Wednesday, April 19, 2023

NEW MEMBER OF THE FAMILY

 Seems like I've been writing too much recently about old age and death.

So today I'm going to change the tone.

We have a new member of our family.



Yup, we've got a cat again.

After Blackwell and Muggles passed over the Rainbow Bridge, She Who Must Be Obeyed said "That's it. No more cats. We're too old."

Of course, Matty the Rental Cat didn't know that and just moved in, paying frequent visits to our home and delighting us with his friendliness and his antics when he got into the catnip.

BTW, I saw some of that in a store yesterday only it was carrying a brand name of Meowijuana!

But anyway, we've been in our new home since last September and in spite of seeing a number of cats in the neighborhood, none had come by for a visit.

And Judy's resistance was growing ever more weak.

Then the Beautiful Rich Daughter and Certified Cat Lady told her that many older cats are looking for homes with older, quieter families and said she'd put her in touch with some adoption sites.

I asked her (Judy) if she was sure about this since she had been so firm only a few years ago that we would not do this again.

Yesterday we went to a pet store and within an hour came home with that cutie above.

They told us her name was Squeakers, which neither one of us liked.

I told Judy that I had named almost all of the cats we had "owned" before so she could name this one.

It quickly became Sweetie and that name seems to fit her better.




She's 7 years old and weighs only 7-and-a-half pounds.

We were amazed at how quickly she became attached to us and how relaxed she was in her new surroundings.

So once again we are a Cat Family.

And I mean that seriously.

It is obvious that Sweetie wasn't adopted by us.

She adopted us.

18 comments:

  1. Welcome home, Sweetie! You will be well-loved, adored, and lovingly served by the humans you've adopted. Congratulations to you all! 😸

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  2. That is a wonderful story. She adopted you! That's wonderful. I love it.

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  3. Sweetie picked the purrfect family. 💕

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  4. Good for you. We all cave in the end. There are too many at the shelter to feel like if you can give them a good home it's a crime not to.

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  5. Oooh! That makes me want a sweetie like that!
    --Cheerful Monk

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  6. TC Cambria… most gratifying news there, pal! So glad that you have been adopted and Sweetie” is a great name. We had a black “Sweetie Pie” in Hoosierland.” She was a Grand Dame. Happy for you both. Enjoy the new family member.

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  7. What wonderful news is that! All 3 of you are lucky to be together. It is so good that she relaxed so well. Bravo.

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  8. Of course you have been chosen!

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  9. She is indeed a sweetie--what a little beauty! Mari says hello to her younger sister. You will love having a cat!

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  10. She is a sweetie.
    I'm quite firm about never having another cat when Lola eventually goes, she is almost 14 now (72 in cat years) and being an indoor cat who is very healthy will probably live another 6-8 years. I'm looking forward to not having cat hair on everything I own.

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  11. Sweetie found the sweetest place to call home. You and SWMBO are so kind to open your hearts to her.

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  12. Never too old, that cat will keep you young.

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  13. I'm glad you adopted an oldie but a goodie. They are entertaining, aren't they?

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