KITTY CAT LOVIN'

I am posting this because I just read another bloggers post, but am too inexperienced on this site to figure out how to email her!

About 12 years ago, I was at a very low point in my life- i do not wish to publicly post why, but I'd tell you in private. Anyway, one of the high points that kept me going were my pets. I had a male cat named Kitty & adopted a tiny lil pocket cat named Brownie, who was amazing...but he ended up being very, very sick & I had to take him to the vet...altho I had very little $ at the time, I opted for surgery & was devastated...it was before Xmas, & I had sooo much of my life already taken from me, I felt like I could not possibly bear one more loss...at the time, my 2 sons & I lived in a tiny apartment literally on the wrong side of the tracks.  It was down the block from a church that had a statue of The Virgin Mary outside w/ one of those kneelie things to pray on...I hadn't been in a church for so many years, but I needed to pray, so being outside was something I was comfortable with. I got on my knees & talked out loud & cried & poured my heart out about many things...I asked for help & said I was out of faith & begged for a sign from God.

The next day, Brownie had another appointment. In the waiting room of the vet's office, right in the middle there was a display w/ a cat cage & a cat inside. I was curious...This cat was trying to rub up against me thru the cage & was purring. I asked the staff who is this cat & why is she here???

"oh, that's Mary, someone put a box on the Rectory of St Mary's Church w/ 2 cats in it on Thanksgiving. When the lady who cleans & cooks opened the door, she found the box, brought it in & opened it. Two cats jumped around. One was a male cat, & she adopted it, but brought the female here. We did not know her name so we decided to call her Mary."

I told them what I did the day before & the room got sooo quiet you could hear a pin drop. The woman behind the desk said " I guess this is your cat." I said yes & adopted her. She was about 5 at the time. Alas poor Brownie lasted till June (this all happened in early December) Kitty died a few years later, BUT MARY LIVED W/ ME FOR 11 1/2 years!!! She was a joy...I lovingly had her put to sleep when she was in so much pain she could not eat. She was purring just b4 she left...I told her many things, including that when my time comes I will not be afraid because I knew she'd be waiting for me. That she showed me more love than any human being ever had. She is buried in my yard. I grieved & could not sleep that night. When I woke up, there was no meowing in the house. Just as there was a miracle years b4 in my acquiring Mary, another one manifested itself.

A few months earlier, my younger son went to a local no-kill cat shelter once a week to volunteer. So Saturday, still grieving I went to the shelter & 3 cats ADOPTED ME!!! One died after 4 weeks; I knew he was sickly when I took him & his brother home. I then got another cat who worked out well & just a couple of weeks ago adopted another who is FIV+  So now I am the crazy cat lady w/ 4 cats!!!

THIS IS NANCi

ALLi & FiREBALL

CHEWY & NANCi

CHEWY-he brought his bro NEO to us for a month...b4 Neo went to Heaven

FIREBALL

Each one of these precious creatures came from a sad start & through Mary's death had an opportunity to come live in a home w/ a loving person...I urge you while you are still grieving to go to a local shelter & adopt & if you are near enough to NY to come to Mid Hudson Animal Aid in Beacon NY. Their cats up 4 adoption are on Petfinder.com & if you wanted to I would be glad to meet you there. We are 30 minutes west of Danbury. Right off i-84

Lil Buddy does not want your heart to be alone ;0)