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Hi, I know I’ve already made two posts but I only just now saw this and thought now would be an appropriate time to share my story.
So this is a sort of long story, so please excuse the lengthiness. I just have a lot of feelings that I can’t talk about with most of my friends. I’m the biggest cat lover I know, hence my username- any Danganronpa fans out there?
Back on topic! I would like to talk about my experience with Willow, my whole world... she’s the first cat I really had (I had one when I was younger, but was too young to truly connect with animals) and I didn’t really expect much. In fact, when I went into that shelter in December 2016 we just came to donate some food. But I went to look at the cats while we were there, and when I first saw her she was curled up in the back. It wasn’t until we were about to leave that she came right up to me and looked at me with her gorgeous mismatched eyes. One green, one blue. It was then that I felt that electrical love-at-first sight feeling. I didn’t realize it then but the universe had pretty much brought together the strings of fate.
It wasn’t until later, when I visited again, that I insisted we adopt her. By some fluke, I was allowed, and a few days later she was spayed and we picked her up. She was around 8 months at the time, so we decided her unofficial official birthday would be April 13.
The first few days with us, she often came in my room and would knead me and purr like some sort of lawn mower. She rarely meowed, and she still doesn’t. She only meows when she REALLY needs help.
Since then she hasn’t been quite so obviously affectionate, but we still spend plenty of time together enjoying each other’s company. But I can honestly say that she has saved my life.
~TW: mentions of depression / suicide
Willow seems to have this strange ability to detect the times I’m feeling the worst. I struggle with depression and even when I’m feeling downright suicidal, Willow can without fail cheer me up. She often comes in and will rub up against me and when it’s really bad, will even lick away my tears. She has saved me countless times.
~TW over
It goes without saying that she means the world to me. I can honestly say that I have never felt so much love for another being, human and animal alike. When I was little I had always been told that cats are unable to love, that they’re selfish and evil... but it later turned out that those saying that never even had a cat, or didn’t give it proper care. But I’ve never had someone in my life who understands me so well, and we can’t even directly communicate. We love each other unconditionally, and when the world seems like nothing but darkness she is the single light that guides me.
Not many would say that they’d lay down their life for their cat, but I would in a heartbeat. It would be only fair considering how much she’s done for me. I’ve had her for almost three years and it still gives me chills to think that I likely wouldn’t be here if I hadn’t decided to stay at the shelter a little while after dropping off that food.
Willow isn’t just a cat to me, she’s my everything. And I know I probably sound absolutely mental to most, but if someone wouldn’t even blink if the same were said about a dog. I hope that I’m able to find those with similar feelings here c:
I know that in my heart, no cat will ever be able to replace Willow. And that if something were to ever happen to her, I would be absolutely broken.
So when the day comes that she finally passes, I plan to get a tattoo of her, so that she can stay with me forever. A final nod to honor My Queen. (yes, i really call her that.)
So this is a sort of long story, so please excuse the lengthiness. I just have a lot of feelings that I can’t talk about with most of my friends. I’m the biggest cat lover I know, hence my username- any Danganronpa fans out there?
Back on topic! I would like to talk about my experience with Willow, my whole world... she’s the first cat I really had (I had one when I was younger, but was too young to truly connect with animals) and I didn’t really expect much. In fact, when I went into that shelter in December 2016 we just came to donate some food. But I went to look at the cats while we were there, and when I first saw her she was curled up in the back. It wasn’t until we were about to leave that she came right up to me and looked at me with her gorgeous mismatched eyes. One green, one blue. It was then that I felt that electrical love-at-first sight feeling. I didn’t realize it then but the universe had pretty much brought together the strings of fate.
It wasn’t until later, when I visited again, that I insisted we adopt her. By some fluke, I was allowed, and a few days later she was spayed and we picked her up. She was around 8 months at the time, so we decided her unofficial official birthday would be April 13.
The first few days with us, she often came in my room and would knead me and purr like some sort of lawn mower. She rarely meowed, and she still doesn’t. She only meows when she REALLY needs help.
Since then she hasn’t been quite so obviously affectionate, but we still spend plenty of time together enjoying each other’s company. But I can honestly say that she has saved my life.
~TW: mentions of depression / suicide
Willow seems to have this strange ability to detect the times I’m feeling the worst. I struggle with depression and even when I’m feeling downright suicidal, Willow can without fail cheer me up. She often comes in and will rub up against me and when it’s really bad, will even lick away my tears. She has saved me countless times.
~TW over
It goes without saying that she means the world to me. I can honestly say that I have never felt so much love for another being, human and animal alike. When I was little I had always been told that cats are unable to love, that they’re selfish and evil... but it later turned out that those saying that never even had a cat, or didn’t give it proper care. But I’ve never had someone in my life who understands me so well, and we can’t even directly communicate. We love each other unconditionally, and when the world seems like nothing but darkness she is the single light that guides me.
Not many would say that they’d lay down their life for their cat, but I would in a heartbeat. It would be only fair considering how much she’s done for me. I’ve had her for almost three years and it still gives me chills to think that I likely wouldn’t be here if I hadn’t decided to stay at the shelter a little while after dropping off that food.
Willow isn’t just a cat to me, she’s my everything. And I know I probably sound absolutely mental to most, but if someone wouldn’t even blink if the same were said about a dog. I hope that I’m able to find those with similar feelings here c:
I know that in my heart, no cat will ever be able to replace Willow. And that if something were to ever happen to her, I would be absolutely broken.
So when the day comes that she finally passes, I plan to get a tattoo of her, so that she can stay with me forever. A final nod to honor My Queen. (yes, i really call her that.)
It definitely sounds like you and Willow are purr-fect companions, and that it was meant for her to be adopted by you. 
Is the cat in your avatar pic your precious Willow?
