This past week we took in three barn kittens, who are about three months old.
I have had a happy feeling ever since, all week long.
First of all, the kitten are so stinkin’ cute. Secondly, they make the house feel more full and alive.
The house was getting emptier and emptier since the passing of our babies Buddha and Mercury last year and the year before.
Devo, our third older cat, is also slowing down considerably. He’s sixteen now, and I think the inevitability of his passing finally got me ready to consider taking in a kitten.
The more his passing seemed like it could happen any day, the more I was like, “Okay, I’m ready for a kitten.”
And then the willingness to take in one kitten turned into the willingness to take in three, who all happen to be litter mates.
Our family started out as just me and Jason, and our three cats from the get-go. So maybe that’s why it feels so normal to have at least three cats. And why I was feeling so out of balance every time we lost a little member of our family.
This is going to be a bit of an adjustment, as we get these little guys acclimated and adjusted to life Chez Katz.
I’m happy to report that the kittens are starting to settle in and I think all the animals will be roaming freely throughout the house soon.
Here’s a Pinterest Page I pulled together about writers and their cats. And here’s an article I had published recently about cats as pets, Here, Kitty-Kitty!
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