My New Girlfriend
April 7th, 2009 | 
Author: Losing Gracie was seriously the saddest thing I’ve been through in forever. I found myself crying for a couple of days. I kept thinking I saw her.
A dear friend kept suggesting that I get a new cat right away. You need a buddy, he’d keep saying. I kept my eyes on the classifieds and on the Humane Society web site, looking for another Siamese. I hadn’t seen one, but, you know, it’s kitten season. I was hopeful.
I stopped by the Humane Society on my way home from work yesterday and there was a small female cat whose paperwork said that she had been adopted once already and returned. Apparantly this was a jealous cat. She did not like living in a multi-cat home. Stella did everything she could to get my attention,
I got Stella home, and she felt at home right away. There was no hiding at all. She needed a good brushing. Still does. I’ve never seen a cat shed this much. She also needed a bath something fierce. She hates water more than any cat I’ve ever had, and I have the injuries to prove it, but she didn’t hold a grudge at all. She is far more affectionate than Gracie was.
And she plays fetch. I’m not kidding. It’s pretty sweet.
Posted in Ephemera
4 Responses to “My New Girlfriend”
Leave a Reply
The Last Chance Texaco by Chris M. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
That is so sweet! I’m glad you and Stella found each other. She sounds like a wonderful cat.
Good for you for releasing yourself from the Nicotine addiction. Been sober 11 years from Meth and alcohol and …, 10.5 from Nicotine. Got my Lab at 9 months sober, looking back it’s been the best relationship I have ever had and my longest relationship. He has taught me so much about love, forgiveness, playfulness and responsibility.
One thing I try to remember to ask myself when problems with people arise….”Do I want to be right, or do I want to be happy?” most days I want to be happy. Godspeed. Sandy
That’s so great Chris. I hope you post a pic soon so we can see the new addition to your family. MikeL posted a response to my post of yesterday that was so helpful to me today. I think you might get something out of it too. Give it a read and let me know what you think.
Both of my cats are rescued. Great job saving a kittie.