In the days of getting along with my cat Kuangkuang, there are countless surprises and touches. From the time when it first came home, being thin and sick, to now being healthy and lively, this journey is full of stories.
The most pleasant surprise for me is that after coming back from the pet store where it was boarded, Kuangkuang actually started to eat cat food! Before this, I had gone to great lengths to make it eat well. I tried all kinds of cat food, but it always looked disgusted. Only the Ziwi Peak Six Fish cat food was something it was a little more willing to eat. Unexpectedly, it actually liked the cat food from the pet store. When I learned this news, I was overjoyed and quickly bought a bag. Now it is eating the Miaoda kitten food, eating with gusto. Every day, it bites the food with a “clicking” sound, as if announcing its love for the delicious food.
Kuangkuang’s daily behaviors are also very interesting. Once, just after I took a shower and the bathroom heater was still on, it couldn’t wait to run in and squatted on the toilet, staring at me. Its appearance was like being curious about what I had done in the bathroom. On the way to take it for vaccination, it quietly looked at the scenery outside the window, with curious lights shining in its eyes, as if exploring this new world. When it was five months old, it had grown into a six – pound “big shot”! When weighing it during the last vaccination, compared to when it got the last dose of the feline distemper – parvovirus – panleukopenia combination vaccine the week before, it had gained seven ounces. The speed of its weight gain was really astonishing.
What surprised me even more is that Kuangkuang has a strong learning ability. In just one morning, it learned to shake hands. At that moment, I even wondered if I had raised a dog instead. Its smart and clever appearance really made people laugh. As Kuangkuang gradually grew up, its clothes became too small for it. When I put on that small sweater for it again after a month, it was already too tight. Looking at its appearance being restricted by the clothes, I couldn’t help but sigh that time is really like a “butcher’s knife”, witnessing its growth quietly.
The newly – bought Elizabethan collar, when worn on Kuangkuang, made it look extremely happy. I think it probably regarded it as a new fashion item. A few days ago, when I was about to take a shower, it lingered in the toilet and refused to leave, just like a little follower, wanting to be with me all the time. Another time, a small gecko entered the kitchen. Kuangkuang seemed to have discovered a new continent. Its eyes were firmly fixed on the gecko, and its focused expression was as if it was studying a mysterious creature.
Looking back, originally, I wanted to raise a golden – shaded British Shorthair. But when I saw Kuangkuang for the first time, I was attracted by its unique temperament. In my heart, I determined that it was the cat I had been looking for. Although the process of petting the cat is extremely enjoyable, the process of raising a cat is full of troubles. I have to take care of it carefully every day, paying close attention to its diet and daily life. Every time it poops, I have to endure the smell to check if its feces are normal, for fear that something is wrong with its body. If it sneezes, I will worry if it has a cold. In this way, the carefree girl I used to be has become a “mother – in – law” who worries all the time.
Moreover, Kuangkuang sheds hair very seriously, which is really exasperating. I usually like to wear dark – colored clothes. Every day before going out, I have to spend a long time using sticky tape to remove the cat hair on my body. The handfuls of cat hair I stick off are all my “bitter tears”. Although I have only raised Kuangkuang for five and a half months and have to face various troubles it brings every day, my love for it is growing day by day. Before I had a cat, I especially liked to look at other people’s cats and “virtually raise cats” in various ways. But since I got Kuangkuang, I can’t see any other cats. Cat cafes have also lost their attraction. Every day after work, I look forward to going home to see it as soon as possible. Just thinking that there is a cute little thing waiting for me at home makes my heart feel as if it’s bubbling with happiness.
Raising a cat is really not easy. It requires a lot of time, energy, and patience. But since I chose Kuangkuang, I have made up my mind to raise it well. Because it has long become an indispensable part of my life and my most precious treasure. Watching it grow up healthily and happily, all the efforts are worth it. Just like the jerky it loves so much that it even bites through the bag containing it. Its love for the jerky is just like my love for it, strong and deep.
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