firecat

I know it's not something you can do right away, it took me several months before I did....but I distinctly got the feeling when my silver passed that he would have wanted me to give a home to another cat who needed what I could provide. Many months later I was in a pet store shopping for bird toys and a kitten stuck it's paw through a cage and grabbed my shirt and would not let go. I looked into his big orange eyes (silver had orange eyes too) and could practially see Silver standing beside this little ball of marmalade and cream colored fluff.

We took him home and named him Pyeawacket. That was almost a year ago, and it's been uncanny how he mimics some of silver's behaviour at times when I am down, even though he never knew silver. He's grown into a beautiful big cat and even though I had trouble getting used to him being there and Silver not for a while I don't regret the decision and would do it again in a heartbeat.

Give yourself time, but someday, when you are ready, pass on Selkie's legacy and open your home to someone she would have liked. I don't think she would have wanted you to be lonely or hurting for a long time.