August was a terrible month for me. August two years ago was the worst. Why has the month of August been so horrible to me? I was so devastated when I had to make one of the worse decisions by putting my cat, Calvin, to sleep. I hated that I had to make such a choice. I will never forget the way I felt when I left the clinic. It felt like I had betrayed him when he was counting on me to make him better and take him home. I wasn't going to be able to make him better because he was an older cat and it's hard to overcome cancer as an older cat. The worst part was feeling him die in my arms and the realization that he was gone. He wasn't coming back. I cried for days.
I wasn't sure when I would be ready to have another cat because losing Calvin made me so sad. This was my first pet as an adult that wasn't a family pet. We had a lot of good times and I am glad he was around during the roughest parts of my life. He will always hold a special place in my heart.
A few weeks later, one of Mom's bosses at the office, suggested this place called Siamese Sensations on Facebook, who are located in the Spanaway area. Mom had told some people at work about the loss of my cat and I guess Dr. Woods loves cats and thought I would appreciate the connection.
I finally got the nerve to contact them on August 16th to ask about their services and to see if it would be possible to get a kitty. I knew adoption places made it tough for people to get pets because of the rules, prices and such. I get it because they don't want their pets to go to people who can't take care of them or will abuse them. I was contacted back and she said it was possible but I would have to be put on a list because it is a first come first served basis. I proceeded to tell her my story and she felt for me. She had lost cats in the past and knows how painful it is to lose a buddy.
I told her my preferences and she said that she might have a litter coming up that might yield a male blue point but she said no guarantees and I understood that. She said the litter would be born sometime in mid to late September and that she could put me on a list. I downloaded PayPal, resurrected my account and sent her $50 plus tax to her account so I could be on a list. She said she would contact me when she had more information and as it got closer to when the kittens were born. She added, that she typically keeps them with their mothers until about 8 weeks old so she knows that they can used the litter box, clean themselves and eat before adopting them out. I told her thank you for the information and that I was excited to be a part of the process.
The house was sure lonely without a pet in it. At this point, I've been working from home for about 5-6 months because of Covid and the house was so quiet without Calvin. I missed him so much.
My litter was born on September 23, 2020. He was born into a litter with four other males, the mother, Maleficent (the owner loves Disney and her pets often get Disney names) is a blue point Siamese and this was her last litter. She messaged me to let me know that the litter was born and will have more information for me once the kittens got bigger.
Once their eyes opened and started moving around more she sent me pictures of him playing and being a kitten. She told me that she calls him the old man because he has a grumpy old man face.
As it got closer to the 8 weeks, she messaged me just before Thanksgiving to let me know that my kitten was ready to come pick up. I asked if it was okay for me to come get him on Tuesday after work and she said that was fine. I said I lived in Lacey and it would take some time to get out to where she was. I told her I would text her when I got into Spanaway. She said that all works for her and said she would see me on Tuesday.
Ben also wanted a kitty. He hasn't had his own pet since Sebastian, an orange kitty he had picked out of a shelter when he was about 5 or 6 years old. He had him until he was about 17. We started looking up free kittens around the area. Most if not all wanted some sort of an adoption fee, which I totally get because they want the animals to go to places that will take care of them. Ben finally got a hold of someone who had three kittens on a farm in Oakville. They were asking for a $50 adoption fee so they could save the money and fix their barn cat. The family had two orange cats and a black and white cat. They were older kittens, roughly 4-5 months old. Mom overheard us talking about it and she wanted the other orange cat. I asked her if she was sure because we can't take him back. She said she was sure.
That day, I let Ben take our cat carrier to pick up the two orange cats after he got off work and when I got off work that day I stopped by Mom and Dad's house to pick up the other cat carrier to pick up my cat. I told Dad, since he was home at the time, that I would bring my cat by on my way home so he and Mom could meet him. I went the back way around Yelm into McKenna and then through Roy and then into Spanaway. I let her know I was in Spanaway and she said see you in a bit. I turned left onto Hwy 7 and followed her directions to her house. I was so glad I went and got money from the ATM during lunch earlier that day because I wouldn't have had time to do it after work.
I pulled up to her house, parked, grabbed the cat carrier, my money and my mask and rang the door bell. She let me in and welcomed me. I told her I wasn't sure on her mask policy so I just wore mine the entire time. She showed me where my little guy was and let me hold him while we visited a little bit. He was so tiny! She gave me a bag of starter kitten food and a blanket to take with me. I gave her the money and thanked her for everything. She thanked me for working with her and being patient. I went back to the Escape and headed back to Hwy 7. He was quiet the entire way back to Mom and Dad's house. Once I got there, I grabbed the cat carrier and took him into the house. I took him out and let Mom and Dad hold him. Chloe wasn't a fan of him. I told her that he wasn't staying and that she could chill out. I stayed for about a half hour and decided it was time to head home. It's been a long day.
I had already picked out a name for him. His name is Wade. I picked Wade because Ben and I love the Deadpool movies and I've never heard of a pet named Wade before.
I got home a little bit before Ben arrived with the orange cats. We took them all out of the cat carriers and let them explore the house. The two orange cats were very friendly even though they were barn cats. Mom said she would pick up her cat the next day after she got home from work. So I had to keep all of them company while I worked tomorrow.
We needed some kitten food so Ben and I ran to the store quickly and bought some kitten food. We already had litter so we got the litter box ready and made a smaller one for Wade because he was going to spend the night in the guest bathroom while the two orange cats slept in the cat room. Everyone got food and water in their rooms as well.
They were very busy and even did some wrestling before it was time for bed. I set up the guest bathroom for Wade while Ben got the cat room ready for the orange cats. We had to keep the heat on so they didn't get cold since it was late fall/early winter. The first night was pretty good. Wade did mew for a while but he eventually gave up and went to sleep.
**A few days later Ben named his cat Oliver and about two weeks later Mom and Dad named their orange cat Kirby.**
Next Adventure: Thanksgiving Weekend
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