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Last week we ran Betty and Bob's story, "Senior Love Affair", about the two homeless cats whose pet parent had moved into a memory care center. Here
is Part II; Betty and Bob's Happy Ending.
W
hen I learned of the
Californian cats, Bet-
ty and Bob's (B & B) plight, I
wrote an article and posted it
onto my Pet Tips 'n' Tales Face-
book page.
A reader shared their sto-
ry with his readers, and one of
them, Sandy, who lives in Or-
egon, was thinking of adopting
a shelter kitten. When she read
about B & B, she thought, "Why
not?" and emailed their guard-
ian, Scott.
Scott fl ew the cats to Oregon,
and hand delivered them to their
new "mother".
Curious Betty immediately
explored her new home, while
mellow Bob surveyed his sur-
roundings from under the sofa,
emerging seven hours later for a
cuddling.
"Our 'instant' family," said
Sandy, "felt normal."
When she awoke the next
morning, both cats were sleep-
ing on her bed; and they spent
their days happily entertained
looking outside at the birds,
bunnies, and deer.
Sandy's home, heart and soul
were lifted by her new furry
friends.
"My whole outlook changed,"
said Sandy. "After being alone,
the magnetic poles of my life
suddenly shifted. Our lives now
revolve around each other. My
home is more interesting, alive,
vibrant, and caring. What is the
glue that binds us? The calm
of a purr? The curl of sleep?
A stretched tummy of trust?
It's all of that, as our energies
interweave and create new di-
mensions, as if a fl at world has
become round."
Taking two mature cats may
seem more complex than adopt-
ing a kitten, but it was easier. B
& B were well-behaved, they
comforted her and entertained
each other.
Bob sits on his haunches, like
a gopher, moving his paws up
and down in a waving motion.
This "curl-up-and-slumber bud-
dy" likes to be picked up, sit in a
lap or carried around the house.
"So, I'm reacquainting myself,"
laughs Sandy, "with the hair-re-
moval roller."
Betty is playful and "helps"
Sandy purr-form fl oor exercis-
es by sitting on her chest. And,
though she's eight, Betty still
chases her tail. However, the
mature-regal part of her is an-
noyed for doing it!
"I was rolling a ball for her,"
said Sandy, "and she noticed that
her back end was twitching and
wiggling in that 'hunt and chase'
style. She turned and focused on
her tail, frustrated between her
wild and sophisticated purr-son-
alities, so she gave her tail a hi-
larious rolled-eye expression of
disgust. But her lower spine and
tail insisted' on twitching. So
she had to look again. I couldn't
help laughing, for which, of
course, I apologized."
During quiet moments, the
cats lovingly bathe each other,
before wildly dashing through
the house.
"I am glad that I answered
Scott's e-mail," said Sandy, "and
adopted these deserving cats. I
love being a cat mom again.
My house is 'home-ier and
happy-ier' strewn with cat toys
and cat fur. I am also glad that
I bought that cordless vacuum
last year!"
Note:
Scott was thrilled to read the
above article and wrote, "I am
visiting my mom today, at the
memory care center, and have
printed the articles out which
will DEFINITELY brighten her
day."
Benefi ts of Adopting Adult
Pets
They know you 'saved' them,
they appreciate it because they
know what life was like "be-
fore" your love and home, and
they want to stay.
- Adult pets arrive housebro-
ken.
- No teething, saving chewed
shoes, furniture and other
household toys'.
-Just like Betty and Bob,
there are always adult pets
seeking a new home. Most pets
rarely end up at animal shelters
because of behavior problems.
Many had loving families, who
can no longer keep them due to
fi nances, housing restrictions or
their human's declining health.
- The Angel Scribe family
has discovered that the adult
cats we adopt end up as our gift.
They loved us the minute they
knew they were safe and cared
for. Their bond with us was
deeper than kittens we adopted.
- It is best for seniors to adopt
a senior pet because an older pet
is more mellow and less like-
ly to get underfoot and trip us
causing injuries.
How did your pet fi nd you?
Write to: angelscribe@msn.
com
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