Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Moving

The day we moved in Deke and Hunter found this little kitten in the backyard. The poor little thing still had its umbilical cord and had been abandoned. Before I knew it we had a box with blankets, an eye dropper and milk and it had been named. Hunter came in and asked us if it was a baby Jaguar and then proceeded to tell us that that was its name. Deke and I don't like cats at all so it is a good thing that this one was tiny and helpless. It is the only time I like cats is as babies and will never own one. It wouldn't eat for me so Deke because the official feeder and feed it every couple of hours when it would start crying. He would wrap Jaguar in a blanket just like a baby and sure enough he would lap it up. I couldn't find any shelter that would take him and not put him to sleep. Deke and I couldn't handle the thought of something so new to the world leaving it so soon so we ended up caring for it for a few days. We finally found a shelter that said they would nourish it until they found an adoptive home for him. Hunter was so cute with him, he would talk to him and pet him and was so concerned about him. When it came time to take Jaguar to the shelter there was not a single dry eye in our car and it was a very sweet experience for us to watch our children love and nuture this little animal. When we are ready I think we are going to be great pet owners... of a dog that is :)

2 comments:

Justina Selim said...

I'm not a cat person either, but that one is way cute!

Hailey said...

Your kitty is so cute!! How sweet of you to take care of him.

I'm so glad to hear that you are still alive!! I have been wondering!