ASPCA
“The cancer has spread.” said the vet, “It’s time to put her down if you don’t want the cat to suffer.” So broken-hearted, we said goodbye to our beloved Lucy Gray.
Taking a walk a few days later we found ourselves in front of the ASPCA. We looked at each other and without a word we went in.
“We’re not ready for another cat yet.” we told the volunteer, “we’re just looking.”
With a knowing smile she led us to the kitten room.
(By the way, since my husband is a big baseball fan we named our new kitty Jackie Robinson.)
RetroFlash / 100 Words
– Dana Susan Lehrman
Dana Susan LehrmanThis retired librarian loves big city bustle and cozy country weekends, friends and family, good books and theatre, movies and jazz, travel, tennis, Yankee baseball, and writing about life as she sees it on her blog World Thru Brown Eyes!
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A cat lover can’t be without them. Vicki was the same way. Your new kitty is black and white, so broke the color barrier all by himself!
Yes indeed we can’t!
And Jackie Robinson has big paws to fill to live up to his name!
Of course you adopted a new kitty. Jackie is adorable.
Of course we did, and he’s the best cat!
This made me smile. In a retroflash, from loss to hope, so well done. The last line is perfect. And what a cutie–irresistible indeed!
Yes, we were done for when the ASPCA volunteer took this little one out of his cage and he climbed up my husband’s arm and seemed to say, Take me home!
So glad you took this sweet little kitty, Dana. Warms my heart!
We couldn’t resist him Marian, and he is the very best cat (altho we’ve said that about all our cats!)
Wonderful RetroFlash, Dana! The full gamut of emotions in 100 words! Beautiful pictures of both cats too.
Thanx Suzy, we have had a succession of wonderful cats!
Terrific RetroFlash, Dana; you really said (almost) all in 100 words, and certainly nailed the emotional part. But, while we now know the reasoning behind Jackie Robinson’s name, why Lucy Gray? I assume this was in homage to the Wordsworth poem about the early death of a young girl, but I can’t imagine you were wishing that on your cat.
Thanx John, yes indeed my literary friend – pretty good for a lawyer guy! In fact I did name her after the Wordsworth poem but chose to ignore the early death part and focus on the color gray!
We have transitioned from cats to greyhounds…the most cat-like of dogs! I do love and miss the kittens, but the whole catbox thing in a 3rd floor walk-up condo got to be too much.
Thanx for the factoid about greyhounds, who knew!
I love dogs too but cats are curled up in my heart!