5 years ago I adopted Bellah from an online group called Maine Coon Rescue , she was 6 or 7 at the time . Last Tuesday night she started acting weird she couldn't control her left leg ... then the right one went ... within a few hours she was unable to get up and by 530 AM she was gone. We buried her by 6 AM at 9 AM we called the vet ( we live in the country we don't have an ER of sorts. They asked us if we wanted to dig her up to have her examined... I couldn't do it.
I am heartbroken .... I have never been as close to a " pet " as I was to Bellah.
For some reason it popped into my head that per the contract we signed with Maine Coon Rescue that I had to tell them with in 24 hours of her passing. I went to the website to let them know... the website was suspened..... and there was a message for someone to contact their host.
So I went to pet finder to see if I could find any contact listing for them.... I didn't but what I did find was a Coonie girl , in the next town that is in need of a home.
I stared at her picture wondering do I call about her , is it too soon am I "cheating " on Bellah.....I'm still crying as I write this ... feeling foolish.
I decided to call... I told them I had just lost Bellah and that I was afraid maybe it was too soon. They asked me to come in and meet Grace.
My husband and I went to meet Grace , shes a 3-4 yr old Coonie baby , who had 2 babies of her own who were adopted out this past weekend.
She had been with an elderly couple who took in animals to " save them " . The wife died and the husband didn't want the cats. Grace was so matted when she came in that shes almost bald.
I took her out of her cage and she started to rub me and lick me..... I'm hooked , yet so , so sad about my Bellah.
We have been approved to adopt her.... shes being spay Monday and coming home Tuesday. I have been to see her every other day since we started this process.
Grace will never replace Bellah .... but she need a home and I needed somewhere to put my love. Its like I have this big hole inside , that hurts very badly.
We have other fur babies whom I love but there isn't the closeness .... I can already feel that Grace will be a good friend.
Thanks for listening.
I am heartbroken .... I have never been as close to a " pet " as I was to Bellah.
For some reason it popped into my head that per the contract we signed with Maine Coon Rescue that I had to tell them with in 24 hours of her passing. I went to the website to let them know... the website was suspened..... and there was a message for someone to contact their host.
So I went to pet finder to see if I could find any contact listing for them.... I didn't but what I did find was a Coonie girl , in the next town that is in need of a home.
I stared at her picture wondering do I call about her , is it too soon am I "cheating " on Bellah.....I'm still crying as I write this ... feeling foolish.
I decided to call... I told them I had just lost Bellah and that I was afraid maybe it was too soon. They asked me to come in and meet Grace.
My husband and I went to meet Grace , shes a 3-4 yr old Coonie baby , who had 2 babies of her own who were adopted out this past weekend.
She had been with an elderly couple who took in animals to " save them " . The wife died and the husband didn't want the cats. Grace was so matted when she came in that shes almost bald.
I took her out of her cage and she started to rub me and lick me..... I'm hooked , yet so , so sad about my Bellah.
We have been approved to adopt her.... shes being spay Monday and coming home Tuesday. I have been to see her every other day since we started this process.
Grace will never replace Bellah .... but she need a home and I needed somewhere to put my love. Its like I have this big hole inside , that hurts very badly.
We have other fur babies whom I love but there isn't the closeness .... I can already feel that Grace will be a good friend.
Thanks for listening.