L.A. the Cat

L.A. the Cat

This is a picture of our family kitty cat, L.A.  We got him at an animal shelter almost about 7 years ago as a kitten.  As we were looking through the glass at the many other little kittens, this little kitty immediately got our attention.  He meowed and pressed his paws up to the glass to us.  L.A. does not have a tail, and the kids felt that we had to get him because of that reason; "Nobody else will want him Mom!" He is a cute little kitty with a stub for a tail--he looks like a rabbit from behind, and of course, I like rabbits!  (Portuguese translation of rabbit is Coelho)  Later, on the drive home, my son, who was 4 at the time asked, "So Mom, when is the kitty going to grow back his tail?" 

We brought the kitty with us home that afternoon.  Okay, what's up with the weird name: L.A.  They are the first initials of my two oldest children.  "L" for Lizzy, "A" for Andrew.  It was either L.A. or Al, and "Al" wasn't going to do because we had a neighbor named "Al" at the time, and he was a very emotional man who would often cry at my doorstep (long story), and I in no way would feel comfortable calling "Al, kitty, kitty..." outside where he could hear me. 

L.A. is a very special cat to us, because at the time we got him, my two kids and I were going through some hard emotional, and sometimes economical times.  Newly divorced, and starting over alone with two kids, L.A. became a very welcome part of the family.  Of course, a lot has happened since then, and being still somewhat a newlywed, with a new baby, stepson, and adjusting to a combined family, LA. has brought us all closer together in his own little way; he even got my husband to like cats!  (Hubby is alergic to cat hair).