Once upon a time in 2012, a couple of young girls came to our door with a squirming gray and white kitten in their hands.
“Can you take this kitten?” they asked without telling us where, exactly, said kitten might have come from. “We found it,” is all they would say other than, “We heard you like cats.”
Oh, really… What would you have said to that? And to this?
Baby Tessa with her Secret Stripes, 2012 – © Colehauscats.com
Tessa’s baby eyes, 2012 – © Colehauscats.com
Baby Tessa is coy, 2012 – © Colehauscats.com
Sneaky Baby Tessa is sneaky, 2012 – © Colehauscats.com
We never did get a straight answer out of the girls or their parents so we had to take them at their word. Within the hour we had made up and plastered found kitten posters all over the neighborhood and surrounding areas and made calls to the local humane society who added this kitten, whom the girls had named Angel, to their lost and found listing.
“Angel” went into a carrier – she really was quite squirmy, and immediately to a closed bathroom where Mom proceeded to comb countless fleas out of the kitten’s fur. Mom also noticed the kitten had very soft paw pads, making her unlikely to have been outside very long, if at all.
“Where did you come from, kitten?” Mom asked. “Angel” had suddenly taken a vow of silence, and we don’t care what the fleas had to say because, ugh, fleas!
The kitten stayed in “quarantine,” our bedroom, through three weeks and two vet trips to ensure she was healthy, and yes, she was very squirmy there, too.
This cat ate the hat, 2012 – © Colehauscats.com
After three weeks without a single phone call or inquiry to our found kitten poster, we went back to the girls’ parents homes and told them we wished to adopt “Angel.” We had fallen in love. Was that the plan all along? Whose plan? The girls, or the kitten’s plan? The parents were more than happy to hear we loved the kitten and would care for it always, and the girls wanted to come visit often, which they did until their families moved out of state. They still called the kitten “Angel” even though we named her Tessa.
Kitten yoga, Tessa-style, 2012 – © Colehauscats.com
Baby Tessa at rest, 2012 – © Colehauscats.com
Tessa has been a handful, to be sure. Always looking for trouble, always into this and that and with no aversion to danger, she’s also been a joy and a love-heart. Must be a Tuxie thing. Tuxies sure do know how to wrap their humans around their paws.
Tessa, 2018 – © Colehauscats.com
You can read more about Tessa and the rest of the Colehaus Cats on our About page here. Have a good weekend!
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Here’s a fun online jigsaw puzzle of baby Tessa at rest care of JigsawPlanet.com. And, per request, here’s a puzzle of Viola’s Big Eyes from Wednesday’s post. Have fun!
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A Colehaus Cats flashback:
2017 – No post
2016 – No post
2015 – Mondays
2014 – No post
2013 – No post
2012 – No post
That is a nice story, I am glad you got to adopt her. Such a cute kitten and now an adorable lady. I am off to do the puzzle. Have a great weekend! XO
Those are so darn cute!
Okay, I’ve finished both puzzles, because I am compelled!
I’ve been waiting for someone to show up at my house with a kitten for years. Should my employer choose to move us back towards my side of town, I’ll be only minutes from home, and that’s when I’ll start to foster. Right now, I’m too far away should an emergency happen, and leaving that all to The Hubby isn’t fair.
Tuxies rule!. 😊
What a doll she was!
She’s such a cutie, and we are very glad she ended up with you.
I never knew Tessa’s adoption story before! Thanks for sharing.
Aww, I loved reading the story of Tessa aka Angel. What an adorable kitten she was.
Tessa as a kitten!!!! Tessa as a kitten! {Loud squeal}
Bear’s comment: “Sheesh you’d think she’s never seen a kitten before! How embarrassing!”
What a beautiful story with a happy ending … our favorite kind!
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What a beautiful story ! We didn’t know about it ! Purrs
Oh Tessa, I don;t think I knew this about you and Tuxies sure do wrap their family around their aw,. I have Mom bagged!
Tessa, what a sweet kitten you were. And you’ve grown into a beauty.
What a sweetie, and she still is very cute!
Luv da kitten pics!
i loved hearing how you came to have Tessa–very lucky you all found each other! hat a gorgeous girl!
Oh my cod what a precious little baby!!! Some things are just meant to be 🙂
What an adorable kitten. What happened? Just kidding. Yes, we do know how to wrap the human around our paws.
Good job Tessa for making them love you and keep you.
That’s so sweet!
Have a wonderful weekend…
Noodle and crew
They sure brought her to the Right Place!
Oh yes, Tessa was destined to live in your home. We love her kitten pictures.
Stereo purrs……….Hemingway and Steinbeck
Tessa, we are glad you ended up exactly where you belong. You sure did find your way to the most loving forever home ever.