If you follow my blog (and I hope you do, even if I don’t blog everyday) you know that I have had a lot of cats. I am a chronic cat adopter, but no worries, I keep all my kitties till they pass.
Last year we had a horrible year when Sebastian was diagnosed with cancer that he got from a rabies vaccination and then subsequently died about 7 months after his amputation surgery. Our whole family was quite distraught at the loss of him. We had adopted Sebastian while still in college (let’s not talk about how long ago that was) so losing him was devastating. He was my first “out of my parents house” pet. The entire dynamics changed amongst our pets as he was the dominate male and everyone felt the loss and the emptiness.
It was then that I knew we had a hole in our hearts to fill. While a new cat could not take his place, I really needed to heal my heart from the traumatic way he died. We have adopted all of our pets at different life stages from young adult to aging adult, but I wanted a kitten this time. We went to a ton of adoptive places, including the shelter, adoption agencies, and visited pet stores having adoption fairs. I knew that I would know when I met the right cat.
So one night after combing the city for a pet and having no luck, one of our local pet stores hosted a “bring your left over animals” to the store. Its pretty much when everyone hangs outside the front door with boxes and carts of pets and tries to beg you to adopt them because they were too irresponsible to get their pets fixed. Its really sad but since we were there with a purpose, I agreed to go. We unfortunately got there 5 minutes after it was over, but there were a few teenage kids milling around with a mama cat and two kittens. I kept going back to one of the kittens and she was shaking so bad when I held her.
I just knew she needed me.
(check those tiny baby blues)
She has since appeared many times on my blog picking fights with her brothers:
Assisting me with tutorials and crafting:
And even inspiring her own tutorial on how to make a tutu for your kitten:
Gwennie (Gwendolyn) is now 6 months old! She has been a light in my life. She has grown into everything a kitten should be and her personality is her own.
She sleeps with me at night, she sits on my lap during the day at the computer, she kisses…actual kitty licks….if you kiss her. She loves her big brother and they lay together all day.
Here are some updated shots of my sweetheart all grown up:
If you need a pet to love, please adopt!
~Trisha
Such a beautiful little girl.
I love how the little ones are always picking fights with the bigger ones my puppies do that. TeeHee
I love the tutu photos, somehow I missed those, too. SOOO cute!
She has definitely found her forever home filled with love.
I completely agree with you about adoption… the best way to go for a pet.
HUGGLES!
Oh my! She has grown into a beautiful and very regal kitty!
She is beautiful!
So pretty! So her eyes ended up changing color?
I had adopted 1 kitten from the SPCA. I took one kitten in off the streets. I took my dog off the streets. (She was abused on top of it). And we bought one dog as a puppy. They have all been special to us.
they did! i just assumed all babies are born w/ blue, no matter the species. They changed a few months in…. we also adopted an abused pet in the past. Boy that was HARD!!!
btw we had her for like 8 years. She was already like 9 when we adopted her. She passed a few years back. I realized that sounded like we did adopt and got rid of her. We adopted her and stuck it out.
She’s beautiful! How lucky for her that you scooped her up:) Also, congrats on your prgenancy, Trisha!!(Yes, I’be been absent from blogging for ages.) Such wonderful, exciting news! May the remaining months go by quickly…
nice to see you back and thankyou Belinda!
What a sweetheart.
she is! i love kitties.
She’s sooooo purdy!
Oh Wow! She has grown. We adopted our Mew and I wouldn’t trade her for anything!
I so wish Mike was a cat person and not a dog person… I loved being at your house with all the kitties. I miss that. She is a beauty!
see and i could never be a dog person. I guess if it was for charlotte, but the thought of having to walk something every day makes my skin itch.
I swear she looks so much like my cat Bruiser it’s silly! I’ll have to grab a pic when I can. Glad she’s doing better
Kas
yes, i would love to see him!
I am SO happy to see her again – and how did I miss those tutu photos? They are darling, as is she. Isn’t it amazing how much happiness they can bring us. She definitely sounds like your little buddy.
I love the picture of her leaping sideways (taunting the really big cat!). That cracks me up when kittens do that.
She is gorgeous!!
thanks for the great suggestion. I take her for granted that I didnt ever update. She is actually still very small compared to the rest of the house, although those pics dont show her size well. She is a peanut.
LOVE HER Trisha! She is beautiful. And 100% agree – don’t buy while shelter pets die. It’s been almost 6 weeks since Fluff died and 6 weeks after Vinny died last summer we adopted Tulo. My heart just isn’t ready to do it again right now. Some day the time will be right. Gwennie is so lucky to have you!
my heart hurt when you lost both of your pets. (((HUGS)))
She is BEAUTIFUL — my first cat was a gray like that (I got her from our county shelter); I had to give her to a very good friend when I switched jobs and moved out of state (I was taking a live-in job at a dorm where animals weren’t allowed). It was horrible.
My daughter is cat obsessed and wants one for her birthday . . . haven’t sure if we’re going to get her one or not. She’s still pretty young.
cats (all pets) are a big commitment. I find cats are moody. You just have to be ready to handle that. They throw fits. But they are SO much fun.