I didn't know about the Cat Distribution System!!
I have always wanted a cat to call my own baby. Specifically a fluffy orange cat - it was listed on my vision board in 2023 and then only reason I didn't put a picture this year is because I didn't think it was possible.
Then comes last Saturday, March 8th!
My roommate and I were about to leave the house to run errands and get coffee when I noticed a fluffy orange cat sitting by a tree and the sun was hitting it perfectly. Like one of those movie moments. I was ready to cry because I had already decided in my head I couldn't have it - but then we made eye contact and I called for the cat....it meowed and instantly ran over.
She is soft and sweet and so beautiful. We sat on the ground outside for thirty minutes as she let us pet her and feed her and pick her up. I didn't want to leave her as she was following us into our house, so my roommate suggested we keep her.
She was so tiny as it looks as though she hadn't eaten in a long time and I checked all our local Facebook groups but no one had reported her missing. We are setting a Vet appointment for next week (their soonest availability) to check for a microchip as well, but I'm hoping there isn't one as she is most definitely still a kitten.
But she has quickly warmed up and after the first few days, no longer scarfs down the food in her bowl as I think she knows that the food will still be waiting for her. She is also definitely much rounder than before! We have two other cats, but we're keeping them separated until the Vet visit (if we can hold out that long) and/or until we get a baby gate or a screen to keep them separated for meeting.
Thank you Cat Distribution System for giving me a darling that I have always wanted that I didn't know I needed until now...especially when I realized my Spring Depression hits around this time so she was perfect. I think she needed me as much as I needed her.
