Wiggins and MeI named the boys Josiah and Lancelot. Josiah was more than a little skittish. A friend and I prayed for him and he settled down. Lancelot was a lover from day one. His biggest offense was liking to like my nose while i slept. ack! Not a nice way to wake up.
Josiah and Lancelot were fighting a bit more agressively than i was comfortable with one day. Lancelot was pummeling Josiah. I decided to pull them apart. Josiah thanked me by biting me full on all four "canines". Off to the doctor for more antibiotics for me. Later that evening i was sitting on the kitchen floor and Josiah did it again. I was so sad because i knew i had to have him put down. The next day, I took him to animal control and they put in him isolation for ten days. I was at the grocery store a few days later and met a woman in the pet department who had something like six dogs and six cats. I told her what Josiah had done. She said, he'll be fine, bring him home. The next day i went to animal control and signed the papers to have Josiah released back into my care. All the way home I thought "what am i doing???" ya know what? He's a wonderful cat. Best decision ever! He calls to me from various rooms in the house and that's my cue to go pick him up and pet him. He's not as loving as Lancelot, but i don't think any cat could ever be. Josiah has his own personality. Oh and he's the alpha cat.
Rocky. I missed him so much. I spent over five months going to the local animal control hoping someone turned him in to them. Instead, as previously mentioned, I met Esther the Wonder dog. I tried to find an adoptive home for her. When I got desperate I adopted her on June 20, 2006. I thought I'd find a permanent home for her eventually. Then my vet told me she had heart worm and i knew that i wouldn't be able to give her up after eight months of treatment. Esther is beautiful, intelligent, sweet, fun, strong and my first dog.
October 2006 I was still going to animal control regularly to look for Rocky. I didn't find Rocky, instead, I again came home with a dog - six month old Buddy, the long-nosed orange dog. He is fun, loving, smart, and cute as a bug's ear.
Sometime during the summer or early fall, a stray cat made my acquaintance. I was sitting on the back step late one night and he came up and rubbed against me. He's black and white. I thought he was the neighbor's cat, so i didn't mind petting him. The next day I asked another neighbor about it and they said, no that's just a stray. The stray decided to come in my house about a week later, but when he was about to come in, he bolted. I didn't see him again for a long time.
A few weeks later Sarah, from my Bible Study group, mentioned they had a stray cat in their garage. She knew i liked cats and asked if i wanted it? I asked her more about the cat and it was a black and white cat they had been feeding off and on all summer. They already had one cat and said they couldn't have another one. I went to meet the cat and it was "my" black and white cat! I agreed to take the cat. I named him Checkers because of the color pattern around his mouth. I may post his picture eventually so you can see it.
Checker's adorable. However, he's a mite feisty. He loves sitting in my lap, but didn't always like to be petted. I'd have to stay on guard for when he decided he'd had had enough, whip his head around and try to bite me. I've now had him for two years. He still loves to sit in my lap and is much more patient with being petted. He even seems to enjoy it. I still have to use gloves, lots of treats, and a pillow to protect my lap when i clip his claws.
I've promised myself not to adopt any other cats or dogs, unless Rocky returns. The door is always open for Rocky. And yes, i have finally stopped visiting animal control looking for him. Actually, i stopped visiting regularly around the time i brought Buddy home because i realized i'd want to bring them all home with me. I have successfully fostered two additional kittens. I had them at separate times. But I didn't keep either of them longer than two weeks. phew.
That brings the total of cats to five and an end to this incredibly long story.
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