Last year, I wrote about how sad I was to leave our beloved cat Galaxy behind when I moved to my new condo.
It made sense for Galaxy to stay there at the time, because she had a great life and three sunny floors to explore. We didn’t think she would adjust well to living in a smaller space; cats are notorious for hating change!
But Z and I missed her a ton, which is why we agreed to foster a small abandoned kitty a few days before Christmas. Z named our foster kitty Biggie Smalls because she was tiny.
At first, we weren’t sure if Biggie was a kitten or just an undersized and malnourished cat. After a few months of eating well and being pampered like a princess, Biggie put on some weight but never grew in size. Our vet confirmed that Biggie is just a really small adult cat. And she’s not only tiny, but perfect in every way!
Biggie is sweet, affectionate, playful and a talker. She made her home in Z’s room but also enjoyed roaming the condo and spending time in my home office at night while the dogs were confined to my room. Biggie loves people, but she doesn’t care for dogs, which is why we made the tough decision to find her a dog-free home rather than keep her.
Right around the time we realized that we needed to re-home our foster kitty Biggie, my co-parent began having some issues with his newly adopted cat, Toby, that he felt might be helped by having Galaxy come live with us. In addition, he plans to move soon, which means Galaxy has a big change in her future either way.
So, this month, we found a wonderful home for Biggie with a lovely family where she will be a cherished only pet. And, now that we know a dog-loving cat can work in our condo, we are more than ready to welcome our queen, Galaxy!
I’m so happy with the way all this worked out. Zoe gets her beloved pandemic kitty back – the cat who “saved” us during the Covid lockdown in 2020. Galaxy will get to reunite with her pack – she loves Dani and Lambo, and they adore her.
And, a lovely family in Cincinnati got Breezy, the kitty of their dreams, formerly known as our little foster, Biggie Smalls. From abandoned and starving on the streets to pampered only housecat – that’s the life Biggie deserves.
Saying goodbye to Biggie after three months together was hard for both Z and I, because we really had hoped to keep her. Still, once we wiped our tears, we realized it’s truly a happy ending for everyone.
And I can’t help feeling like I manifested bringing Galaxy home to Z and I by getting my beautiful neo-traditional cat portrait of Galaxy! This is not the first time I’ve manifested great things through tattoo; tattoos have powerful magic.
And so do cats!
