We adopted Bertie from the Enfield Community Cat Project in Connecticut one year ago today. He and two of his brothers had been rescued from a colony of feral cats in Hartford, Ct.
This is the photo that was posted on the ECCP Facebook page that made us fall in love with this little guy.
When I brought him home, we initially had him in a playpen so that he could get used to being here but also have some personal space away from our other cats. It didn't last long.
Our adult cats were extremely upset that the new baby was 'trapped' and they immediately went to work trying to free him. Bertie was very interested in meeting the cats too so he ended up not needing the playpen for long.
Bertie has three 'mannies' - Andrei, Raimi, and Anakin. They've all taken on the role of parent to Bertie. Even though Betrie isn't a kitten anymore, they still treat him like he's their baby. Bertie loves the attention.
He's settled into being a spoiled house cat very well. We all love him very much and we're looking forward to spoiling him for the rest of his life.