Tuesday, November 26, 2013

A “Tail” With a Happy Ending

 

Shortly after arriving at Zion River RV Resort at the beginning of the month we spotted a couple of cats wandering around the park. One in particular was extremely friendly, and we initially thought he must belong to someone staying there. Found out he was a stray but a few of the campers were feeding him. We put out food and water and soon he became our best bud. Well, Jim’s anyway. I was keeping my distance because I know how we are with cats. Suckers!

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Jim really wanted to adopt him, and kept working on me to agree. As it is, the two cats we have are two too many in our small RV. No way was I taking in a third one!

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I checked with a no-kill shelter in St. George, and we were thinking of taking him there if we didn’t find anyone at the park to adopt him before we leave. It’s getting into the 30s at night, and we just can’t bear the thought of him out there in the cold. It’s rare to find a cat with such a sweet and loving personality. Maybe he’s learned that being that way gets him food, but we think he’s just one of those unique kitties that loves being around people.

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Sunday morning Debbie and I went to pick up some groceries and on the way home we were discussing “Benny” (Debbie named him). She said it would be nice if a family with a child would decide to take him home. I laughed and said, yes, and one who’s cat died recently and is looking for another. What are the chances of that happening?

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As we pulled in the driveway Jim came out and said he found Benny a home. A class A had come in the night before with a couple and their six year old daughter. The little girl’s cat had died just a few months ago and mom said it had been really hard on her. Endearing little Benny introduced himself to her and it was love at first sight. They have decided to take him back to San Diego with them, so we contributed food, a few toys, and a cat bed.

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The little girl asked her mom if they could keep him until he dies, and she said of course! It made our day. He has a new name, “Z” (for Zion). We hope they live happily ever after.

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22 comments:

  1. What an outstanding story! Warms the heart (I'm a sucker for cats too)
    Nina

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  2. Wow! Now that is exciting news…what a pretty handsome Z too. Glad it worked out for everyone! Happy Thanksgiving to you two.

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  3. Now that's exciting news! And what a handsome Z too. I would have been suckered in as well, but glad you found the perfect home for him. Happy Thanksgiving to you two~

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  4. What a great story. Beautiful cat.

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  5. Now that story brought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful cat. A match made in heaven. HATS off to Debbie.

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  6. Yep! I teared up, and I'm not even a cat person. Great "tail". :-)

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  7. Love a happy ending. That's a beautiful kitty and the little girl looks so thrilled.

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  8. That is soooo cool! Z is a beautiful cat, and look at the smile on that little girl's face. And.. would you ask Debbie what's in my future? A handsome man? A pot of gold? A 10 pound weight loss? LOL :)

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  9. Oh how adorable that little girl is with Z. What a wonderful thing you two did.

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  10. Loved it! A tail with a happy ending.... Tell me about too many kitties in a small space but I have found the answer for me. I have 3 and when we are in a place that allows, I have an outside kennel that I can temporarily attach to the outside of the trailer and a simple cat door in the hatch allows them to go in and out any time they want.....and not wonder off or worse!! Happy cats and the kitty box out side makes me happy too.

    http://avintagerollingstone.blogspot.com/2013/07/kitties-adjusting-on-road.html

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  11. Love the story. It made me feel so good on this dreary day.

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  12. Jim the cat whisperer. All that bad weather they are talking about that is slamming the East coast swept through Pensacola last night. We were just discussing why our Siamese would want out in the middle of it at 5am. Just had somewhere to go. Cats are a handful.

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  13. Good job finding the sweet Kitty a home.

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  14. What a great ending to a sweet story. It's probably good you didn't end up with cat #3, as well.

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  15. Awwww, sweet. Good job Jim…that was a close call to having 3 cats for you and Gayle :)

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  16. Bless your for making sure this sweet little guy has a happy life. I have 7 rescued cats because I don't have a "Gayle" to keep me grounded. :)

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  17. I love happy endings:) But, I had a feeling it was going to be a happy ending either way...three cats aren't too bad...haha! Lucky you, Gayle! That is a beautiful kitty! It would have been very hard to leave it. A great Thanksgiving story:)

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  18. What an absolutely adorable kitty! And what luck to find him a happy home. We have seen a lot of feral cats as the beach campgrounds we recently stayed at. So many of those cats are no longer able to live with humans, too afraid. I love hearing about a happy ending !

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  19. Great post! Two of our 3 dogs were strays I scooped up off the street, and the 2 cats we used to have were also strays that I took in. (The cats have both since died of old age.) I am still amazed that we came home from our 6-month trip without another passenger!

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