Cats are the best pets. It took me awhile to realize it but when I finally did, I was hooked.
I've had a gaggle of cats over the years. All with big, loving personalities and all graduates of ARL, none younger than six months--kittens are cute but simply too much.
My last and most favorite, Budwood P. Johnson, actually chose me. I was fawning over a Siamese mix in a cage across the aisle when felt repeated taps on my shoulder from the cat I had my back to.
I turned around and this sweet, needy black tiger cat with a look that meowed, "You'll find none better."
I opened the cage and he jumped in my arms and started muzzling my ear and purring very loud.
It seems as though your cats did as well with you! When they know, they know. For some it takes a little bit longer to really know if their first impression was correct, especially when they have to share you with another cat. Thanks for sharing this story!
Love this. Your grandma’s cat looks like a big bruiser with a great heart, by the way. And Kiki looks like one of my long-gone beloved cats, Cookie. She was the last of the barn cats in our lives. We took her home the day after my farm-wife Grandmother’s funeral, knowing that the era of barn cats was over for us.
Cats are unique personalities. I’ve never seen a cat dressed in doll clothes!
Cats are the best pets. It took me awhile to realize it but when I finally did, I was hooked.
I've had a gaggle of cats over the years. All with big, loving personalities and all graduates of ARL, none younger than six months--kittens are cute but simply too much.
My last and most favorite, Budwood P. Johnson, actually chose me. I was fawning over a Siamese mix in a cage across the aisle when felt repeated taps on my shoulder from the cat I had my back to.
I turned around and this sweet, needy black tiger cat with a look that meowed, "You'll find none better."
I opened the cage and he jumped in my arms and started muzzling my ear and purring very loud.
He stayed in that position for 18 years.
And he was right: none better.
I love that story, Andy. And I love that you and Budwood P. Johnson found each other. He knew who his person should be. ❤️
It seems as though your cats did as well with you! When they know, they know. For some it takes a little bit longer to really know if their first impression was correct, especially when they have to share you with another cat. Thanks for sharing this story!
Love this. Your grandma’s cat looks like a big bruiser with a great heart, by the way. And Kiki looks like one of my long-gone beloved cats, Cookie. She was the last of the barn cats in our lives. We took her home the day after my farm-wife Grandmother’s funeral, knowing that the era of barn cats was over for us.
Grandma's and cats are the best, aren't they? I love that you had Cookie and she had you. ❤️