Back by popular demand: New kitten now has a name & has survived his first (mini) medical crisis

We've posted expansively on the new kitten adopted by our colleague, Daily Breeze reporter Sandy Mazza.

But wait! There's more. (And, yes, our readers have been clamoring, yea demanding that we post an update, already. Well, two of you, anyway.) So here it is:

1. The kitten, a former feral Sandy found outside her apartment building, now has a name: Cooper. The decision? Ain't complicated. No particular deep meaning, despite all our efforts in sending Sandy links to Irish names, cat names, kitten names, boy names. Mainly, the name was chosen because Sandy, for days in angst over what to name the critter, began calling him "Goober" for lack of anything formal. She figures Cooper is not only much more respectable but it also rhymes with Goober so perhaps he won't be too confused. My cat lady friend also tells me Cooper happens to be a popular right now, she's got "one" (meaning a cat named Cooper).

2. There was a brief flurry of panic over the weekend when Cooper suddenly slowed w-a-y down from his usual frantic, mouse-chasing self. He stopped eating and fell asleep, prompting new mom Sandy to dash him to the pet clinic. A virus & fever, apparently, and after receiving a shot Cooper bounced back to his normal self.

3. And finally, (drum roll) we've saved the best for last. The new, updated pic, showing Cooper in a rare moment of rest with one of his 4 toy mice:

All in unison now: AWWWWwwwwwww.

Previous posts (voluminous, they are!) about Sandy's kitten: Fleas;  The new kitten: an update; New kitten: Gifts! Mice!  Cats + lasers = Good times;  It's all about Sandy's kitten.