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This story is from Karen Inman.
My Surrogate Mom (Karen) and I
wanted to share my story with you.
I, Robert Lucas (Luke) Bobcat, at an early age of 3
weeks old, misplaced my mother. I crawled around in a field for a day or so,
but I never found mom. I was cold and hungry, I also became very careless,
and a human snuck up behind me and snatched me up. Even though I was only 3
weeks old, I still, snarled, hissed and struggled. I even tried to bite the
hand that held me, but to no avail. The human took me inside and wrapped me
in a real soft warm baby blanket. Fortunately for me, the human had done
this before and had all the necessary equipment to take care of me. My
surrogate mommy immediately realized I wasn’t weaned yet and that I would be
a handful to bottle feed.
 In
no time my surrogate mommy filled a pet nurser with formula, held me firmly,
and stuck the nipple in my mouth and gently squeezed until a bit of milk got
on my tongue and I swallowed. At first, I thought it was the most terrible
stuff in the world and I did put up a fight! but it did not take long and I
got used to it. “I was really hungry!” and it wasn’t as bad as I
thought it would be. “Don’t tell mom though.”
After she fed me, she made sure that I went potty.
“My mother used to do that after I ate.”
To be truthful, I wasn’t sure
life was worth living without my mother. But my surrogate mom knew how I
felt and wrapped me in a baby blanket and put me against her own body so I’d
feel her warmth and heart beating.
Here I am, 9 months old and my
mom said that I have done very well, because once again I really don’t like
humans. 
I heard through the grapevine
that I would be released in the next few weeks. My surrogate mom said that I
was ready to go and meet what ever the world had to offer me; you know
somehow I understand what she meant.
Even
though I don’t show it now, she has taken good care of me. I will leave her
with only one statement: “Mom I Love You"
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