Bastet ... The Update

[tomkatzid]

She is a beauty

[Cataholic]

What a beautiful Bastet. I love the one with the head just barely hanging over the box..very 'kittenish'.

[batgirl1980]

Wow! She's a beauty She looks like she knows it too! Like "I am the Queen of all cats...i'm gorgeous, but tell me so anyway!"

[BastetsMum]

*Laughs* a few of my friends have abby's - we call that the "Love me I know you want to" look that most if not all abby's get!

Thankyou for the kind words ...

Bastet was reccommended to me by my Doctor as a companion pet - I have bipolar (manic depression). I can highly recommend companion pets (especially cats ) for people with any kind of disability or illness. She has helped me get my life in order and my act together and gave me the determination to get better!

If you want I can post her story up for you.

Thanks again guys you are very kind

[batgirl1980]

I know i'm still really new and getting to know everybody so I don't know much about bastet yet..., but i'd love to hear bastet's story, if it won't annoy anybody else!!!

[jenluckenbach]

Originally posted by BastetsMum
thankyou Jen very much its great to see her on here!

THANKYOU!

You are very welcome. Any time! and please DO post her story!!

[NoahsMommy]

What a gorgeous girl!!! Great pictures...you did a great job.

[BastetsMum]

Ok

So here goes ....

I have bipolar disorder (manic depression it used to be called - that is a false statement btw hence its new name). I am not afraid to admit that this mental illness that I have had all my life is finally under control. I am leading a fairly normal life after going through many years of hell.

So that is me and that is the sole reason why I got Bastet.

You see, animal therapy for certain types of mental illness works wonders! I say certain types because I am sure that there would be a few that even I would not trust to give a person an animal to care for!

Bastet is a companion pet. She was recommended to me by my psychiatrist as a way of giving me responsibility and relearning to trust. Funny thing is with mental illness is that you learn to distrust yourself to the point of dependency on another person. I had to re-learn that skill.

Anyway I digress.

I told a friend about getting a companion pet. (I had thought about it for weeks at this stage) I wanted a cat... So she said well there is no time like the present. We went to the RSPCA. All of the cats there were not *companion pet* material. The lady who was looking after me said that most of them were rescues *black marks* which means there were from abusive families. She said that they wouldn't help me recover and suggested I get a kitten instead.

So I have always wanted an abysinnian. So I read thouroughly into them, checked out some breeders. I saw an advert for Bastet in a newspaper. I rang the breeder up and it was love at first meow. She was the last of the litter to go. The rest of her family are now residing in the United States, New Zealand and South Australia.

I picked her up that very weekend. This 12 week tiny bundle of pink fluff. She is very vocal for an aby. She loves to talk to me and has a very important job to do. Abysinnians make great companion pets for people - maybe not for hte elderly but for people recovering from serious illnesses.

When I first got her 3 years ago she was my sole reason to get out of bed in the morning. She was the sole reason I got work so I could get her cute things. Remember I was very sick and wasn't up to doing things for MYSELF.

That has all changed now and she still is my sweet wonderful bunch of pink fur. I love her to bits!

[Vio&Juni]

How wonderful!
Cats make miracles (other pets too, I am sure, but I can tell for sure about cats).
So glad you're much better now

[Barbara]

What a beautiful story. Cats have huge healing powers
And Abys are so full of love and have no problems to show it.
They are also clowns and give you daily some good loughs
I have left a comment on Bastet's Imagestation Album too: She is a beauty

[kimlovescats]

What a truly awesome cat ... just beautiful!!!! Thanks Jen for helping get these lovely girl's pics on PT!

[HayleyRosie]

Bastet is beautiful. Thanks Jen for helping us see these wonderful pictures.

[smokey the elder]

I agree that cats have healing ability. Diamond in particular came to me at a rough time in my life. She was a former feral that NO ONE could get within 30 feet of. (ten meters for our European, etc. friends. ) I had just lost a job I'd had for 11 years. Less than a week later she came mooching around and decided that she needed a friend and I needed one too.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

That's a wonderful, heart warming story. I'm glad you're doing so much better, and glad that Bastet provided the companionship and help that you needed.

[Steffi N]

I was very touched by your story. I have my own problems, and I know how a cat can help so much with love and amusement, and by giving us someone to care for. Thank you beautiful Bastet.