June 12, 2005
That was a day that will always be seared into my memory.
I was "looking" for a lap kitty.
I admit I had some attributes I was looking for.
I wanted a girl, I wanted her to be small, and I wanted her to look like Boo.
I was hoping to find a girl who liked laps too.
Because Boo,Ping and Jinx didn't.
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I had been working with Lucky Cat Adoptions to find a tuxedo girl for me, and
find her they did.
When I walked into PetsMart that fateful day, there she sat, regally like
a queen, not a care in the world.
I look at her and fell in complete love.
I completely believe in eyes meeting across the room and falling in love.
I mistook her interest though.
Abby you see had never had it easy.
She was not an simple girl.
In fact Abby is a diva.
When I took her into my arm and she clung to me I totally misunderstood her signals.
She was telling me to take her HOME.
I thought it was my home, no she wanted to go to her home.
If you are not familiar with Abby's story, her former owners consisted of a Mom and Dad and 7 year old girl. Abby was the 7 year old's cat. She adored Abby and Abby adored her. The Mom loved Abby. The Dad hated her. He had made his 7 year old give her to his neighbor who worked with Lucky Cat to bring her to me specifically. BUT he said if I didn't want her to leave her behind PetsMart and NOT to bring her back.
What kind of
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Needless to say, I of course took her.
But, what I had hoped would be a happy ever after (that day) was one filled with complete misunderstanding.
Abby was M-A-D.
She did not want to be in my home.
She wanted to go home.
She hissed at me, she swatted me and no doubt she would have bit me if I tried to touch her.
I cried at my failure and wondered what I had done.
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Thankfully, 24 hours later and she was better.
She allowed me to hold her, even if she did nip me repeatedly.
Hard.
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She did not tolerate the other cats and it took 6 long months of introductions.
(She still hates the other 4 cats)
But in those months when I would go and sit with her in her "room", she and I came to our understanding of each other.
She agreed to stay, and she would be my loyal companion as long as I promised never to make her leave and go to another family.
I accepted her terms.
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She has rewarded me with total loyalty and devotion.
Now that is not to say she isn't a diva and she will do as she wishes.
But she is a single owner cat.
She simply owns me.
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I love you Abby with all of my heart,
and I would not change a thing.
Even if you are a diva.
Happy Gotcha Day sweetheart.
