CATS | PETS | ADOPTION
Six Months Later, Our Baby Huey Still Grows
Will he ever stop?
Note: all photos in this article by the Author.
What happens when you’re an innocent baby who’s too big for your mommy’s arms?
That’s my Huey!
Our kitten came to us as a tiny bundle of fluff. A black kitten with white paws and chest and an identifiable Phantom of the Opera-style face. This baby couldn’t be any cuter.
He melted into my arms the moment the shelter staff handed him to me as if we’d known each other for years. Fortunately, his days on the street in his feral mother’s care left no permanent marks. Huey craved human interaction. As he nestled into my embrace, I knew I’d never let him go.
That was May 9, 2023. It was a few weeks after we put our beloved cat, Skye, down because of kidney disease. I remember the confusing emotions of grieving over a lost love and the excitement of adopting a new kitten. Yet, bringing Huey into our household became the best thing for healing. New life can awaken the darkness until you see only light.
Huey fit into our condo nicely. For the first week, his home was our bedroom. Large enough to serve as his castle, small enough to keep his inquisitive, immature sense of right and wrong…
