Basil settles in

Doe-eyed Basil is an affectionate, talkative cat who will come to you (with a "meow") when you call him. He is fine with our respectful dog. He was very traumatized by his trip to our house from the boarding kennel and by the new situation, but he has calmed down quite a bit now.

Basil has been with us for about four days now and is doing great. Yesterday we left the door to "his" room open so he could come out if he chose to. Mark's stepfather coaxed him to the doorway very soon after the door was opened, and then after a few hours of thinking about it, he ventured out. What a brave cat he was once he got going! He slowly explored the next room and then, despite the dog, immediately strolled through the rest of the house as though he owned the place. It was nice to see, after how scared he had been the first day. I'm sure it was more fun than cowering under an ottoman, which is what he did the first day.

He is such a nice cat! He loves to carry on conversations with you if you talk to him. I'll put more as we get to know him.