Hi sweetheart,
I guess I didn?t tell you about Mouse ? but you MUST know about her. I?m sure you were there when we got her. Heidi?s been wanting her own cat especially since we went to PA and she made friends with Alberta?s cat, Snowshoe. She seems so needy, the ?nothing is ever enough kid? and so I said yes, sure, we could look at the shelters and find a cat. I got sick, though, and so did she after we got back and when she began to feel better she started asking about the cat again. Last Friday, I said okay, we?ll look this weekend.
On Saturday, Jan. 5th, Heidi, Kristin, and I drove over to Petsmart first. They had a couple of older cats there. Heidi decided she wanted a cat and not a kitten. These were REALLY older cats, 3 and 5 years old, supposedly a brother and a sister and Heidi didn?t want to separate them. I remembered how to get to the Oyster Bay Animal Shelter and remembered the man said they had several cats a year and older, so we went there next.
There were three cats in the lobby. One of them was already howling as we walked in and it seemed to put off or scare the girls. The guy behind the counter said the cat was just moved there and was scared. It was pretty?completely gray. Anyway, I told the man we were here to adopt a cat and he had another animal control officer take us to the back to visit the cats available for adoption.
The first cat we looked at looked like Paddywhack, the cat we had in Maryland. She was very affectionate with Heidi, bumping her head and rubbing against her. Heidi already was in a dither. ?Mommy, I don?t know what to do!? she exclaimed.
?Just pet them and call to them and see how they respond to you,? I advised.
We looked at the next cat, a tabby like Kushna. He was reserved and withdrawn so he didn?t stay with us very long. I said to the lady that we?d like to see the three cats in the front, but Heidi suddenly said she wanted the black and white. She was definitely sure about that so I went back out to the front to talk to the officer and arrange for the adoption. I found out her name is Mouse (cute name) and the officer added she was brought in yesterday by a man. The cat belonged to his wife.
The officer stopped there but all of a sudden, it was like I KNEW that we had been led to this cat. ?The man?s wife died, didn?t she?? I asked.
The officer looked up at me, surprised. ?How?d you know THAT??
I said, ?Because my husband died.? It didn?t make any sense to HIM. He mumbled he was sorry. It made sense to ME. I felt like you?d led us to this cat because you knew that Heidi needed her. I added, ?I just think we were meant to have this cat.?
The man gave me an odd look but didn?t say anything. We completed the paperwork and took Mouse home. She?s been fitting in really nicely, Rich. Amber tolerates her just fine. They haven?t fought at all although they haven?t become buddies. I took her to the vet to have her checked out and they found ear mites but we got medicine for that. Mousie hates it. She also seems to be very gassy and the assistant asked for a stool sample but to be honest, I can?t remember how you get one. :P
More later, darling,
Love you,
Me