Sorry

I’m really sorry I haven’t written in a while but things round here have been quite busy with people coming and going and staying over and mummy and daddy going out and well, whens a girl supposed to find time to write?

Precious is still here and very, very gradually we’re still getting used to her, none of us are at the cuddling stage, in fact I’m still at the growling and running away stage, Angelin is a bit more curious and she’s at the go and have a sniff then hiss stage and Millie’s in the I’ll sit close but not next to you stage. This might sound a bit harsh still but we have made progress and I don’t completely freak out every time I hear or smell her. As well as that us three have started to get back to our more normal routine and are playing and chasing each other and I only get a little bit grumpy. Mummy and daddy say that’s a big improvement as the more normal we are the more relaxed we are and the less we worry about Precious being here. We’ve even had breakfast side by side eating together so that’s a real big step forward , so we are getting there slowly and there’s no fighting so that’s a real bonus.

So now a bit of an update from mummy, she talks to me on our walkies so whilst I can’t see what’s going on I know the crack (as they say up here). Lil’ P’s ear has healed fully now and her fur is growing back so she’s starting to feel a bit better and with all the good food and love her fur is now quite soft and silky and she’s put on a bit of weight so yew can’t see her bony hips and ribs anymore. I’m not a big foodie but Precious really is, I fink she’s eating more food than us three put together, it’s lucky we’ve got our treat toy that she doesn’t like as otherwise we’d surely starve! Just kidding as mummy and daddy always make sure the food is topped up before bed and that we have full tummies. Anyway, back to Precious, you’ll remember that she had something removed from her ear, well mummy and daddy decided to send it off to a lab to get it tested and sadly, it came back that it was the big C. It was so lucky that mummy and daddy got the vet to remove it so quickly but it wasn’t the news I know mummy was hoping for. We had talked about it and mummy had said to me that she really, really hoped it would be nothing but suspected it might be something.

Well, thinking about it, it wasn’t luck at all, it was just mummy and daddy’s quick thinking and their love for Precious that made them act quickly and decide to have the operation. I guess it’s just part of who they are, they always do the best for us, always put us first and even when times are tough and it’s a horrible thing to have to do it needs to be done so that’s it, decision made. I know that mummy hated packing Precious up and taking her to the vet so much, it broke mummy heart that Precious was scared of her and ran away from her but she still did it as it was what was best, that is the love that my mummy and daddy have for us. I think they call it unconditional.

I don’t love Precious yet but I do know how tough her life has been so far, how tough any street cats life is, let alone when yews poorly. It’s scary, lonely, cold, hot, yews always on edge and don’t know if something is friend or foe so I do feel sorry for her in my own way. Us three are lucky, other than Millies accident we’ve all been in good health since we were rescued but poor Lil P is still going through it and it hasn’t helped with her being accepted by us as she was coming and going, had a noisy cone on, smelt of the vet and sounded different. At least now though she’s got a loving furramily to go through it with her.

One thing I know for sure is that no matter what happens mummy and daddy will do everything they can to help Lil P. No matter what they won’t break that purromise that they made when she arrived, the same purromise that they made to each of us. You are home, you are safe, you are loved…no matter what .

Lil P is very quiet and she sleeps a lot, I can hear her snoring on and off most of the day and most of the evening too if I think about it. I know us cats sleep a lot but she must be the world record holder for sleeping. Then once in a while she’ll off for a little explore, maybe a look out the window and then back to bed. During the day we have playtime with daddy between naps (ours not his) and then in the evenings we often have a good play with mummy too, it burns off any left over energy and gets us all worn out ready for bedtime. Mummy and daddy have been trying really hard to get Precious to join in, they keep saying something about playing makes us bond, I’m not sure about that as I often give Angelin a slap if she tries to steal my toy that I’m playing with and Millie is very possessive about the crinkle paper, oftener resulting in being whacked with her baseball bat leg which is not fun at all really. Anyway no matter which toy they tried Precious wasn’t budging, not even a little paw movement to touch a feather or crinkle ball, then last night Angelin was playing with mummy with her favourite crinkle stick and mummy noticed Lil P was moving her head, just a little bit and watching the stick as mummy swished it back and forwards across the floor. Mummy very carefully moved it up onto the sofa where Precious has claimed her spot and out came a paw, then as mummy moved it, another paw, then she swished it a little and bam! Lil P caught the crinkles, she went again and again and then chomp, she was pulling and tearing at the crinkles and her blankie (my blankie) and mummy was gasping with delight and daddy was saying “go on Precious”. For the very first time she was actually playing. This made mummy and daddy feel very happy, Precious was so excited she didn’t know what to do with herself and jumped up and ran off! When she came back mummy tried again and had another little play session with her, then she was worn out and just zonked out into a deep sleep, probably dreaming of chasing crinkle sticks.

She must have got the feel for having fun as one morning she then decided to have a little adventure outside too, something she hasn’t done since before her surgeries. I guess she’s starting to feel a bit more settled and happy and wanted to enjoy a break in the rain and enjoy some fresh air.

Of course I’m still being my normal adventure cat self and mummy and I have been spending some time going to my favourite wood to explore and climb some of the giant trees, explore nature and just spending some quality time together, sometimes though we just like to sit a chill together, even if we’re just having a walkies in the garden. Walkies isn’t all about walking or climbing trees or chasing insects or birdies, it’s about being together, it’s about friendship, it’s about appreciating and enjoying each other’s company, it’s about love. For me and mummy this time together is special, it’s our thing and it’s our special time together. It’s the thing that I enjoy most, the thing that I wait all day for, the thing that makes me happy.