For the past many months, I’d been taking care of a little group of homeless kitties.
I’d gotten pretty fond of them, especially Trick Kitty, as I started to call him. His trick? When I held my hand just a little above his head, he hoisted himself on his hind legs, sometimes toppling over in his enthusiasm for a pet. And I couldn’t walk outside my studio without that ginger boy winding his little striped self between my legs.
I looked forward to watching Trick Kitty, his brother and his little calico sister eat their chow under the oak tree, and frolic around in the back yard, chasing butterflies and lizards. My miniature lion pride.
But something changed. I came back from one of my jewelry shows (in Georgia) and discovered my kitties had been cruising the neighborhood in my absence. Yes, they were still being fed and watered by my daughter-in-law, but they must have missed the human companionship and went searching for pets.
To make a long story short, while I was out of town they ended up at our local animal advocate’s home, who lives a block away. I must say, they have excellent taste in humans!
When I returned, and to my immediate chagrin, she would not release them into my custody. “They need to be inside. Trick Kitty is way too friendly and might be captured by the wrong person. And his sister is so small.”
Sigh…because of cat allergies, my cats must be outdoor kitties. So with as much grace as I could muster, I said goodbye to my cats. I’m happy for them, but still miss my sweet (but insistent) Trick Kitty.
Well, at least those kitties got a good home! I am sure your neighbor will let you visit them and I’m more than sure that we will see jewelry pieces resembling them!
As a matter of fact, I recently designed an orange kitty, but he hasn’t made it onto my site yet! Sometimes we get a little behind on our photography.
So yes, you are absolutely right! And I probably could go visit those guys, but somehow it’s seemed easier just to “let them go.”