Our dearling Precious went to kitty heaven a week and a half ago. She was my indoor-outdoor cat, then our indoor-only for 17 years collectively. She became the traveling companion, enjoying the sights when we'd hook up, once in a while making a quick escape out the door only to return as fast as she could; she'd lost any desire to explore new outdoorsy places. We thought we could live without a feline presence, but we were both at a loss for that special cat "thing." We should probably have our heads examined, as we'd said "no more pets" not terribly long ago. But, we're cat people; it's just difficult to be without a cat underfoot at our kitchen or by the front door while we're trying to get in or out and the cat's doing the opposite... and definitely in bed where one of us (moi) might prefer no more fur up the nose while attempting to snuggle with a human rather than having a kitty in the middle. I mean, the kitty messiness isn't really a problem in itself. Duuuuhhhhhhhhhhh. So Gary went online to the McPaws shelter just outside McCall, so many cats and kittens from which to choose! We went for a visit and enjoyed meeting a couple of longhairs that would have turned the RV into a rolling fur ball rather than home, beautiful and affectionate as they both were. Then we found Eartha, a 4-year-old (best guess) part Siamese girl. We can't figure out why Eartha has no home, as she'd been declawed and spayed. She enjoyed our attention, petting and chin rubbies, but didn't like being around other cats/kittens. She has a wicked lioness growl, the loudest and most sincere that either of us have ever heard from a house cat when we brought her into the "playroom" at the shelter with another interesting kitty. We brought her home last Saturday. It took just a couple of minutes for her to try to find a way out of a bedroom corner at the edge of a slide-out. She did a bit of poking around and then discovered the awesome air bed. She loves the water "fountain" dish where the water's filtered constantly; terribly thirsty, she's drinking all the time it seems. We think she may have gotten a bit dehydrated at the shelter where she also picked up a cold, so we hope that passes soon. Having had an accident the first evening, she spent that night enclosed with the litter box in the bathroom. She meowed a few times and was quite for the night. We thought she'd be bursting (meowing and full bladder), but no pawprints or "gifts" in the litter box. Next morning she finally decided using the litter box was a good idea. Yay! Out came the treats, and she's had the run of the house since. She loves to be close to either of us, sleeping between us, and is napping a lot... extra since she's not feeling too spiffy. She reminds us a bit of Precious, almost as if Kitty-1 sent us to get Kitty-2. She has a quiet purr that starts the instant you touch her, happy to be immersed in love. She seems very well-behaved, waiting nicely for a bit of chicken or salmon, yum! Many thanks to everyone for their kind words of concern for our loss of Precious and congratulations on our gain with Eartha. Happy campers again, we are. See Precious and Eartha in these two little albums:
Remembering Precious: http://picasaweb.google.com/NotesOnWings/RememberingPrecious#
Eartha Kitt-y: http://picasaweb.google.com/NotesOnWings/EarthaKittY#
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