Bright Eyed Bean

At first glance, Bean seems like an ordinary, run-of-the-mill, brown tabby cat. But then, he looks at you with those amazing amber/gold eyes with beautiful flecks of blue and he twitches his satellite-like ears towards you and your heart jumps towards him. Bean is no ordinary cat. (I haven't been able to get a picture to quite capture how amazing his eyes appear in person.)

Last night, while I was laying on the couch watching re-runs, Bean hops up on the couch and curls up at my feet. Minutes later, he crawls up to lay beside me, then later jumps up to the top of the couch to lay above my head. Finally, he ends up laying on his back in the crook of my arm, head lolled back on my shoulder and purring in my hear. This boy is drawn to human affection like a magnet...after he tuckers himself out!

Earlier that evening you could find him stalking, pouncing and playing chase games with my cat, Jojo. After he wore Jojo out, he played with his toys, followed me happily around my apartment, twining around my feet, jumping in and out of my lap while at the computer and taking brief breaks in his play to rest on top of my desk chair above my head.

Of course, this morning he hopped in bed with me to nuzzle my nose and play with my hair to remind me it was time for breakfast!

The more I get to know Bean, the more I love him. He really is an amazing cat! He's the best of both playful and cuddly worlds and is a completely comfortable, well adjusted little boy. Last Saturday I took him to a cat adoption event at Petsmart at Northpoint and , while everything there was new to him, he did really well. He got just a little bit nervous as he met lots of people, cats and a few dogs, but after letting him run around a play pen for awhile with a few new buddies, he settled down in my lap and even slept for a bit. I was really proud of him. :-)

Bean will do really well in a home with another playful cat, so if you already have a cat and are looking for a new friend or you would like to adopt two cats, Bean is definitely a cat you want to consider. If you have any questions about Bean, email me at stephanielkirby@gmail.com or call APS at (919) 560-0640. If you know you'd like to meet Bean, you can fill out this application (http://www.apsofdurham.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/aps_adoption_application.doc) and email it to me or fax it to APS.

Bean is being fostered for the Animal Protection Society of Durham and his adoption fee includes:

• Medical examination for general good health
• Neuter surgery
• Microchip identification implant
• Rabies immunization
  
• Distemper/parvo immunization
• De-worming
• Feline leukemia virus/feline immunodeficiency virus combo test (Bean is negative for both.)