Cupid

Cupid is sad and lonely. For those who haven’t been following current events, he is my one remaining cat since I had to put Kismet down last Friday (see the posting from last Saturday).

Cupid just seems sad and lonely. He is sleeping a lot, doesn’t really play too much and is whining more than he used to do.

But, what is really sad is that when I feed him his can of wet food at night, he eats some of it and then he wanders around the apartment calling for Kismet to come and eat. They used to eat together every night. Their little heads touching over the plate of food while they enjoyed their daily treat. They never ate the dry food together but always the wet food. Now Cupid eats a little and then goes into every corner and behind furniture, meowing away, looking for his sister so she can have her share of the wet food. But he can’t find her. Eventually, he curls up in a ball on the sofa and falls asleep. So sad.

In one way he is a little happier about life. I used to only let him sit on my feet for about five minutes at night before I would move him. He is a pretty warm little cat and it would make my feet hot having him lying on top of them. Now I just maneuver him so that he is sitting between my feet and I let him nap there while I watch TV. That is making him a happy in that respect.

I have been asked if I am going to get another cat. I have decided not to do that. I’m not sure how Cupid would react to a strange cat coming into the house and I don’t want to add to his stress by introducing a new relationship to him. Besides, if something happened to Cupid, I want to go catless for a while. Not sure how long that would last but hopefully long enough that I can have a clean house without little cat fur balls dancing across the floor.

I am thinking that, with time, Cupid will get used to being here by himself. He is, after all, a beast of little brain. As are all cats (and dogs). He will eventually get used to be the only cat. The literature from the vet’s office said it would take three weeks to a month. In the mean time, I will just cuddle him and talk to him and assure him that Kismet is fine and he will see her again someday.