Smudge and Bear
DOB 8/18/11
Nine days after I said goodbye to my last litter of purrfect companions, I got the call to foster another litter of 2! As soon as I heard they were long haired, I thought "Uh Oh, I'm in trouble!" I've always been partial to long haired cats. This must be because my first two cats as a young child were long haired. I just can't resist them!
I went to the shelter to pick them up on Saturday 10/01/11. While waiting for the manager to bring them to me, I met a nice volunteer named Carrie. She works in the cat area called "Kitty City". Being a Kitty City volunteer is quite the job! Not only does she feed & medicate the cats, she also clean cages, litter boxes, beds and floors for the roughly 40 cats who are staying in Kitty City until they are adopted into their forever homes. In the near future, I plan to train at Kitty City to help out because they are always in need of extra volunteers.
When I finally got the two fluffy black kittens, Smudge and Bear, into my car, I noticed something different about them right away. My former foster kittens were very, very quiet when we rode in the car. These two are quite different. They really like to use their voices! At one point, I heard a wail from one of them which was reminiscent of the sound my cat Mitzy often made when she was in distress. Mitzy had to be put to sleep earlier this year. She even wailed that sound on her last day. Loosing a pet is one of the hardest things we can experience in life but I believe that grief is the price we pay for the love they give us. Letting go of my last litter of kittens was not easy. I fell in love with the one we named "Whiskey" and I had to let him go to share his love with someone else. Bringing Smudge and Bear home really made me miss Whiskey even more. While these new fosters are the cutest kittens I've ever been in contact with, they aren't my little Whiskey. I know that in time I will grow to fall in love with these two and the sad feelings of loosing Whiskey will subside. Being a foster Mom has many rewards, the greatest of which is the unconditional LOVE that we get to share with these precious little creatures.
Today I will make some videos of Smudge and Bear wobbling around with their fluffy bodies and short tails. I can't wait!
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