Why My Kitten Made Me Cry
65The other day I was sitting at my computer desk when I felt this little bundle of fur crawling up my leg. I stopped typing, pulled the keyboard in and looked at Arrow. His little face makes my heart melt.
Arrow continues his climb up my leg and he continues to climb right up until he is on my chest. He sits and looks at me with his big wide eyes and then he starts to purr. He purred and purred.
I smiled to myself and with one hand, cuddled him in as close to me as I could get him. With the other hand, I clicked on Internet Explorer with my mouse button and I typed into Google, with one hand, of course, "Why Do Kittens Purr?".
Meanwhile, Arrow continued to purr so loudly. He ended up falling asleep right where he was. I began to read one of the results that came up on Google and what I read brought tears to my eyes. What I read was kittens can purr if they are happy and they can also purr if they are dying.
Dying!!! Oh my!!! I burst into tears at that point. I know that if my little baby Arrow died on me, I couldn't handle it. I love that little kitten to pieces. Now, I know Arrow is fairly healthy. He did have one problem with diarrhea when I first got him but I cured that. He seemed to be just fine to me.
A few minutes later, after I cried my eyes out, I came to the conclusion that Arrow was just purring right then because he was happy. Arrow does love to be right with me no matter where I am, even if I am in the washroom. I can be sitting on the toilet and he jumps on my lap and kisses me on my nose. Arrow sleeps right on my head at night. I know he is happy and I know he is going to have a long life ahead of himself with me but just reading that bit about kittens purring when they are dying made me so sad and made me seriously think of what would happen if I lost my little baby. I would be so sad.
SO, now I treasure each moment I have with Arrow. When he comes over for a cuddle, I stop what I am doing and cuddle him. I spoil him, I know I probably shouldn't, but I can't help it. It also doesn't help matters with the fact that he is so cute!!!
- Ice - Arrow
Nothing will every come between me and Arrow, nothing.
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It is funny how we are so attached to our pets. Thank you for your comment, The Empire.
one thing I have found with pets you always get more out than you put in they enrich our lives in so many ways
Hi maggs224, yes they certainly do.
Oh, this is wonderful!!
I can totally identify with this...:-)
Wonderful article!!
Thank you for your comment, caitlinlea. I love Arrow to bits.
I have one of our cats purring on the desk in front of the computer right now..........our Top Cat! Wrote a hub about him but it could be a continuing saga. Ha!
So nice to hear that you love your Arrow. May you have many happy years together.
Thank you for your comment, Peggy W. I hope you have many happy years with Top Cat, too!!!
My dad made me return my kittens back to the friend they originally belonged to as he doesn't like pets. I cant stop crying. I miss them so much. They were my babies.
One of my kitten used to jump on my lap too when I was using the computer but after I trimmed her nails she couldn't. So it'd walk up to the chair, look up and meow. I'd pick it up, pet her, but she'd begin to cry again if I used my hands for the keyboard instead or set her down on the floor. She was so sweet.
dwilliamson, consider getting another male kitten of Arrow's age. Sometimes we forget that they also need furry friends to play and bite, not just human parents. My first kitty was so happy after I brought her sister home. They both fought a few days over territory but then they'd sleep together. They loved each other.
Give my love to Arrow. He's super adorable.
Thank you Sam for your comment. Arrow is so sweet and adorable. I really love him tons. We do have an older cat, 2 years old that he loves to play with. Arrow sleeps on my head every single night, purring like crazy. He is one awesome cat.
Do kittens really purr when they are dying? That's so sad! I always associated purring with happiness!
Apparently so, Feline Prophet. It is sad and when I read that it made me cry.
Two of my cats like to sleep on my lap while I'm at the computer, too. They take turns. Hehe. :) And all three of them wriggle their way under my blanket and sleep snuggled up against me when I sleep at night. :) I don't look at them as pets, they're part of the family. :)
And Sam is right, dwilliamson. Arrow would really love a playmate who's "his own size". :) My three cats have so much fun chasing each other around and chewing on each other's ears that I want to join in on the fun sometimes! Hehe. :D
Susan Ng, thank you for your comment. All three of my pets are part of my family too. They aren't just a dog and two cats, and a kitten. It is funny cause our two year old cat Kitty is big but Arrow loves to pick on her. She gets angry at him because he drives her crazy. The place I live in, two cats and a dog and Arrow are enough.
Oh, you didn't mention you had other cats. :) I'm sure driving each other crazy is just part of the fun for them. Hehe. :D
Yeah we have two other cats, Kitty who is our two year old and Homie, who technically isn't ours but comes with our place that we live and then Arrow, the baby and Ice our dog. They all like to play together.
He is adorable - I have a sneaking feeling that he is going to be mischeif when he is older! Suleyman is always up to something, but he is too cute to be mad at for long.
As the Greeks say, I wish you 'Many Years.' :)
You hit the nail right on the head, sufidreamer. He is trouble but so freaking adorable I can't get mad at him. He jumped up onto the blinds in the living room window this morning and he's not supposed to do that and then almost fell but got caught in the bottom piece of the blind. He looked like he was surfing on the blind and then he jumps down onto the floor, shakes his head and just sits there on the floor looking dumbfounded and I couldn't get mad at him I was laughing so hard. Then there was this other day, I thought he was lost. I couldn't find him anywhere. I searched the whole house upside down and I was starting to get really scared and worried. Then I happened to go in the bedroom to take one more look and I look on the bed and here he is all snuggled down into between the two pillows with the blankets up just about to cover his ears. Oh man, I was so happy to see that little monster, I almost cried. He's just so freaking cute. We have this other cat, Kitty, and she is teaching him all her bad habits. So now when Arrow does something wrong, I can say it wasn't his fault, it is Kitty's fault. Hee hee!
Your kitten is adorable. :)
Curtis, thank you for your comment. Arrow is no longer a kitten anymore, but he is still adorable. I have never owned a cat that has such an attitude and that is so funny as Arrow. He puts a smile on my face each and every day.
The Empire 3 years ago
I know the feeling. I don't know what I would do without my dogs!