I would like to introduce all my friends to Gracey, a nine year old senior kitty that just found a wonderful new home!
You may remember when Mom has gone away, Katie and I have stayed with Mom’s cousin Laura. Laura’s daughter, Kira who just turned twelve, loves pets and has wanted her own pet for quite some time now. Last month her dream came true when she adopted this beautiful, nine year old, senior cat Gracey!
Last weekend I stopped by to meet Gracey and interview her about her life as a senior kitty that just found a new home. The meeting/interview did not exactly go as planned. Evidently she thought I was some kind of serial cat murderer as she wanted nothing to do with me and actually left the room and went into hiding. While the search party tried to find her I took a cat nap.
Gracey was eventually found and agreed to do the interview, but wanted to be kept a safe distance away from me. She insisted on sitting in an American Girl Doll tent for security purposes. You can see the fear in her eyes, poor kitty. Sometimes cats are just strange, but I really wanted to hear her story, so I put up with her cat behavior. Something tells me there will be no more staying here when Mom goes out of town! Here is my interview:
Emma: How old are you and do you know your birthday?
Gracey: I am nine years old and my birthday is July 7, 2005.
Emma: Has Gracey always been your name?
Gracey: Yes, but now I have a new middle name, I am Gracey Elisabeth.
Emma: Who is your new human?
Gracey: My new human is Kira, she just turned twelve.
Emma: How did your new human find out about you?
Gracey: Kira found out about on the MN humane society website. She was searching for a cat online that met her criteria.
Emma: What Humane Society were you at? You know my kitties came from the Golden Valley Humane Society.
Gracey: I was staying with nice people in St.Paul.
Emma: How long were you at the Humane Society?
Gracey: I was there for six days but met Kira on the fifth day.
Emma: What was your new human looking for in a cat?
Gracey: A lovable family cat that is calm and sweet.
Emma: Was it love at first sight with your new owner?
Gracey: At first I was a little shy but soon I got to know her and after 10 minutes I sat on her lap. Kira loved me right away.
Emma: I hear you were in a program called “courageous cat”, what is that?
Gracey: It’s called the courageous kitty program. It is for cats that are shy, due to the stress of the shelter environment. It helped me become more brave for my new home!
Emma: Are you pretty happy with your new home?
Gracey: Yes. I think is nice and calm, a perfect home for me.
Emma: What is your favorite thing to do besides sleeping?
Gracey: I love to snuggle with my family members and look out the windows around the house.
Emma: Are there any other pets in your new home?
Gracey: Yes, there is one other pet, a handsome blue beta fish named Zingo.
Emma: Is there anything else you would like to tell me about your new life?
Gracey: It is a fun adventure for a new page in my life. I am happy and very lucky that my family chose a mature cat like myself instead of adorable kittens.
Emma: Well, thank you so much for answering my questions. Hope you overcome your fear of dogs some day, we really aren’t that bad. You could call my cats and ask them about me if you would like. Gracey did go back into hiding for a day and a half after I left, but as of yesterday, she is a changed cat, racing around the house appearing to have no more fears whatsoever. I’m glad she is feeling so happy!
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What a wonderful story and interview. Lucky Gracey and Kira! Thanks so much for joining the hop!
Thank you. They are both really happy about their new life together.
What a sweet interview and we are sure Kira and Gracey will have many wonderful times together. Have a tremendous Thursday.
Best wishes Molly
Gracey is real happy with her new home, especially after I left, LOL!
Very sweet. It makes me happy when mature pets find forever homes.
It is so sad to see older pets without a home. They all deserve a good life too.
That’s awesome! We love it when senior pets find a fur-ever home! You should have linked to Tuesday’s Tails too! We also feature pets that have found homes on the blog hop! Maybe you’ll join us one of these days Emma! Have a great day!
We weren’t sure about Tuesdays Tails since she already has a home. Maybe someday I will have a story for your hop, but I don’t do much on the adoption side of things normally. It is a great thing to blog about, but not our niche so much.
Yay! I’m happy for Gracey! Good interview, Emma. I’m sorry the cat was afraid of you. I’m sure she’ll come around once she’s more settled in.
I didn’t even try to chase her, but I guess she hasn’t dealt with many dogs in her life.
Emma you did a PURRRRRRfect job of interviewing Gracey. We can’t believe that she though you were a serial cat killer. We are SURE she has changed her mind about that now.
A serial wabbit killer, yes, but geez, I live with two cats and haven’t ever harmed them. Oh well.
What a great story! Happy endings for everyone, kitty and human alike.
Kira is so thrilled to have a kitty, and finding it all on her own online made Gracey even more special. They are both lucky.
What a wonderful interview and story! Mature kitties make wonderful pets and 4 paws up to Kira!!!
Thank you. Gracey was very nice to interview, just scared to death of me. Some cats just don’t understand dogs.
Gracey I’m so glad that you are together with Kira now. Have a wonderful snuggle-time :o)
They do lots of snuggling and hanging out together. Kira wanted a pet for so long, she can’t get enough of Gracey.
