We were blessed with Junior, an oversized cat, who sees himself as delicate and fragile, and expects to be treated as such. Junior was given to my son, and we think he was about two years old. He had ruled the house alone and happily so for many months. I had told my son about seeing a story on the news regarding some "meth head" who had burned his dog alive because the poor thing wouldn't quit barking, had no water nor food.
This must have made a huge impression on him. He had attended an auction with several of his friends, which was to benefit Toys for Tots. A local woman had donated a registered Red Pomeranian puppy, not quite 6 weeks old. Two of the folks who were bidding were known to be drug users, and thinking he would purchase the puppy to save her, he continued bidding. This frustrated the drug addicts tremendously, and eventually he won custody of little tiny Sammie and brought her home.
Junior, whom we figured would consider her an intruder and possibly hurt her, stood there disdainfully, observing this little wobbly creature. Finally, he raised his nose in the air and walked over to investigate what this could be. We stood, holding our breath, and to our complete amazement, this huge Tomcat, proceeded to wash her face, clean her up all over. He washed her tummy to stimulate her ‘natural functions’, and then cleaned her up after she did what she was supposed to do. He loved her, showed her the food bowl, (she still likes cat food), and the water bowl, and pretty much stood guard over her like a loving parent. This is why we call her his daughter. She left her mama too soon, but he adopted her.
He still, to this day, and she will be eight in August, he ten, tenderly cleans her eye area. As with a lot of Poms, she has drippy eyes. On the other hand, she cleans his ears for him.
What a pair! She was nearly frantic when he was hospitalized both times, and when he came home, it was a sweet reunion to watch. I dread the thought of something happening to either one of them, because I know the other will grieve deeply.
This is the story of Junior, the cat, and his "daughter" Sammie, the Pomeranian.
© Darlene Khan, US
January 8, 2006
Five Good Reasons for Having Your Cat Neutered
- Reduces fighting, injury and noise
- Reduces spraying and smelling
- Much less likely to wander and get lost
- Safer from diseases like feline AIDS, mammary tumours and feline leukaemia
- Reduces the number of unwanted kittens
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