Quote Originally Posted by Liz
Gary,

I can relate. Last year we closed our residence for homeless women with AIDS. A few years ago one of our women asked for a cat. My initial "thought" was "WHAT? a cat???" I told her I would think about it. Now, I've always liked cats, but never wanted to live with one. Well, of course I said yes. She picked out a very young tiny kitten and named her "Kahuna" (Kahuna grew into her name!). Then a year later she told me Kahuna needed a friend. I said no. Then I said yes, well, okay. So we got a gray kitty called "Mousey." This lady eventually improved in health and moved to her own apt with her cats. So, I adopted 2 more kittens for the other women.

Bottom line. I began to enjoy playing with them. When we closed the house, I brought the last 2 - Molly and Jeremy - to my new home. Now I don't know what I would do without them. They entertain me, make me laugh, are always happy to see me - and....sometimes drive me crazy!

Liz

Liz, what a great story! A very happy one as well as the other two ended up with you and are happily ever after.
Cats I have come to understand, being so different from dogs do not get the same attention and admiration initially because of how reserved and independant they seem to be. Once you get to know and understand them, they are really cool and delightful animals to have around.They also ARE dependant on us and enjoy being around us as well. . .they just don't come running with their slobbering tongues hanging out!
My start in this cat thing was because my Autistic son loves animals and we could not have a dog where we were so the cat was the alternative . . . was a good choice. He and the cats get along great and it has been everything we hoped it would be for him in having interaction with the animals and responsibilities of caring for them.
Our one cat, Eclipse, loves to play and I can wrestle her down like a dog and she rolls on her back and with all four legs stretched out tries to defend herself from the belly attacks lol. She loves the attention and always tries to initiate the play.
Thanks for the well wishes and great story, Liz.