Hey, Wake!
The vet took blood for those tests when we were there, and we find out tomorrow morning what they said. He thinks we're probably safe from both FELV and FHIV because the neighbor this kitty really belongs to brought him home a year ago this summer, and he'd come from a shelter with his paperwork. She brought it over to ask what some of the medical stuff meant. Anyway, he was negative for those bugs a year ago and had been vaccinated before the shelter gave him up. I guess he was declawed by whoever had him before he ended up in the shelter.

Yes, I definitely have other pets. I have two small dogs (Chihuahuas) and two official in-residence cats, Buddy, who's a lilac-point Siamese, and Orange Julius, who's a fat, relaxed orange tabby. They're clean of viruses and all up-to-date on their vaccinations. My animals already know and love this new kitty. He plays with these guys in the back yard, and is especially close to the dogs. OJ, who goes in and out, knows new kitty (Tiger is his name from my neighbor) very well. Buddy, who is completely an indoor kitty, knows him from looking at him through the window and occasional nose-greetings when the door opens.

Sorry to go on so long about my babies . . . . I love them. I love my son, too, but he's so big now that he doesn't need babying, so I'm enjoying a second motherhood with four animals that are all about the size of an actual human baby!