Hello friends, it is a pleasure to be able to participate in this new initiative of @OCD brings us, in one of the communities where I love to write. Today I will talk to you about how Oliver came into my life, it was in the great electricity blackout that affected Venezuela on March 7, 2019. On those days due to the intense heat that was on March 8, we decided to sleep on the roof of the house, since it was cooler there. During the night we heard a meow from a kitten; we live next to a school that has a large basketball court and soccer field. The meow lasted most of the night and as I could I pointed my flashlight from the roof towards the house, but couldn't see anything.
Hola amigos, es un placer poder participar en esta nueva iniciativa de @OCD nos trae, en una de las comunidades donde me encanta escribir. Hoy les hablare de como llego Oliver a mi vida, fue en el gran apagón del eléctrico que afecto a Venezuela el 7 de marzo 2019. Esos días por el intenso calor que había el día 8 de marzo decidimos dormir en el techo de la casa, ya que allí hacia más fresco. Durante la noche escuchamos un maullido de un gatito; vivimos al lado de un colegio que tiene una gran cancha de básquetbol y futbolito. El maullido duro casi toda la noche y como pude apunte mi linterna desde el techo hacia la casa, pero no lograba ver nada.
At dawn my mother and I decided to go to the entrance door of the court to see if we saw anything, we were worried that a kitten would be there and from calling it so much and making noise, we finally got its attention and it appeared. She didn't come near the door, but she was meowing so I assumed she was hungry and thirsty. I ran home to get a little pot of water and food, I placed it near the door and I left to get closer. He's slow to get close, but he finally did, it was my chance to catch him and bring him home.
Al amanecer mi madre y yo decidimos acercarnos a la puerta de entrada de la cancha a ver si veíamos algo, nos preocupaba que estuviera un gatito allí y de tanto llamarlo y hacer ruido, finalmente llamamos su atención y apareció. No se acercó a la puerta, pero maullaba así que supuse tenia hambre y sed. Corrí a casa buscar un potecito de agua y comida, se la coloque cerca de la puerta y me retire para que se acercara. Tardo en acercase, pero finalmente lo hizo, fue mi oportunidad para atraparlo y traerlo a casa.
At home, what would I do with the kitten? I work and I am away almost all day and my mother had Tyron our 4-year-old dog, our fear was that the dog would hurt the kitten, so we decided to keep them separated until we found a home to the kitten, that's how the days passed and I grew fond of the kitten that had no name because I thought its owner should put it on. One day the kitten ran away (since he was an escapist since he was little) and he went where Tyron is to our surprise, not only did Tyron not do anything to him but they played together. This was what made the decision to keep the kitten.
Ya en casa ¿que haría con el gatito?, yo trabajo y estoy fuera casi todo el día y mi madre tenia a Tyron nuestro perro de 4 años, nuestro miedo era que el perro le hiciera daño al gatito, así que decidimos mantenerlos separados hasta encontrar un hogar al gatito, así pasaron los días y me fui encariñando con el gatito que no tenía nombre porque pensé que su dueño debía colocárselo. Un día el gatito se escapo (desde pequeño es un escapista) y se fue donde esta Tyron para nuestra sorpresa no solo Tyron no le hizo nada si no que jugaban juntos. Esto fue lo que marco la decisión de quedarme con el gatito.
Having already made the decision to keep the kitten, it was still necessary to name it and choose, after much thought, that it would be called Oliver, in honor of the novel by Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, an orphan who in the end managed to triumph. Thus, with his name, I formally became one more member of the family.
One of the funniest things I remember about Oliver was when I was little, getting on the bush and then not knowing how to get off. He was meowing desperately for us to come and rescue them and I had to put up a ladder to get him down. He was always looking for a way to get on high places to try to hunt little birds. Fortunately he could not do it, because I was horrified that he killed a little bird. One thinks that he is the owner of the cat and it is the other way around the cat is our owner, we end up doing what they want because they know how to steal your heart.
Tomada ya la decisión de quedarme con el gatito faltaba colocarle el nombre y opte, después de mucho pensarlo que se llamaría Oliver, en honor a la novela de Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist un huérfano que al final logró triunfar. Así ya con su nombre entro formalmente a ser un miembro más de la familia.
Unas de las cosas más divertidas que recuerdo de Oliver fue de pequeño subirse en la mata y luego no saber bajarse. Se puso a maullar desesperado para que viniéramos a rescatarlos y tuve que colocar una escalera para que se bajara. El siempre buscaba la manera de subirse en sitios altos para tratar de cazar pajaritos. Afortunadamente no logro hacerlo, porque me daba horror que matara un pajarito. Uno piensa que es el dueño del gato y es al revés el gato es nuestro dueño, terminamos haciendo lo que ellos quieren porque saben robarse tú corazón.
Oliver's diet is cat food, but we also give him raw meat, fish and mortadella from time to time, yes, believe it or not, he loves mortadella and sausages, it is his favorite food but we do not give him much, just a little and not always. He is spoiled and that is why he always gets his way and like his foster brother Tyron they always eat what he likes.
La alimentación de Oliver es comida para gatos, pero también le damos de vez en cuando carne cruda, pescado y mortadela, si, aunque usted no lo crea, le encanta la mortadela y embutidos, es su comida favorita pero no le damos mucho solo poco y no siempre. El es un consentido y por eso siempre se sale con la suya y al igual que su hermano de crianza Tyron siempre comen lo que les gusta.
We almost lost Oliver recently and had to operate on him in an emergency due to an accident on his hind leg, that was almost 2 weeks ago, he has a long recovery time, but he is well and healing without complications. Some more difficult things that I have had to do are the cures, because I know it hurts, but I have to change the bandages and apply his treatment every day. Every day he is stronger and healthier.
Hace poco casi perdemos a Oliver y tuvimos que operarlo de emergencia por un accidente en su pata trasera, eso fue hace casi 2 semanas atrás, le toca una larga recuperación, pero está bien y sanando sin complicaciones. Unas cosas más difíciles que me ha tocado hacerle, son las curas, porque se que le duele, pero debo cambiarles las vendas y colocarle su tratamiento todos los días. Cada día esta más fuerte y sano.
Oliver changed the life of our family because having a dog is not the same as a cat, they are different in every way, Oliver is surly and only gives and receives love when he wants, the opposite of Tyron who is a super affectionate dog, They both teach us things every day and give us their unconditional love. I am fortunate to have them both, although Tyron is my mother's dog, he is mine too. Having pets is the best there is, they are great companions and they de-stress you when you arrive tired from work, they welcome you with their love and that is the best thing in the world.
Oliver cambio la vida de nuestra familia porque tener un perro no es lo mismo que un gato, son diferentes en todos los sentidos, Oliver es arisco y solo da y recibe amor cuando él quiere, lo contrario que Tyron que es un perro super cariñoso, ambos nos enseñan cada día cosas y nos dan su amor incondicional. Tengo la fortuna de tenerlos a ambos, aunque Tyron es el perro de mi madre, también lo es mío. Tener mascotas es lo mejor que hay, son grandes compañeros y te desestresan cuando llegas cansada del trabajo, ellos te reciben con su amor y eso es lo mejor del mundo.