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1/ Hey Twitter. Sappy cat post to following! 
This is Severus. I got him in Sutherland Springs on the one year anniversary of the mass shooting.
A woman I wrote about there was moving away (the memories were too painful) and she needed to find homes for two stray kittens.
This is Severus. I got him in Sutherland Springs on the one year anniversary of the mass shooting.
A woman I wrote about there was moving away (the memories were too painful) and she needed to find homes for two stray kittens.
2/ Severus helped me get through a lot this year: a big move and new job, the death of my beloved Angus and more.
He and his brother Domino have been my saving graces during the pandemic. Iām single and live alone, and having them to pet and cuddle has kept me sane(ish).
He and his brother Domino have been my saving graces during the pandemic. Iām single and live alone, and having them to pet and cuddle has kept me sane(ish).
3/ Then last week, when I was off on assignment in Dallas, both of the cats got out of my apartment and weāre lost.
My friend @andreeball found Domino pretty quickly. But, for hours, Severus was nowhere to be found. Finally five minutes before I got back home, Andrea found him
My friend @andreeball found Domino pretty quickly. But, for hours, Severus was nowhere to be found. Finally five minutes before I got back home, Andrea found him
4/ Severus was pretty banged up. Heād climbed inside a car engine at my apt complex and ended up halfway across town.
Luckily a woman who heard him crying under the car alerted the driver, who brought him back to the complex, figuring he was one of the strays that hang around.
Luckily a woman who heard him crying under the car alerted the driver, who brought him back to the complex, figuring he was one of the strays that hang around.
5/ Itās pretty incredible Severus ended up back at my complex ā and even more incredible @andreeball was at the right place at the Wright time to hear him crying.
But heād been holding on to something hot under the car. He basically burned his paw pads right off.
But heād been holding on to something hot under the car. He basically burned his paw pads right off.
6/ Severus got a long, painful recoverable ahead but I am so glad he is back at home with me.
Heās gotten even more needy and clingy since his āadventureā and insists on being as close as he can at all times, especially at night, when he wants to cuddle right next to me in bed.
Heās gotten even more needy and clingy since his āadventureā and insists on being as close as he can at all times, especially at night, when he wants to cuddle right next to me in bed.
7/ Severus is still having trouble with basic stuff, like walking and standing up. Just now, he rolled right off a chair and couldnāt break his fall like normal.
Iāve also had to start using this weird new litter called āYesterdayās News.ā He hates it. Very apropos.
Iāve also had to start using this weird new litter called āYesterdayās News.ā He hates it. Very apropos.
8/8 So why am I tweeting all this? Itās been yet another scary, tiring week.
But this morning, at 4am, when Severus was snuggled into the crook of my arm, I heard him purr for the first time since getting hurt.
It meant a lot. But I guess the little things do these days.
But this morning, at 4am, when Severus was snuggled into the crook of my arm, I heard him purr for the first time since getting hurt.
It meant a lot. But I guess the little things do these days.
