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.”
