I swore that after my Wudsie passed away, we would never ever get another cat. Ever. Never. Ever. It was painful seeing my little Wudsie grow skinnier and stop eating and then see him become so depressed and then having to deal with feelings of complete helplessness. I could not do anything to save him.
After we buried Wudsie, my 2 year old began doting on the other cat, Adam. Adam is not a people cat. He is just a “Tasmiya” cat. He does not take kindly to strangers and I can safely say he hates children. He resisted all attempts at friendship but my son was stubborn and tried constantly to show affection and love. Adam was sitting in the lounge one day and my 2 year old went over to give him a hug and a kiss, “Aban are you ok?” he asked in his sweet baby voice. All that answered him was an angry hiss and a scratch on his sweet little hand.
I worked at the clinic over the weekend and saw a beautiful stray ginger tabby. He was soft, so affectionate and best of all, when he played he was as gentle as a lamb – no claws! He reminded me a little of Wudsie. So guess what?
We are proud owners of a new cat.
We’re all at a loss as to what name to give him. He’s ginger so of course we can opt for the traditional Ginger, Gingey, Garfield, Megs etc. but I’d really like something original. 7 year old is happy with “Ginger” and 2 year old is calling him the “new cat.” 4 year old has come up with the most original so far and I am scared to admit the name is growing on us:
MeatNoodlesFur
We may just shorten it to “Noodles” or even “Meat.”
Eid Mubarak!
Nice layout! Show us a picture of your Squishy, please
‘noodles’ is a cool name for a cat!
‘cat’ and ‘meat’ too closely linked reminds me of a certain fiasco with a certain mufti that was certainly bloody awful.
Noodles is a good name. I had a friend who had a cockatoo name noodles once. Make sure it is name after long noodles though for longevity. (What am I talking about?)
I love ginger cats. They are so adorable. I had one many years ago. A handsome cross breed of a ginger and possibly persian cat(he had long hair)which I found meowing in my mum’s garden on Eid Adha when my parents was away celebrating in their hometown. He was my beloved cat for a few months til I left to study overseas after which my mum took over. She never used to send the stray cats living around her house to the vet but she did with Ginger. My mum and sister really love that cat. I hope you and your sons do too with squishy noodles!
I apologise for the many grammatical errors in the entry above. My hubby is soo distracting me with his frequent questions of the time so he can go to Eid prayers. (yes, I always blame him for my erratum). Eid Mubarak to you and your family!
I agree Noodles is cool too
Yay! Sweet Squishy Noodles! Scratch behind his ears for me, please.
dude, noodles is a totally rocking name!
I am so glad you all like Noodles. That is his name now although 2 year old still calls him “new cat.” He has settled in very well into our home and he is slowly taking over control much to Adam’s alarm.
Of course he will never replace my Wudsie and I think adopting him has only showed us just how much Wudsie is missed.