Murray [redux]

July 29, 2011

Michelle says: We foster so many kittens, but there are just some we cannot ever forget. My husband and I loved this little guy. He was found abandoned and brought to our rescue at about three to four days old. One of the foster homes started to feed him, but it's a lot of work and helps if you have experience and a flexible schedule to feed them every few hours when they're that young; so my husband and I took him in. She had already started calling him Murray, but that seemed like such an "old man name" for this little tiny guy. As he got older, he refused!!!! to stop bottle feeding. I swear, he must have been the oldest bottle baby ever. He would scream and holler and refuse to learn to eat on his own. He cracked us up. We tried to get pretty tough with him, leaving him to get hungry so he would want to eat on his own, but we were terrible pushovers -- look how cute his is! Finally, he decided to eat on his own! Yay!

His nicknames: Moo Moo, Moo Man, Mooey, Moo Bear. I was taking a photography class at the time we fostered him, so he was in some of my test shots and class shots. We still miss little Moo Man, but he was adopted with another kitten to a wonderful home and is very, very spoiled, just as he should be!

All Photos Courtesy of and ©: Michelle Peters Spivack

Michelle volunteers for 13th St. Cat Rescue, IBOK Rescue and Paws for SJACS in San Jose, CA

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Gina - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Oh, Moo Bear, you're just adorable, and you got these hoomans wrapped around your little toe... no one can tell you when is time to go off the bottle :) I hope you have a long life full of love, head bumps and belly rubs!

SharonK1973 - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Those eyes! Just those alone could never be forgotten!

CarolB57 - 12 years, 9 months ago

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What a cutie with the little bit of tongue showing in 2 photos! ;P How lucky that your family can devote the needed time to such young ones. Thank you for giving them all a great start!

paulajeanne - 12 years, 9 months ago

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MomcatSooma - 12 years, 9 months ago

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I'm in love! What a darling boy and what a great story! He's the perfect subject for your photography class!

amycats - 12 years, 9 months ago

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"I, Murray, Moo Moo, Moo Man, Mooey, Moo Bear, do solemnly swear that I will continue to enchant you whenever my photo is shown!" ...(and "thanks" too, to Michelle for being such a great photographer by catching me in this pose!")

wokkawokka - 12 years, 9 months ago

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I love this picture!!!! Little round head, big round eyes, tiny kitten smile. A perfect package.

MissyofMissylandia - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Similar eyes and nose. :-) Looks like father and son

I could not have been able to let him go, he is just sooooo adorable.

JulietsMom - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Oh, I can't resist a little pink tongue sticking out! Moo Moo, you're simply precious and I can understand how you got those humans to keep giving you that ol' bottle.

Dancing Cat Hill - 12 years, 9 months ago

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This yoga pose is called upside down twisted triangle and when you do it just right you can lick your knee...

What an adorable Moo Man!

mma - 12 years, 9 months ago

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What a darling story; and a man who loves kittens is pretty special.

lbreyen - 12 years, 9 months ago

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OMG!!!! Moo Man is totally IRRESISTABLE! and every photo is charming - what a wonderful story! This kitty "high" will last me the whole day.

mrskitton - 12 years, 9 months ago

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He is such a sweet cute kitten! And wonderful photography I must say...all the pictures are fantastic!

CareAboutCats - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Sweet little man!

Natthecat - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Murray has a kind of purity that takes my breath away!I too would "spoil" him to bits. He was so young and unmothered when you fostered him.

Natthecat - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Saved the whole series of photos!

Lor - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Ahhhhh...Murray is adorable! Happy to hear he finally learned to eat and that he went to a good home! Gosh... it would have been tough for me too, not to keep him! :-)

pdaniels1 - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Beautiful kitten. will be a beautiful cat. and you are in the group of beautiful people that find the time and effort to care for these little ones that need help.

jewely - 12 years, 9 months ago

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jewely - 12 years, 9 months ago

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what an absolute sweetheart! <3

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jewely - 12 years, 9 months ago

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darling! WANT!!!!

skyeltd - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Gus - 12 years, 9 months ago

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So handsome!

PhotobearSam - 12 years, 9 months ago

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I'm going to Pounce on you.....What a sweet kitty. Melts my heart.

cpneale - 12 years, 9 months ago

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o.m.g. he could NOT be cuter!!!

Snowysmom - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Moo is an adorably feisty little ginger kitten! So glad he was adopted into a loving home, where he continues to be spoiled!

KittyCatLover - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Scrumptiously adorable!
Those eyes say, "Please won't you take me home...I'll be really good, I promise!"

deinemuse - 12 years, 9 months ago

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AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Shirley - 12 years, 9 months ago

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What a wide-eyed little man. He is so taking in the world around him. Glad he is in a loving home.

sharon - 12 years, 9 months ago

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The big hunter stalks it's prey.:D

megatha427 - 12 years, 9 months ago

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I agree with what everyone has said about this little guy - he's adorable! And he is super photogenic. <3 I'm smitten!

megatha427 - 12 years, 9 months ago

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CHEESE!

BirmanMama - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Little Moo-man is about as cute as cute gets and your photos of him are wonderful. I don't know how you could let him go but I'm glad to hear he is in a wonderful home with a Daddy who spoils him.

kibblegirl - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Little Moo-man looks like he is waving good bye in this photo. I am so glad that he got adopted to a good home. What beautiful eyes that he has, blue at first and then the orange color near the end of the photos. He is adorable. Thank you Michelle, and your husband too, for all the time you spend fostering these little catties.

docsquid - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Cute kitten and handsome young cat. What a lovely story! Little Moo-man is as cute as cute can be.

chloe ross - 12 years, 9 months ago

He is just perfect. Girl Cat agrees.

lisaboese - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Oh my goodness, nobody in the world could resist this kitten!!! He deserves all the spoiling he can get!!!!

kittapotomus - 12 years, 9 months ago

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This is the most precious baby I've seen in a long time!

Gabby - 12 years, 9 months ago

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Totally Awesome Cute Kitteness!!!

Ash1Rose - 12 years, 9 months ago

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I wouldn't have been able to resist this little button either. I would give him whatever he wants!

Smooch - 12 years, 8 months ago

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I'd still be bottle feeding him today, lol! He is a seriously cute kitten, I would not have been able to refuse him! Great to hear he was adopted into a loving home with another kitten. I would have found it hard to let him go!

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