My telephone rang yesterday while we were getting ready to go to my momma's for a Mother's Day cookout. It was my sister calling to inform me that her neighbor, Diane, was in possession of a few kittens. Apparently, the momma cat was killed by a car and had given birth to a litter of 5 just two weeks earlier. Diane works for a veterinarian and often fosters animals. She has been providing loving care to these babies for a few weeks now - bottle feeding them until they were old enough for solid food.
Knowing how devastated Pierce is over the loss of Shea, my sister thought we may want one of the kittens. Pierce and I drove to Diane's and agreed immediately that this teeny, tiny ball of furry love was coming home with us. Pierce took one look at him and said "He looks like Yoda - that's what we'll name him".
Isn't he adorable? He is the runt of the litter. At 4 weeks old, he weighs only 8 ounces and is no bigger than Pierce's hand!
No animal could ever replace Shea in Pierce's heart - but Yoda has helped to ease the pain quite a bit. Our home is once again filled with the sound of Pierce's laughter as he watches Yoda explore the house. It touches me deeply to see how tenderly he is caring for our newest family member.
No animal could ever replace Shea in Pierce's heart - but Yoda has helped to ease the pain quite a bit. Our home is once again filled with the sound of Pierce's laughter as he watches Yoda explore the house. It touches me deeply to see how tenderly he is caring for our newest family member.
2 comments:
That name is perfect - the head, the ears!! How cute. Enjoy your new family member.
He is adorable! And his ears really do make him look like Yoda - very appropriate name.
I hope he will be well and gets over the consequences of his mother's death.
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