she's a she...& she's already fixed!

i took our kitty, Night, to the vet yesterday...dropped her off 1st thing in the morning for an overnight visit...since we've claimed her as our own (& she's claimed us right back), i figured we'd better take her to the vet to not only get her fixed (one adopted kitty is enough!), but to get a rabies shot, de-wormed, etc. too

i went in this morning to pick her up, & guess what?
she's already been fixed!

the vet was able to confirm that she's a she...she's pretty comfortable with all of us (especially me) - & we've been able to pet her on our laps, love on her every day, even pick her up...but i've never been brave enough to flip her over or try to examine her enough to find out her sex...we just assumed since we couldn't see the obvious, that she was female...i'm glad that's been confirmed ~lol~

they also guess she's around 3 years old...not quite as old as i had guessed...she's got a peppering of white hairs throughout her black fur - almost making it look like she's graying...but i guess she's like me - u can't guess age, based on gray hair ;0)

i wonder where she came from? was she someone's beloved kitten - fixed, taken care of...then they moved away & left her behind? did she just run off from home?

she was most definitely a stray when she came to us - no collar, rummaging through our trash, searching for food...staying far far away from us - too scared to let us get anywhere near her when we tried

she's fattened up since moving in under our back porch...we have a little house out back for her, & she'll use that to lay around in during the day sometimes...but at night, she goes back deep under our porch, & sleeps there...she has NO interest in coming inside - no matter how hard the girls try...she never touches the trash now...& she's outside, waiting, every morning when we come out to leave...& again, waiting for us to come home, every evening (of course, that's dinner time too)

we missed her while she was at the vet...& worried about whether she was scared or not...we were even afraid that she might be mad/scared & take off once we brought her home again

she didn't meow once the entire ride home - which is weird...she meows a LOT...& loudly too...so we worried a little...but i had a can of food ready when we opened the door to the carrier...she recognized immediately where she was, went to check out her spot under the porch, returned right away & ate her food, then meowed long & loud for a very long time...rubbing up against our legs & trying hard to keep us from going inside - she was wanting some major attention!

& we ate it right up!