Latté’s Story

I had been looking to adopt a cat for quite a while.  I had always been afraid to have a cat because I’m not home much and thought that I wouldn’t be able to properly care for a cat.  I learned differently when I was watching a friend’s cat while they were away.

I learned that cats are more self-sufficient than what I thought they were.

I adopted Latté from the humane society in May 2009.  As I was checking the daily listing of cats that were in adopt her face really stood out to me and I had a real strong feeling that she was to be my cat.  She was a little older than what I wanted, but, I knew she was the cat for me.  I went to the humane society early that Saturday morning to take a look at her.  I couldn’t find her.  One of the adoption counselors was able to find her for me.  When the counselor brought her to me I could see that she was the cat that had been strutting past me several times with her head and tail held high.  For all I know she may also have felt that I was going to give her a new home and was trying to impress me.
To this day she still struts with her head and tail held high.  As soon as I held her I knew she would be going home with me that day.  She didn’t like being held for long; and even now holding her is on her terms; but I knew she was going to be mine.  The counselor didn’t know anything about her except that she was picked up as a stray in a rough part of town.  I also suspected that she had been hurt previously because she would run and hide from me when she saw that I found the hairball she had hacked up or if I got the broom to do some sweeping.

When I got her home she went and hid under the bed and wouldn’t come near me for several hours.  She eventually came closer to me while at the same time keeping her distance from me.  By the time I went to bed that night she was okay with being close to me and slept with me.  To this day Latté and I have a strong bond that gets stronger all the time and can’t be broken.

Latté is a real blessing to me.  I have depression and am prone to some bad headaches.  Latté is always here for me and doesn’t leave my side until I’m feeling better.  Latté is a real joy to have.  The love and care she gives me is priceless.  There have been many times that she has had a salt water bath from me because I’m stressed and just not feeling well.  I so enjoy the head butts, kisses, and healing purrs that she gives to me.