Did I Do The Right Thing?, Rescuing kitty Options

[Forever Jake]

Sometimes I wonder if our furbabies that have passed on before us have a way of sending other animals to grab our attention.....

This morning, as Todd (my fiance) was leaving to go to work, he saw a kitty. He then saw lights--from a truck--and thought for sure the little one was going to get hit. The kitty stayed over on the other side of the road until the truck passed, she backed up so not to get hit, and then she RAN over to his car... I heard his car in the driveway and saw Todd with a cat next to him, and, my first thought was, "Oh, no.. he hit a cat." I ran out of the house, barefoot, and there is Todd, with this small, very affectionate kitty loving him. She was so skinny. I, of course, pick her up, and I got the loving head butt, and nails in my shoulder from kneeding. Problem is, we can't have any more animals a this time, it is 5am, and there is a kitty in desperate need. I put her down to check her out, and she ran for a puddle, and started to drink. Todd had to go to work, and got back in the car. The cat literally RAN BEHIND THE CAR, following him, and I called out for her. She turned, then saw a car coming and took off. So, now here I am, at 5am, looking for kitty. She went into the woods and wouldn't come out, wouldn't answer, nothing. Todd is calling my cell phone, feeling like garbage, like he turned his back on her--now I will mention we think she is pregnant--what do we do? Relaizing that I am in shorts and a t-shirt, no shoes, and very cold, I came in the house to get warmer clothes on and shoes, and go out to look for kitty. No luck. Todd gets to work, calls me, I am upset. Can't find her, don't know what to do, what can I do if I find her? We seriously cannot have anymore animals...so, I wait for a little bit, ask the neighbors if they own a 6-9 month old female kitty, and if not, could they or do they know of someone who could take her if I find her? Of course, no one wants to say yes...
I came back inside, and was working on a research paper for class, when I see something out the window--kitty wandering in the road, and a car going like you-know-what toward her. I ran out of the house, into the road, and got kitty safely, yeah, maybe I was crazy, and I got a horn blown at me and the one finger salute, but kitty was alive and happy to be with me. Now the fun begins. The boys can't be around her, because we know nothing about her, so I call Todd--cat is in the house-- she is SKINNY, and VERY HUNGRY..so I open a can of tuna, get her some water, and she is just of course all over me, loving me, purring, "talking", so Todd says to call our vet and see what they think, or if they could take her and adopt her out, so I call..no luck. I didn't want to take her somewhere that would euthanize her, so I finally, after trying to find a way to kepp her if we could, called a friend of the family, who has a feed store, that adopt cats out to good homes. They agreed to take her, and hold onto her first for a week or two, to see if anyone claimed her--she is so loving, and wants your constant attnetion. IF then, no one claimed her, they would put her up for adoption. She followed me everywhere in the house, even jumped up on our bed, curled up, looked at me and meow/purred.

I took her down to the store, and she did NOT want to be out of my arms. Now I am home, and I feel terrible. I know that right now, with all that is going on and how our boys are, we really can't take another kitty in, but she adored me, and didn't want me to let her go. I don't know what to do. If she is someone elses baby, I would feel bad for taking her, but, I know that there are so many cats and dogs, hamsters, etc, that never know love, and right now I feel torn in two. I even told Todd that I wondered if Jake somehow sent her to us, knowing that we would love her..I mean, she RAN UP TO HIS CAR and then, RAN BEHIND THE CAR following Todd...anyone have any ideas? Maybe I am crazy, but i just feel so bad for that little kitty. Thanks for listening.

Sandi

[Forever Jake]

Maureen,

I am so very sorry for the loss of Marmalade. This site has been so very helpful and comforting to me since I lost Jake. Jake just showed up at our house one day, out of the blue, very skinny and hungry, hungry not only for food, but for love and affection. He had our hearts from the moment we saw him.

I went to the office this afternoon, and my friends say the same thing that you do, and that I want to do. When Todd comes home, we are going to talk about it. Kitty is pregnant---and, our friend says that she would like to keep her (she has a name already--"Grace"--because it is by the grace of God that she wasn't hit in the road) for a week or two to see if anyone claims her, and if not, if Todd and I want her, she is ours. Our friend also thinks that maybe someone just dumped her off knowing that she is pregnant, because they didn't want the responsibility--and that was why Grace was running after the car....but, to be fair, if she is some little kids kitty, I would want them to have the chance to find her if she happened to slip outside or something.

I know exactly how you are feeling about Marmalade. Todd and I have 2 other cats--kittens, about 8-9 months old (about the same age as Grace). I couldn't bear to be around them after Jake passed. I still miss him, and it still hurts so very much that my baby is no longer with me. Anyway that I can be of help, please let me know. Our cats are our kids. I have found that loving "Bailey" and "Fritzie-Waffles" has helped, but no one will ever replace my Jake. Anytime that you need to talk, vent, or need a listening ear, please let me know. Everyone here understands how you and I both feel, and we are all here for each other. I will be praying for you. Please keep me posted.
Your friend in grief,
Sandi