This live wire has gone to live with beautiful long haired ginger Brutus, and we are hoping that they will become fast friends.

The teddies have had the good fortune to be adopted together into a home that already featured two others of their kind. Can you spot them on this picture? Cadbury (bottom left) now bears the suitably bearlike name of Bruno, while Edmund (bottom right) is now a dignified Arnold. Here they make an eye-catching foursome with their new friends. (February 9, 2005)

Now named Lola, this happy cat has finally found what she wanted all along, a human of her very own, in a home with no other cats to compete with her. Here is what her owner says about her: "We are getting along fabulously. She sleeps on my bed and demands a tummy rub before I go to sleep every night. She is very affectionate and has a cute habit of sort of asking for permission before she jumps up on the couch or my bed. She has become a lot more playful as well and will pounce on a toy (or my feet) from around a corner. We have become very good friends!" (February 11, 2005)

After an initial fostering period, this lucky boy has now been adopted and is flourishing in his home. His persistent skin complaint (on his belly, at the site of his earlier hernia) has cleared up thanks to a homeopathic veterinary treatment, and he is the delight of his owner. (February 11, 2005)

Henrietta is now called Yidl, and Hermione has kept her name

The girls were adopted on January 6th, and by the same wonderful home, so they were clearly born under a lucky star. The first report tells me they are integrating well and that little Hermione has completely cowed one of the resident cats, a bruiser named Brutus, whom she loftily ignores (January 9th 2005).

Filbert was hand picked as a companion for a delightful old lady who was looking for a friendly cat who would talk to her, share the sofa with her and generally allow her to lavish affection on him. She was charmed by him right from the start, and all family members who have met him are equally delighted with his engaging personality. He has been renamed Grisou (January 3 2005).

Lucky Henry was chosen to be a buddy for big placid Tommy, and their friendship was almost instantaneous. A mere four days after Henry’s arrival, the boys were grooming each other, sharing the furniture and chasing each other up and down the apartment. Tommy is becoming interested in toys he thus far ignored, probably because Henry is very toy fixated and likes to carry balls and bits of cardboard around in his mouth. Their owner is thrilled, even though she could do without being woken at 5 AM by two cats horsing around. She is a patient woman, as she happily accommodates both boys on her lap, grooming each other and ignoring her (not to mention crushing her with a combined weight of some thirty pounds). (February 9, 2005)

This tiny girl is basking in the attention of her doting owners and two Huskies. She relished a Christmas holiday in the Gaspé, where her owners have a beautiful home with plenty of perches for an agile feline. (February 11th, 2005)

Kimono’s name is now Naluca and she is relishing her new life with her doting owners and their two Huskies. She now has a spacious house to frolic around in and is showing off her amazing agility. Her ability to soak up love and attention is a constant source of delight to her new humans, and even the dogs are beginning to appreciate their little companion (January 7th 2005).

Here is lovely Ming (formerly Columbine) in her beautiful home, blending perfectly with the artwork and antiques and charming all comers. She is considered a wonderful addition to the family. (February 11th)

Columbine’s new name is Ming, a perfect choice for this sweet and elegant cat, and she blossoming in her new home. She particularly enjoys the fact that one of her owners spends a lot of time at home, so that loneliness is banished for good from her life (January 7th 2005).

As the song says, "At last, my love has come along, My lonely days are over, And life is like a lovely song. At last, The skies above are blue, My heart’s wrapped up in clover, Ever since ...I looked at you". Well, sorry to be a trifle schmaltzy, but the boys have waited for close to a year and their new home was worth the wait. They immediately felt at ease with their new owner, which is not so surprising in the case of easy-going Forest (who makes a bee line for his owner’s lap whenever she sits at the computer), but quite unusual for Taboo, who has given up his "I resist change" attitude and now lounges on the sofa with one arm over the armrest, à la Gatsby, or lies spread-eagled on the bed. I will be able to se this for myself soon, as an invitation to tea has come my way, so check the web site for new pictures in the next update. (February 16, 2005)