Purr

Here's a picture of the cat we adopted on the weekend. We named her Nurr, which is Estonian for 'purr' (but doesn't rhyme with it).

She had been at the animal shelter for the better part of a year, having been found in a dilapidated cellar in a coma and suffering from all manner of illnesses and injuries, but pulled through and was nursed back to health. Amongst all the kittens and more glamorous contenders however she had been consistently overlooked... until we turned up.

"You don't choose them, they choose you" was certainly true in this case, as she came straight up to us, rubbing around our legs, rubbing our knuckles - just looking for a bit of love. Since then she's proven to be extremely affectionate, almost to the point of overkill - but it will take time for her to settle in and settle down, and she seems to like it here with us.

So Nurr is our contribution to the Estonian animal welfare system and she is a contribution to our welfare too. Like I said in the last post, I encourage anyone thinking of getting a pet to do so through the shelter - the staff there are friendly, helpful, encouraging and most of all grateful, and the animals really do need good homes to go to.