What a nice story. Nice to meet you Gracey
Lily & Edward
We are thrilled for both of them. We couldn’t believe Kira finally got a cat as she has wanted one for so long.
Emma, you are a great roving reporter! What a nice interview. I like cats too, but they usually act like I am going to eat them. I just want to be friends. I am so glad Gracie found your cousins. Things are great for her! your doodle friend, Dash
What is it with cats and their fear of dogs? I didn’t chase or bark or anything, but she was terrified. At least I managed to meet her and get an interview from a distance.
What a great story! Bless Kira for choosing an older cat to give a home too. I’m so glad you were finally able to get Gracey to sit with you for an interview, Emma! Maybe she had a bad experience with a dog in her past?
I don’t know, but cats in general just aren’t real nice with us dogs. I was good, didn’t bark or chase, and I got her to meow with me a bit.
What a great interview! And a beautiful story too!
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Thank you. We are so happy Kira got a cat and Gracey has a great home to grow old in.
Loved this interview, Emma! So cute! Congrats to Gracey on her new, wonderful home.
Thank you. We are happy for both of them.
That is a lovely story and interview Emma. I’m so please Kira and Gracey found each other. And don’t worry, the more she is around you, she’ll realize how wonderful you are.
Thank you for joining the blog hop!
I don’t know if I will be around her much more, but we will have to see in time.
Glad this story has a happy ending and a happy new beginning.
Very true.
What a wonderful new chapter of her life for Gracie Elizabeth! Emma, you were so thoughtful to interview her, so many people only want kittens or ‘young” cats. We usually seem to get the 7-11 year olds at our home and they make great family members. People should remember that older cats may take a little longer to adjust, but they live LONG lives and offer tons of love (plus they are usually past the climb the curtains stage).
Your fellow GBGV, Chablis
Right now I think Mom would say the same for puppies vs senior dogs! Bailie is in another naughty phase! We are happy for Gracey and Kira, they are perfect for each other.
That is such a wonderful story and it sure made our hearts smile! Seniors rock!
That means a lot coming from you kitties.
Gracey is a lovely cat. I’m sure that once she checks with your feline friends she’ll know that you are a sweetheart. I don’t think nine is very old for a cat. My mom had one that lived to be 20 and she was from the Humane Society too. I’m glad that Gracey has a new best friend. Your Basset, Bentley
Mom’s first kitty lived to be 19, but 9 is still not a young kitty by any means. We are happy for them.
Great interview and very nice to meet Gracey! I love her eyes – very unique. That courageous kitty program sounds interesting. I agree that many cats don’t show their true personalities at the shelter. I adopted Honey Delite from the shelter and she was put in the same place with the feral cats, that is how wild and scared she was. Honestly, she was not feral at all. Once she got used to her new life at my house, she was a wonderful, friendly and sweet kitty.
I think it just takes them a bit to get settled and then they are usually fine. My cat bro Bert was an exception, but he is not a normal cat by any means. So glad Honey Delite turned out well.
What a pawesome innerview! Hugs to Kira for adopting Gracie Elizabeth!
(hey thanks for not giving up on us. Our mom’s got 14 shows that hafta be finished by 8/29 and she’s kinda panicking – and working late – and not feeding us – and NOT playing WAND toy! But we digress…)
You poor neglected kitties, I do hope you survive this month of abuse!
what a wonderful story! More people need to adopt the older one’s they need a home too.
And with an older kitty, you don’t have all the destruction either.
Super job, Emma! I’m sure Gracie will be so happy in her new home.
She is really settling in now and feeling comfortable. It did take a few weeks, though.
That are pawsome that kitty got a good home!
She is very sweet and deserved a good home.
Love this post! And I love the tent Gracie took up for the duration of the interview, too. So cute! More people should adopt older pets – they’re such delights! Much love, The Scottie Mom.
The only problem now is the American Girl dolls are homeless – LOL!
this is so awesome!! I just loved the interview! There is nothing better than rescuing a senior kitty!!
Kitty and Kira are very happy together.
Adult cats are the best! (Even though kittens are super cute.) So glad that Gracey has a new home and a girl for snuggling!
Kittens are fun and great, but a lot of work and also destruction with them. Gracie is nice and mature and loves Kira.
A brilliant interview, so lovely to hear Gracie has found her forever home and is starting to show her true self!
Thank you. She is a really happy cat right now, and Kira is thrilled to pieces as well.
What a sweet interview. Good job, Emma. Love it when seniors get adopted. Gracie looks a lot like our cat, Skeeter 🙂
I don’t think I have seen skeeter, or maybe skeeter avoids the blog?
Emma, it wasn’t you exactly that Gracie was afraid of – I think it might have been your glasses! You did a wonderful job, look out Harley might want to interview YOU for his upcoming fall newsletter….
Yikes! I don’t know if I have ever been interviewed. Usually I’m the one doing it 😉 Hope he has skype or facetime since it would be a drive to meet up for an interview.