In my last post, I started a list of who I am. In this point, I am going to continue with what you need to know about me if you want to get with me. I’m old. I’m set in my ways. I am not going to make any major changes soon. So. Let’s continue with the list.
5. I love my cat, Shadow, more than anything. He is my everything, and I love him with all my heart.I adopted him and his brother, Raven, when they were 9 months old. This was 16 years ago, and he is nearly 17. I was allergic to cats, but I loved them. I was allergic to everything, so I decided I might as well be happy while allergic. I knew that I wanted two cats and that I wanted them to be black. I looked at hundreds of cats (broke my heart) and noticed that these two were going to be at the local PetCo the next day. Or PetSmart. One of the two.
Raven’s bio (named Midnight) read that he was outgoing and energetic. He was good with dogs and had a small issue with the litter box (bigger issue than revealed). Shadow’s said that he was psychic and knew that I wanted two cats. They were a bonded pair and had to go together. I fell in love with Shadow’s bio and went to the store the next day.
When I got there, there was only one cat. A very unhappy Midnight. I asked their foster mom rather accusingly where Shadow was. She said that she had put Midnight in the carrier first, which was a big mistake because Shadow ran off. She could not find him and decided to leave him at home. No one had looked at the boys in all the pet adoptions she had brought them to and she had decided that she was going to adopt them after this one. She already had something like 14 cats and 3 dogs.
She put Midnight in my arms and while he was unhappy, he did not protest. We went around the store so I could pick out all the things I would need. We set up a time for me to go to her house to get Shadow, and we decided that Midnight would go home with her. When I went to get them, Shadow ran off and disappeared. It took us half an hour to find him. When I brought them home, I put them in the dining room and closed both sliding doors. I had a box in there, which Shadow made a beeline for. Raven was ready to leave the room and explore in half an hour, but I kept them in overnight.
The next day, I could only find Raven. He was meowing at me and wanting me to follow him downstairs. When we got there, he stood staring at the dividing wall and meowing. I went to the other side and found Shadow behind some boxes.
He is my miracle cat. He had a major health issue ten years ago, and he was not supposed to survive. The vet told me that it would take a miracle for him to reach the number he needed to get to by the end of the day. I was numb the whole day as I waited for the call. When it came, I braced myself for the inevitable words, “It’s time to let him go.” Instead, I got the jubliant, “It’s a miracle! He reached the number.” I was able to take him home that day and did not have to do anything special. Raven accepted him back after a week of being gone without a murmur.
We have been through so much together. He is my loyal companion and anyone who can’t respect that cannot get with me.