Boo joined our family 3 years ago today. Bill and I originally saw Boo at the Humane Society in Woodbury. We'd visited the shelter to see a different orange cat but Boo (then named Bernardo) caught our attention. He was in the top row of cages reclining on his side, one paw dangling out of the cage, watching everything. He was big and orange and adorable. But, our hearts were still heavy from the loss of our previous cat and we weren't certain we were ready for another. We left without meeting him.
Two days later, we were still thinking of "Bernardo". We made a second trip to see him only to find he'd been sent to the local PetSmart for promotion. We debated adopting him on the drive to the store. We weren't sure we were ready, but we knew we wanted to spend some time with him and see.
He was in a big cage behind glass. His litter box was filthy and overflowing. His food had spilled and mixed with the litter. His water dish was dry. The employees let us take Boo into their break room to spend time with him. He was warm with a fever - dirty and smelly, parts of his tail and back were covered in poop. He was a sorry sight but he purred and purred, played like a kitten, and was friendly with everyone. There was no way we could send this loveable cat back to such awful conditions - so Boo became ours. Our crazy, cuddly, chipmunk obsessed, attack cat - Boo Radley.
Happy Adoption Day Boo!
3 comments:
Please share with Lord Boo my congratulations on his anniversary with you. I think he is a wonderful guy - Happy Adoption Day, Boo! May you always have a clean litter box, good food and fresh water, chipmunks to stalk and the love of your good family.
Sue Corvick
Congratulations, Boo, on 3 years with your wonderful family! We are very happy for you.
We can relate to your story. It was 4 years ago tomorrow (Aug. 6) that we adopted Dexter and 4 years ago Saturday (Aug. 8) that we adopted Henry.
We are so glad you live in a happy home! :-)
Smokey says Meow! Meow! Meow! and that translates to "we are so glad Jen and Bill found and rescued you
and have been the loving parents you deserve"
That is a very handsome picture of you,by the way. Tell them to give you an extra squeeze from Grandma!
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