I know what it means to leave your mother too soon – and Silver came to me at just five weeks old. It was the start of an unbreakable bondThat woman in black, Susan Hill, gave me Silver. Susan...

I know what it means to leave your mother too soon – and Silver came to me at just five weeks old. It was the start of an unbreakable bond

That woman in black, Susan Hill, gave me Silver. Susan lived on a nearby farm back then. I wasn’t looking for another cat – I had three already – but I went to tea one day and there in a box was a small scrumble of tarnished silver fur with bright blue eyes. A breeder of prize persians had discovered that her best queen had been out on the tiles with a farmyard tomcat. Only two kittens were born and one had died. This one was five weeks old – too young to leave her mother, but breeding is a brutal business and the queen needed to go back to work. Would I like to take this kitten home?

I am adopted, so I know what it means to leave your mother too soon. What could I say except yes?

View Entire Post