Not more than five minutes after I had the tree all finished it got "cat mutilated". It always does and by the time I take it down its way past pathetic looking. LOL That is good though, that reminds me of how Christmas should be in our house. Baby Squirt always knows how to put a smile on my face. She has really helped Codie and I get through this with all her tender loving loving support.
Just a recap; Baby Squirt is Jack's cat. We got her from a barn when she was almost dead. She was born not breathing until the dairy farmer knocked her a few times to get her going. It had worked but she had some brain damage and was extremely small. Her mother decided to abandon her and refused to let her feed. She then got a double eye infection and could not see. Even though survival of the fittest was a natural process in the barn Codie couldn't watch her die and brought her home in a shoe box. By that time she was not only brain damaged but starved from malnutrition.I was five months pregnant at the time.
We took her to the vet and he gave her medication for her eyes and the tools for bottle feeding. The vet said he really didn't think she was going to live and might be blind by now. The medication worked, her eye's cleared up and she loved the bottle. So she grew, she was extremely happy and affectionate and often laid on my belly and purred to Jack.
Her and Jack became so close and she loved to snuggle him and watch over after he was born. He loved to pull on her fur and feel it against his face.
She is a good size now and healthy and energetic. She does have googly cross eyes and very weak back legs but she she seems to see fine and gets around great. She still misses Jack and often goes into his bassinet looking for him. She is such a baby and spoiled rotten but she has given us so much more.She has substituted in helping my empty arms and never gets tired of Codie and I carting her around and mauling her.Furry creatures can be magical in getting you through the worst tragedies.
Jack, Mummy and Squirt forever
6 comments:
I don't know what I would have done without my dogs this past year.
What a cute kitty.
Your kitty is so cute. I remember the early months and how our doggie got me through. I'd be laying on our bed and just wailing and he would come up to my face and start licking or bring me one of his toys. Our furry friends are such comfort. I feel like you too, no desire for the holiday. Just wish it would be over.....drat.
The pic with Jack and kitty is so lovely. Am sure kitty misses him too :(
Pets are surely some comfort; I always had a cat but now my husband is not much of a pet- person. So unfortunately Im not able to keep any with me now.
What an incredible story Michelle!! It is just amazing how intuitive our "Fur Friends " are to our emotions. The Christmas tree pics are hilarious! What a Sweetie Baby Squirt is....and how lucky to have you and Codie there to love her
right back. Thank you so much for sharing....HUGS!! xoxo
I am happy that your cat is there to help you along just as you were there when everyone gave up on him.
What a lovely cat! And what a precious story, too. You and your husband were her saviors, and now she's yours.
The pictures of Squirt and Jack are so sweet. I bet she does miss him terribly. Got me all choked up.
BIG hugs. xo
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