My first and only baby was an orange tabby I called Hendrix. I had packed up and moved to San Francisco for college, settled into a place with my boyfriend downtown, and couldn’t wait to head to the SPCA to rescue a kitty. I’d left my parents home/zoo and was yearning for a little fury friend to love. My boyfriend was more of a dog person and wasn’t too keen on the idea, but soon realized I wasn’t giving in.
My mom is a diehard cat lover so we teamed up to find the perfect kitty at the Santa Cruz SPCA. At 8 weeks old, Hendrix stole our hearts. He was a monkey child from the beginning. Climbing on everything, including our bare legs! He was a handful to say the least.
Thankfully Hendrix out grew the separation anxiety and Eddie, my ex, bonded and fell head over heels in love with him. I was dancing six hours a day at the time and happy to come home and cuddle with my two men.But as life rolls, Eddie and I split a few years later and Hendrix stayed with me until I moved to Australia.
And though I terribly miss my first baby, my roommate has an adult cat, Bartalk, and brand new baby kitty, Mala, that I love and play with every day.
Do you have cats? What’s your love story?
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