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So sorry to hear this. Losing a pet is just as bad as losing a family member, because that's what they become.
Keesa
2000-2011
"Where you used to be there is a hole in the world
which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime
and falling in at night."
--Edna St. Vincent Millay
She's got a really pretty coat too.
Olive is gorgeous. When I was growing up we called kitties with that coloring "money cats," for reasons that nobody quite seemed to understand.
You're absolutely right that it's important to make room for a newcomer -- you can never replace them, but you can always help another. This is Carol, my new housemate.
She was named after the animal control officer who captured her and brought her into the shelter -- she was a member of a feral colony, and was pregnant when they brought her in four months ago. She was wild and ferocious at first, but settled down a bit after being treated for a cold, and now seems much more comfortable. I went over to the shelter on Friday and sat down in the cat room -- exactly as I did ten years ago when I adopted Keesa -- and Carol came over and sort of nudged me, just like Keesa did. I took that as a sign.
She's still pretty wary about her new home -- most of the time she's hiding under the guest bed -- but she comes out to be fed, and I sit and talk with her, and she appreciates and enjoys the attention. We just took a little nap together -- the first time she's ever been on a bed, I think -- and I think she realizes that this domestication racket might be better than she first thought.
Carol is absolutely adorable. So happy to hear the she's warming up already. She sure lucked out in getting a good home!
Another cutie. Does it make me a bad person if I'm tempted to turn on the water?