Two Grey Ladies
I’ve always had at least one pet in the house. I once had a dog, two cats, a rabbit, a gerbil and three hamsters. But now the house is silent. It’s almost six months since our darling dog, Josh, died and nearly two years since our elderly cat, Rosie, passed away. Coming down in the mornings is the worst. There’s no one to demand instant feeding, no one to trip me up as I make an early morning cut of tea, no one to wrap themselves round my arms as I check my emails.
I know I have a lot going on at the moment and it would be easy to not bother but as soon as I spoke to the lady at Leicester's RSPCA Animal Rescue Centre I knew the house wouldn’t be silent for long. She told me about two lady cats who had been in their cattery for a couple of months. They aren’t kittens and they’re not the confident ‘look at me’ type of cats so people had been passing them by. Even before I saw them I knew that they were about to be mine.
I must admit to being anxious as I was taken to meet them. What if they didn’t like me? When we were introduced I really couldn’t tell if they liked me or not. They were timid and withdrawn. One of them (I think it was Mabel) was so quiet that I asked if she was ill. I was assured that they were both healthy but were becoming increasingly depressed. By the time they were in the car they were both bright eyed and watching everything that was going on. Their energy levels rose still further as they explored their new home and now Charlie is asleep on the chair while Mabel (I think it’s Mabel) is rubbing up against my hand as I type this blog.
Aren’t they lovely? All I’ve got to do now is to work out which one is which!
How lovely! They seem to be settling in well--last time I brought a cat home she hid behind the sofa for about a week! I hope you and Mabel & Charlie have many long happy years together.
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful. You have made two lovely animals very happy. I am sure they will make you happy too. I hope you all have many many years of togetherness. So pleased you have something to cuddle and make you smile. Big fluffy hugs. P & B are not cat lovers, so woofed instead of a lick today....! xx
ReplyDeleteOh, Ros, congratulations! Lovely lovely news. Purrrrrr!
ReplyDeleteOh they are lovely. I wish I wasn't allergic to cats because now I want one.
ReplyDeleteAw! SO LOVELY! I so want a cat, but our small flat just isn't right for one. Please post lots of pics!
ReplyDeleteHi Cat and Kate, yes they do seem to have settled in very quickly. They're sound asleep now.
ReplyDeleteHi Pauline, they are lovely, aren't they. We were told that they're not dog lovers so please tell P and B that I entirely understand. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pippa. And prrrr to you too.
ReplyDeleteHi Ann, sorry to hear your allergic to them. My daughter-in-law is too. It's such a shame because stroking a cat is good for stress.
Hi Talli, I suppose a flat isn't ideal for cats. We do have the luxury of a garden with trees so when they're allowed out they should have a great time... and yes there will be lots of pics!
ReplyDeleteHow great Ros that you've made two cats very happy and brought some more love and cuddles into your home.
ReplyDeleteYou can never give or receive too much affection
Coloured collars! It's the only way when they're identical. Having a pet in the house is so important to me. Like you, I rescued my dog at a time that probably wasn't ideal, but sometimes it's those stressful times when you need the company the most.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Amie! They are adorable - you are such a wonderful person!
ReplyDeleteUh Oh. Cats and collars has been mentioned. We don't put collars on our cats in case they get caught in a tree, or under a fence, or attached to a passing car or something like that...
ReplyDeleteHi Ann, thanks and you're certainly right about never giving or receiving too much affection. It's certainly good for the soul, like chicken soup in an abstract sort of way!
ReplyDeleteHi Amie, and yes they're certainly helping reduce stress here already. As for the coloured collars...
ReplyDeleteHi, Another Migraine. You know me so well. These girls will not be wearing collars just in case they get caught on a twig. Anyway we've almost worked out who is who... I think.
Thank you so much Jemi, now you're making me blush.
ReplyDeletethey do look similar to a cat that we onced had called smokey, good post !
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ReplyDeleteNew follower here--thanks for following my blog. Glad you've joined up with the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. I look forward to finding out more about the "small stones method" to which you referred in the comment on my blog. I'm also going to look at the "Writing Our Way Home" site.
ReplyDeleteLook forward to your posts.
Lee
Tossing It Out
Thanks Sam, I've certainly never owned smoky grey cats like these two before.
ReplyDeleteHi Duncan and thank you so much for the award. There'll be more about that in my next post :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Arlee. Thank you for the follow. The small stones are a written description of tiny moments from a day. The words are pared down and polished to produce a small shiny stone of a thought. Fiona Robyn explains it much better than I can.
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