We drove down to South Carolina to pick up two Chows on 5/21/99. As we have gotten several Chows from the Lenoir County Animal Shelter in NC, we decided to stop by and see their facility for the first time while in their area. While at the shelter, we saw three lovely kittens. Two of the kittens were in a separate room with a group of other kittens running around on the floor. They were very small, black and white Manxs. We told the two ladies we work with that we would take them and the other kitten when we got back from picking up the Chows in SC.

While we were in SC, the ladies took the three kittens to the vet to get all their shots and first worming done. Upon our return, they met us with the kittens so we could take the wee ones back with us.

Charlie and Cindy were very small for their supposed 8 weeks. Later it would become apparent to our vet that the kittens were not 8 weeks of age when he first saw them, but rather more like 4 weeks. That would explain much. We named Charlie for Charlie Chapman because of the marking above her mouth. Cindy we named for the store manager where we held our adoption days.

So, we took the three kittens to our adoption days at the store until one day a young lady came into the store and saw Charlie. She became enchanted with our baby girl and decided she and her fiancé would like to add Charlie to their family. They already had a cat at home and wanted to find a good playmate for him. So, we took Charlie over to their home in Georgetown where the two cats became fast friends.

Charlie, like her sister Cindy, is still a very small cat, and sweet as could be.