Meet the Clan - Kyo

Meet our tribe's Alpha Kitty. His name is Kyo. Like Tokyo, but missing the first two letters.Before we get too far, let's go to the vital stats:

Name: Kyo

AKA: The Garbage Disposal (He will eat ANYTHING. I once caught him making a valiant effort to devour a dirty sock.)

Age: I actually know this one! His approximate date of birth is February 1, 2012, so he just turned two

Weight: 10 pounds. But he's fluffy, so he looks even larger than that. 

Kyo was an impulse buy. Kind of like the Snickers bars and trashy magazines and overpriced gum you find in the checkout line at the Walmart. Except I didn't buy a Snickers bar, or a trashy magazine, or gum. I bought another cat. 

It was a Sunday afternoon and Jason and I were at a local pet supply store to buy a shedding rake. (See previous comments about Artemis in the spring.) A local shelter was camped outside the store with various unhappy-looking animals in cages. As we walked past, I spotted a tiny black, long-haired kitten. I looked at Jason and he gave me the "we're leaving with that kitten, aren't we" look. But I went about my business and bought a shedding rake. As we were leaving, I thought we should just say hello to the kitten. 

Riiiiiight, Sarah. Just say hello.

Anyway, the lady in charge told us that he wasn't very friendly, and didn't really like people. But the second she opened the cage door, he leaped into Jason's arms and started purring. 

So I took him home. 

Not the best picture, but how can you say no to that little face?

Kyo is very much the Alpha. He arrived in my home, and quickly realized that his kitty family consisted of a moron and a terrified kitty, and he had zero competition for control of the household. Lucky break, cat. 









Love & Tuna!