A couple of weeks ago I found a kitty that we are probably going to end up keeping. I know this sounds like when a 6 year old comes home with a baby kitty and says "can I keep her" but it was not like that. I "found" this kitty trying to cross 4 lanes of rushing traffic with her brother. She looked like trash tumbling across the street, and once I realized that the trash had legs, I was out of my car, stopping traffic, and encouraging her into my arms. I never found her brother, though I did see him make it safely across the street, hopefully he is still safe.
Anyway, I brought the kitty home and Chris and I were keen on making sure she was healthy and safe. We brought her to the vet, got her a clean bill of health, bought her toys, food, and a house at PetSmart. At first we were intent on finding a good home for her figuring with 160+ lbs of dog in the house, there was no way this kitty was ever going to be comfortable. We kept her separate from the dogs and made sure she was safe. She slept a lot the first few days and tried to get comfortable.
As the days went on, it was clear that this kitty did not want to be away from us or the dogs. She cried at night and still missed her mommy very much! In turn, our dogs were curious about her. Our little dog, Adriane, was especially curious. She wanted to smell and lick the kitty so badly she would whine and tremble! We started the introduction by letting the kitty and Adriane peer at each other.
Then I let Adriane sniff the kitty (whom by now we have named Dodge) while I held her. Sniffing turned quickly to licking. . .
Eventually everyone got comfortable enough to let Dodge wander around, or even watch TV while we were in the room (Yes, that is our wee TV in the fire place. Really, do you think we are going to use our fireplace in Arizona, please!).
Adriane has really taken to Dodge. She likes to lick her and today I even witnessed Adriane sharing her ice cube with Dodge. She chewed it into smaller pieces and then pushed the small pieces toward Dodge so she could have a lick.
It is really heart warming to see these two animals actually play together and keep each other company. It is nice to know that in our house, the saying "fighting like cats and dogs" means only this:
Welcome Dodge (unless we find you a really great home!)
Adriane has really taken to Dodge. She likes to lick her and today I even witnessed Adriane sharing her ice cube with Dodge. She chewed it into smaller pieces and then pushed the small pieces toward Dodge so she could have a lick.
It is really heart warming to see these two animals actually play together and keep each other company. It is nice to know that in our house, the saying "fighting like cats and dogs" means only this:
Welcome Dodge (unless we find you a really great home!)
I think Dodge has found her really great home already! Did you really ever think you wouldn't keep her? What true animal lover ever rescues a kitty and doesn't end up keeping her/him anyway?
ReplyDeleteRegarding your comment on "Blah, Blah, Blog", Hunter insists that you visit us again soon. He asks about you all the time. In fact, we think your name is the first word he's been saying lately...or, he could just be trying to say 'kitty.' It's hard to tell. It kind of sounds like he has marbles in his mouth. In any case, please come back to see us!