Tres Kitties

Some of you already know that my family has grown by three. Last week we adopted three new kitties from our local humane society. We would have taken the entire lot home, but alas, three was all we could comfortably be responsible for. It’s so tough when you visit animal shelters because you want to rescue everything there. But the reality is, three cats in one confirmed space is the perfect amount of cats. Plus there is the added costs of properly caring for them, which greatly hinders one’s decision when adopting.

Calypso and Mozart – Photo by P. Rickrode (2022)

Why did we get these new babies? Well, it’s a sad story really. But, one with a happy ending because – well – we have babies now. You see, a few weeks ago we were traveling. It was a vacation for the record books and not necessarily in a good way. Just about everything went wrong. But the absolute worst day was our last day of travel; the day we spent waiting for 10 hours at the Seattle/Tacoma airport for our flight home.

While we were crouched in our faux leather chairs at our gate – 10 hours early – we logged on to the internet to get caught up on some emails, social media posts, and general world news. That’s when we received an email from the person taking care of our house and pets while we were away. The “heads up” email that when we arrived home our sweet little boy would not be greeting us as he had suddenly and mysteriously passed away. Nobody wants to get that email in a public place. It was ugly. We had to ugly cry in public.

Our sweet Fatso R.I.P. – Photo by P. Rickrode (2020)

Anyway, when we got home and some of the shock wore off we decided that we really needed to fill that empty place in our hearts. Obviously knowing there was no way we could ever replace our dearly departed, we decided to just go have a look and see what the animal shelters in town had in the way of kittens.

Calypso and Mozart – Photo by P. Rickrode (2022)

Cosmo – Photo by P. Rickrode (2022)

It was not a decision made lightly or quickly. We visited several times over the next three weeks before making our final decision. We set out to get our little bob-tailed boy. Our minds were made up. He was our choice. The one. Then we came home with three. Well, how can you not? If we’d have had a bigger carrier we might have come home with five!!!

Anyway, long story short, we lucked out in the kitty department. After an intense first day of getting to know one another, our three kids have settled into their new life quite nicely. Our bob-tailed boy – Mozart – is a loveable stinker with the most beautiful face.

Mozart – Photo by P. Rickrode (2022)

Our fluffy calico girls – Cosmo and Calypso – start to purr the minute you touch them. And they both LOVE to be held. In fact, Cosmo isn’t happy UNLESS you’re holding her. They are all really sweet kitties. They can all sleep in the same kennel now with no fighting. They all sleep through the night with no whimpering. They all love to run and play.

And, of course, we’ve spent several hundred dollars on all of the necessary cat stuff. Not that the toys or towers matter, they usually play in the empty cardboard box and my laundry hamper. (sigh) But, the kennel and the carrier and the food and litter are all used and appreciated. Hey, it’s all worth it right?

Kitty Kingdom – Photo by P. Rickrode (2022)

Are you guys animal rescuers? Have you ever visited your local animal shelter or humane society? What do you think of my new babies? I love them.

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Word of the Day: Heugh

Fun fact about me: I guess I’m a cat person now.

Original post by Jansen Schmidt, October 2022. Images by Google and P. Rickrode. Videos courtesy YouTube (Jansen Schmidt).