen. Not only curious and adorable but instantly trusting. Some people have to go through years of mild contact and baby steps until they get to the point of belly rubs, but this one... this one is special, and we love her.
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"Happy, furry, purry kitty."
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"Outlasted both of us the first night, had to lure her to bed with a heating pad and her safety blanket."
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"Quickly realized the room had to be cat-proofed (cords and small toys won’t last around a newborn kitten) but thankfully she slept without getting into too much trouble that first night."
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"Woke up to a purring alarm clock, even the leaf blowers outside weren’t enough to get her out of bed.."
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"So we introduced her to the first of our two stupid (but amazing) dogs."
"Ollie is a mini-Golden, and as sweet a dog as you'll ever meet. We brought him into her room and he was patient while she went from hissing to shredding his tail. We have a feeling they are going to be the best of friends."
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"Second day, she hasn’t left my lap. I’m trying to work but it’s hard with this all up in your face every 5 minutes"
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"More nappin & scritches."
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"When there aren’t naps and scritches, she reminds us that we only exist to administer said naps and scritches."
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"Day 3 - Beans is settling in nicely. She just met the second dog (went well) and we look forward to letting her out of her room into the rest of the house soon (the 4am wake-up-and -play calls are cute but I just can’t anymore)."
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"The backstory is my mother had been couch-ridden even before Covid with 2 bad hips."
"Our previous Abyssinian had passed away and she was missing his company. We coordinated with a breeder who sent us pictures of Jellybean when she was born in late November."
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"We got regular updates and planned to put some pictures and maybe a stuffed cat in a box for my mother to open the day-of (since Bean wouldn’t be able to come home for another few months)."
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"A Beanie Baby stand-in for a cat named JellyBean seemed apropos."
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"One pet tag from Etsy later and the dummy was ready for packing."
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"Which we may have gone a little overboard with the wrapping job.."
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"...but whatever. We really wanted to go for big air."
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"Finished product - ready for mama bear to open for Xmas."
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"My mom unwrapping her present Christmas morning and breaking into tears. It was a very happy Christmas and she’s thrilled to have an Abyssinian back in the house."
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