GW, condolences on your cat.
We have a grey kitty here too. We’re in the country and somebody had to have dumped her off on the gravel road. She wasn’t weaned yet, it was 27 degrees out and raining. She’s a long haired shedding beast and all that hair was matted to a body little enough to fit in one of my hands. She was staring in the front door glass at me when I came down for morning coffee.
You can figure out the rest, I warmed cream and stuck a towel in the dryer to get her fed and warm. That night hubby was not impressed, did not want a cat in the house. We have several barn cats to keep down varmints which he adores and does the feeding for. But that night, “No cats in the house.”
She was fed and warm so I tucked her into a warm spot outside where our dogs wouldn’t bother her and hoped for the best. We went to bed and hubby said, “ a cayote will probably get that kitten tonight.” I gave him “the look.” Then he said, “we don’t have a litter box or litter so it’s no use worrying about it.”
Ha! I had the old litter box from when the daughters had cats and we had plain litter for oil spills in the garage. When I pointed this out hubby said, “well, if she’s still alive in the morning you can fix it up for her in the guest bathroom.” Before he came down for his first cup of coffee she was all fixed up and inside. After all that lobbying to get her inside, she chose him. She sits beside him all day when he works at home. If he goes to a job site she’s waiting for him at the front door when she hears his truck.
Someday I fear we will be sitting right in the shoes you are in now. My old grey whiskered hubby will be heartbroken for quite awhile. She’s been with us 9 years and I often tease him that she became his favorite pussy in the house.
God bless you and the rest of your household who loved that cat.
That cat has traveled with us to the Grand Canyon; to Banff in Canada; to Alaska; and through several moves.
She will be greatly missed.
That was adorable. Thanks for sharing it.