Nine years ago today, I went to what was then the Williamson County Humane Society to look for a long-haired, orange cat for our family. We’d recently lost our sweeter than sweet little Elaine to heart disease; she was a long-haired tuxedo cat. Our hearts were broken with Elaine’s loss so we decided we needed a cat of a totally different color, and the shelter had one listed on their website.
Well, those intentions have a way of changing when you’re face to face with the adoptables. The orange cat just wasn’t that interested in me so I walked the perimeter of the shelter for the next two hours, meeting every cat. One little black cat, though, refused to turn around and look at me.
The volunteer asked if she could help. Explaining that I was looking for a young cat, preferably a female (our other cats were all male at the time), she showed me the black cat. “Today is her day at the window,” she explained, opening the kennel cage that was pressed against the window and overlooked the lawn. No wonder she hadn’t paid attention to me…how could I compete with the birds and activity outside?
I knew as soon as I took Inca out of the kennel that she’d be coming to our home that day. Although she had a bad case of ringworm, she was perfect in every way.
Inca immediately became a great fit for our family and she was as relaxed as could be even before the fur from her spay surgery grew back:
A few months later, when our next door neighbor found a tiny kitten at the post office, Inca became “mom” to little Coco:
Today Inca is best friends with her big canine sisters as well:
Happy birthday (actually Gotcha Day), Inca!!
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