Cleo really is perfect, people have no idea what good it does to life to have a cat.
Your love for her, your daughter, is evident. And I understand it perfectly, because as I told you once I have two.
I've lost... I've lost 3 already. My grandmother always told me if you can't keep a pet and have it well, don't keep it. My first cat I had in 2001 Roñy, then I adopted the cat of a neighbour who didn't take care of her, she ate so bad that she came to my garden to eat snails. Her name was Tuty. I had them both for 14 years. First Tuty left... She had a tumour on her eyelid, she was almost all white, the vet told me that it can happen, but finally she died of a heart attack.
Roñy left me months later and I am convinced that she died of sadness and to save me (but that's another subject).
I suffered so much, I can't explain it to you, or rather I think you know how it is ..... they are my children, I love them with all my soul.
I adopted them when they were over 1 year old.
When Roñy was sick I adopted Tony, the grey cat that I have now, and both he and Catalina are going to be 11 years old in September, and they are super well, healthy and happy, they run around the flat as if they were 2 years old.
Always with medical controls, proper feeding and above all lots of love.
I know that when they leave it will be terrible for me, but they have given me so much that makes up for it.
I was given a piece of advice once, don't stay without a cat, and that's what I did, the advice was right. My life is beautiful, they are precious.
Love this post! Thank you!
Having cats in my life has been of great help at times, has provided a lot of enjoyment and has kept my feet on the ground when that was required. Mine have been dependable friends and I have valued all of them.
I had an all white cat too, called Dixie. A house guest kicked her (injuries consistent with a kick to the side) as he didn't like cats and made it known for the time he was there. He was the partner of my sister who was staying with me for a few days. She became very sick and needed an operation, shattered ribs down her left side. $2,500 later I brought her home as the vet said she was ok...she died that night and I was inconsolable. It is because of people like that chap that I'm able to visit violence upon others - they deserve nothing more. As it turned out, he made my sister get rid of her cat which got flown 2,300km down to me and I loved that cat, Gemmi, as if she was my own also. (She was mine the moment my sister relinquished her because of that guy.) I never saw him again, I would have put him in hospital if I had, with no hesitation.
I've had people come into my house and announce that they don't like cats. Ok, I get it, but announcing it like that? I switch off immediately and they're often gone soon after; it says a lot about a person who will come into someone else's domain, obvious cat lovers, and announce something like that. I don't have a lot of time for most people, they are mostly disappointing.
Having a cat in my life makes it more meaningful. Yes, I understand people don't like them and that's ok; but for me it brings comfort and humility and I've found beautiful moments of peace through spending time with Dixie, Merlin, Gemmi and Cleo.
I understand you perfectly, reading your comment I remembered a very ugly story that happened to me about someone who called herself my friend. When I arrived in Spain with Catalina (the black cat) and I couldn't find a rental because nobody wanted to rent me a flat with animals .... my friend told me to abandon her, to abandon my daughter!!!
Someone once told me, if a person doesn't like animals, he is not a good person. I don't know if that's so, but life has shown me that it is.
I have already erased that person from my life, from my phone, from everything. I love my cats, nobody messes with them, they are my life and they make my life wonderful.
It's hard to find people who love cats like that, thank you.
Yes, people are sub-par at times, meaning they suck. I'm glad to hear you cast aside that person and ceased all connections, they don't deserve to be a part of your life. I work hard to remove negativity from my life, meaning people and their influences, and replacing it with the positive ones. It seems to make a lot of sense to me.
Yep.
If the person is negative I walk away. I don't argue, I don't fight. I don't like that. I just stay away from those people who do me wrong and have done me wrong on many occasions.
In the case of this so-called friend it hurt me, because I thought she was my friend and she knew about my love for cats. She didn't care. So she didn't love me.
But I got over it and I moved forward, always forward and strengthened!
People change I guess, for many reasons too...They also drift into and out of our spheres and that's ok. I guess we need to be true to ourselves, and they them, so I'm not to fussed. I'm really good at drawing a line beneath a person and moving on without any more thought invested. I've learned to do that over the years and it helps me have a happier life.
As they say in my country, clean slate... move on.
I used to have a harder time doing that when I was a teenager or younger.... no longer
I think people struggle to do it when young as they're seeking acceptance or validation maybe. When we get a little older, and grow into self-acceptance and self-confidence it's easier.