Crystal & Ivy: How I Met My Soul Cat

Hello Catsters!

I’m Crystal. I work within the advertising and marketing division for Catster. You will have seen a few of my posts on our social media and listened to a few of my tales on our YouTube channel.

Rising up, we all the time had canines. I thought of myself to be a canine individual! That was till I moved in with my fiance, had a spot of my very own, and met my soul cat, Ivy.

My fiance must depart city typically for work, leaving me alone in a quiet home. One factor to learn about me: I HATE being alone.

As we lived in a fancy, it’d be unfair to have a canine in such a small area. The yard was teeny tiny, and with so many residents already complaining about different canines within the advanced, I needed to search for different choices to seek out companionship.

This was after I set my coronary heart on adopting a cat. With so many stunning kitties ready for his or her ceaselessly properties in shelters, probably the most tough half was convincing my fiance. I begged, I pleaded (I even perhaps cried) for weeks on finish.

Finally, he gave in. I already had so many adoption posters saved on social media, and I discovered it unattainable to decide on one. Why couldn’t I’ve all of them?

At some point, I opened Fb and noticed this put up:

I can’t clarify it, however I knew this was meant to be my cat. I instantly referred to as the quantity. The woman stated that as a result of this kitty has such a novel coat and is long-haired, there was loads of curiosity already, however she would preserve me up to date.

Later that day, she gave me a name and let me know what I’d should do to ensure that her to determine whether or not I used to be the perfect potential cat mother – I needed to ship by a video of our condominium, a pet approval doc from our advanced, and be ready to pay an adoption charge of round $150. This would come with her first vaccinations and spaying process.

Lengthy story brief, two days and loads of preparation later, I used to be on the way in which to select up my kitty after she had been spayed!

I knew I’d love her, in fact, however I used to be so nervous. Would she love me? Would I be an excellent cat mother? Would she solely be round when it was feeding time?

All of these worries had been put to mattress just about instantly. She was pleasant and affectionate and appeared really grateful to have discovered a protected, loving house with us. Over time, with loads of endurance and reassurance (and treats), we constructed a tremendous relationship.

The bond I’ve with my cat is not like some other bond I’ve had with earlier animals we’ve owned.

And sure, my fiance adores her – she stole his coronary heart the second he laid eyes on her and now accompanies him whereas he will get prepared for work early within the mornings.

After all, cat possession doesn’t come with out its personal set of distinctive hurdles and challenges…

I’ll be sharing some extra of my life with Ivy – the nice, the unhealthy, and the ugly – on Catster.com within the weeks to come back!