Unique and Special

I truly believe that animals (and people) come into our lives for a reason. It happens all the time in my own life.
Case in fact, when we adopted our cat, Oreo, we had not been actively looking for a new cat, but it had been over 10 years since my first cat, Bugsy had died of old age.
And my heart must have been ready because when I first saw that little tuxedo kitty, almost an exact replica of my beloved Bugsy, we immmediately contacted the people giving him away on Freecycle and picked him up the same day!
And he has been a huge part of our family ever since. We love him dearly.

Something similar happened when we adopted our second kitty Javelina, too.

We were preparing to go pet/house sit for some friends in Arizona for the second time last year when for some reason, I decided to sign on the local San Pedro County Freecycle before we left. Immediately I noticed a post offering a female Manx kitten.
Ironically, we had been wishing for one ("The Secret") ever since we visited my best friend in Texas, who has had a beautiful female Manx cat for many years since adopting it while working in Singapore.

And I had also been discussing the idea of finding Jenna her own affectionate kitty to call her own, because she adores kitties, but Oreo wasn't meeting that desire because he is more aloof and independant, and only affectionate when he wants to be.

So, when we finally arrived in Arizona and contacted the people who had the Manx kitten...we were elated to find out that she was still available, and went straight away to pick her up. We fell instantly in love, but Jenna and her kitten bonded instantly and are still inseperable.

They have a very unique and close relationship and they both adore each other. But Javelina can be such an odd kitty, too. She plays like a dog sometimes, and sometimes like a big cat. Yet always she is the most affectionate, patient, and loving cat, especially towards her Jenna.

We know Javelina came into Jenna's life for a very special reason, and she is adding such a special element to our daughter's life, too.

Javelina always sleeps with Jenna, and they curl up together very cozy.
Javelina will fetch balls and she likes to nibble dog bisquits, too.


Our beautiful kitty.