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In December 2010, my 12-year-old cat, Neko, unexpectedly passed away. She was my first kitty, and for a long time, it was just the two of us. My husband and I decided to wait before getting another cat. We wanted time to grieve, and we were going on vacation in January. We didn’t think it was fair to get a kitty only to leave her for a week. Before we left, I was ready to have another furball to love. My husband wanted a calico, and we decided that this time, we would get two cats. We talked about names and came up with two options.

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While we were on vacation, my friend called to say that a family in her town was giving away kittens and had one left. She said the kitten looked like she would suit one of the names we had picked out. I called the family immediately. They sent me a picture, and I fell for her right away. But she was the only kitten left, and we really wanted littermates. The longer I looked at the picture, the more I wanted her.

The day we returned home, we went straight to the house. As soon as I saw her and held her, I knew I had found my Sophia Grace (Sophie). She had a dirty nose just like her sister did, and then she gave me a kiss. That did it. I was wrapped around her little paw. Then the family told me they were feeding her whatever they had on hand, but that she really liked Fritos and ice cream. Without a doubt, she needed to come home with us.

Sophie and her sister Midnight have helped me heal from losing my Neko. In December, Sophie will be four years old, and she is definitely a mama’s kitty. Her kitten stage was quite challenging, but nowadays, she lies on the couch with us, soaking up the love and, of course, the chin scratches.

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Story submitted by Kelly W from Waterloo, NY.

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