Chiroru/Leo ADOPTED!
Chiroru was found abandoned in Hikone on September 19, at around 4 weeks of age, with his 4 siblings. He's a long haired ginger tabby with a gentle and affectionate temperament. He was fostered and then adopted in Tokyo in November, 2009.
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1/20/11 - We just moved, Leo and all, back to Switzerland. He has grown into a beautiful big cat. He survived the traveling and changes well, although he keeps meowing in the night. I think he is homesick.

1/28/10 I am working hard on it now! I have seen an improvement. I have been training him with the water pistol and we've added several scratching boards. I am going to order one of those towers too... thank you for the link! So we will see how all this goes. Overall, I am pleased with him. 

1/22/10 We are having trouble with Leo because he has managed to scratch holes in the wall paper on many walls and has clawed our leather furniture. I guess that is not a surprise. I am in the midst of trying to train him with a squirt bottle and we put scratching boards all over the house!

11/30/09 As I write Leo (Chiroru) is amusing himself by jumping up on the counters in the kitchen! He is doing well and we are all very fond of him. [Our daughter] continues to be a good "mommy" although it is hard for her to make the other two kids obey her. But Leo does sleep with [her] and she is very happy about that.

11/2/09 Two weeks have passed and the kittens have really grown! And of course we have all grown fond of them too! [We] would like to keep Chiroru, the male, and would like to call him "Leo".

10/26/09 Brother and sister love play-fighting! [Our daughter] is doing a good job as "mother".  

10/22/09 The kittens are doing well! They are sleeping through the night and their BM's are normal! We got a scratching pad which they like. I'll see about putting a [hot] waterbottle in their bed.