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How I Made Three Cats Happy
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from My Cat
By Helen Krasner
People who love cats have some of the biggest hearts around.
~Susan Easterly
I have always been an impulsive person, and it’s gotten me into a lot of trouble in the past. But, somehow, I’ve never changed. So, I bought my Persian kitten, Shireen, completely on impulse. I hadn’t planned to acquire another cat, as my Snoopy seemed entirely happy on her own. But Shireen was a gorgeous, longhaired kitten, just three months old, with the cutest little flat face. She was the last of the litter, and the breeder had reduced the price substantially. I’m a sucker for a bargain, and I decided to take her home. After all, I reasoned, I had often had a multi-cat family in the past. Surely, Snoopy would like Shireen as much as I did.
I was delighted to find that Shireen and Snoopy got on well almost immediately. The breeder had said that Shireen had always lived with other cats and really liked being with them. But then, just three weeks later, Snoopy was killed on the road outside my house. I never learned how it happened.
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