05 Friday Feb 2010
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These are the three little ones that one of the volunteers has at her home because they’re too small to leave at the shelter. Nog likes the orange one (great ears!) and I do too. But I also think the grey & white one has a very pretty face. And the black & white one looks quite mischievous. I should be able to meet them in person tomorrow…
04 Thursday Feb 2010
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This is the one that got away…
I went out to the cat shelter this morning with Nog because I was told there were a lot more cats out there than are shown on the Defensa Felina website and that there were also some smaller ones. They arranged for us to meet up with a volunteer who would drive us out, because the shelter (really just a big old abandoned house) is in a small village just outside Sevilla. Anyhow, there were no little ones there. And although many of the cats were very beautiful and also very affectionate, I had to think about what was best for Azar.
Then I spotted that little darling up there – Indira – who is about 5 months old. Not as small as I was looking for but I decided she would do just fine … and then they told me she was already spoken for! I am so disappointed. It was clear that she was MY cat because when the volunteer tried picking her up she squirmed and twisted until she was put down again. But when I picked her up to give her a cuddle she snuggled right into my arms and fell asleep … I am heart-broken.
So the search continues. You can see more pics below the links.
02 Tuesday Feb 2010
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Okay, okay … I give in!
Azar is becoming more and more demanding every day. Ever since Sunny died in November he has been extra needy and wanting constant attention, even coming up with new games so that Nog & I will play with him. Except we can’t play with him 24/7 (though his daily snibble count has gone up considerably). And so I have decided that the time has come to be more than “cautiously optimistic” and look for a wee companion for Azar…
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22 Friday Jan 2010
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18 Monday Jan 2010
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Sunny in a sunbeam…
It’s been two months since my beautiful Sunny died. I am often haunted by those last awful hours that he lay dying in my arms, but more often I remember how much I love him and how wonderful it was having him in my life. Sometimes I have dreams in which I can see and touch him again, and I wake up with a terrible ache of longing. Just to hold my Sunny bunny one more time. Even now when I have to get up in the middle of the night I find myself being careful not to disturb him in his usual place at the foot of the bed, and then I realise he’s not there anymore.
Sometimes, like now, I cry because I miss him so much. Other times there is a happy/sad feeling, knowing how lucky I was to know him and love him. Because I know that I’m a better person for loving him (present tense – that love is still alive). A couple of days ago I mentioned that I have a very high pain threshhold, but it seems this only pertains to physical pain. I’ve always been crap at dealing with emotional pain, especially having to do with separation and loss, and the pain of losing a loved one really is beyond anything I could have imagined. It still takes my breath away sometimes. But that’s part of the deal.
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