NAME: Spencer

OWNER: Reality Check blogger Sarah Kelber

HOW THEY MET: I was checking out the kittens at the Maryland SPCA and was immediately drawn to tiny Spencer because he resembled my childhood cat Misha. In the get-to-know-each-other room, this tiny kitten, who had just turned eight weeks old and become eligible for adoption, was hopping around stalking one of my rings when he fell off the table and landed not on his feet, but on his back. He got up and scampered away to hide under a chair. I scooped him up and decided he was definitely coming home with us. Spencer's a little goofy, and we always joke that we ended up adopting him because the shelter had a "you break, you buy" policy. (It doesn't, that I am aware of.)

AGE OF PET: Almost 10

HOME: Columbia

BREED: Domestic shorthair of the orange variety

FAVORITE ACTIVITY: Watching birds through the sliding-glass door and making ridiculous noises at them

FAVORITE FOOD (OTHER THAN REGULAR KIBBLE): Spencer hasn't figured out that there is food beyond regular kibble.

RANDOM FACT: Every night before he goes to sleep, he crawls on my husband's back and grooms his shirt for a few minutes.

IF THIS PET HAD A MOTTO FOR LIFE, IT WOULD BE: What, me worry?

Photo by Sarah Kelber

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