{"id":19420,"date":"2026-03-11T07:38:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/a-kitten-became-her-daughters-perfect-companion\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:07:51","slug":"a-kitten-became-her-daughters-perfect-companion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/pets\/cats\/a-kitten-became-her-daughters-perfect-companion\/","title":{"rendered":"A Kitten Became Her Daughter&#8217;s Perfect Companion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mornings in our household start with breakfast\u2014for everyone. The gerbils, rabbits, goats, ponies, horse, chickens included. It\u2019s a big job, but it goes quickly when you have help. My 10-year-old daughter, Iris, loves feeding the animals. She comes with me from pen to pen, her cat, Thula, at her heels.<\/p>\n<p>Thula likes to perch on the fence and watch, though she\u2019s a little too interested in chicks that have just hatched. But the large fluffy Maine coon cat is easy to keep an eye on, because she\u2019s never far from Iris\u2019s side. No matter how many animals join our family, I\u2019ll always have a special place in my heart for Thula.<\/p>\n<p>Iris Grace was born in 2009 and was, in my opinion, the most beautiful baby. Ten delicate fingers, ten tiny toes and the widest blue eyes. But those eyes always seemed to be looking elsewhere, never at me or my husband. Iris was there\u2014but she wasn\u2019t. It was as if she lived in her own world, separate from ours. When she turned two, we took her to a developmental specialist. It didn\u2019t take long for the doctor to give us a diagnosis. Iris had severe autism.<\/p>\n<p>The simplest things were a struggle. Iris had trouble speaking and could say only a few words. Doctors told us it was possible that she would never say more. She shied away from human contact. She hated wearing clothes because of the texture of the fabric. She didn\u2019t like being in the car. She had trouble sleeping at night.<\/p>\n<p>Bath time was the worst of all. Iris couldn\u2019t stand water\u2014the sound of it, the feel of it on her skin. She would scream when I washed her hair, flailing her arms and trying to climb out of the tub. It was heartbreaking and exhausting. I would lie awake in the middle of the night and cry. <em>Will Iris stay locked in her own world?<\/em> I\u2019d wonder. <em>What if she never connects with anyone, never knows joy and love?<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/caregiving\/family-caregiving\/advice-for-caregivers\/where-to-turn-when-your-adult-child-has-developmental-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I didn\u2019t want such a lonely life for my daughter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing that Iris seemed to take pleasure in was art. School was such an ordeal for her that we pulled her out of pre-K. I taught her at home instead. I tried to replicate as many school activities as I could. I even set up our own little art class, and Iris took to painting. She would spend hours, brush in hand, engrossed in her work. But even that was something she did alone.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d read that <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/pets\/service-animals\/therapy-chickens-are-helping-people-across-the-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">therapy animals can help children with autism<\/a>. I loved horses and hoped to share that passion with my daughter. But they terrified her. Dogs weren\u2019t any better. Even the calmest ones intruded on Iris\u2019s personal space, upsetting her. I was losing hope that our little girl would ever interact with others.<\/p>\n<p>Then came Christmas of 2014. We cared for my brother\u2019s cat, an old tabby, over the holidays. The cat wasn\u2019t loud. He didn\u2019t jump on Iris or lick her. He just quietly shared his space with her\u2014the perfect companion. When my brother took him back, I started the search for a cat of our own.<\/p>\n<p>I had a few requirements. I wasn\u2019t interested in a cat that would sleep all day and ignore Iris. I wanted to find a breed that was sociable, friendly and curious. I stumbled across Maine coons\u2014an American breed known for its gentle nature, intelligence\u2026 and love of water. Bath time was such a struggle in our house. A water-loving cat seemed a little too good to be true. But a local Maine coon breeder I contacted assured me that that was the case. \u201cThese cats love to swim,\u201d she said. She had a female kitten she thought would be right for Iris.<\/p>\n<p>The day I brought the kitten home, I sat Iris down in the living room and said I had a surprise for her. Then I brought in the cat carrier. As soon as I opened the door, the kitten poked her head out. She was gorgeous, with fluffy brown striped fur and long tapered ears. She scanned the room with her intelligent green eyes, then made a beeline for Iris. I held my breath. The kitten crawled into my daughter\u2019s lap. Iris smiled, delighted. <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/pets\/cats\/how-an-abandoned-cat-changed-my-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Their connection was instant<\/a>. Magical. From that moment on, the two were inseparable.<\/p>\n<p>Though never trained as a service animal, it was as if Thula knew she had a job to do. And she took it seriously. Wherever Iris went, there was Thula. She watched as Iris painted, and she curled up by my daughter\u2019s side when she read her picture books. Thula would sense when Iris was getting overwhelmed and soothe her. Thula even came along on bicycle and car rides. From the first night, she slept in Iris\u2019s arms, as if she belonged there. I kept checking on them, but Iris slept peacefully through the night.<\/p>\n<p>And, yes, our Maine coon loved water. The first time I filled up the bathtub after we got Thula, she jumped right in. Iris was worked up as usual, but seeing how much her cat liked the bath, she calmed down a bit. It took a few tries, but soon Iris was taking regular baths, Thula right in the water with her.<\/p>\n<p>Thula never demanded anything from our little girl. She was simply there, offering love, comfort and acceptance. Iris started to open up and communicate. We\u2019d had Thula for only a few months when one day I heard Iris say, \u201cSit, cat.\u201d She patted the space on the couch next to her. And Thula sat. I heard more and more words. Iris even started expressing herself to me and my husband. I wanted to jump for joy when she told us that she was hungry or that she wanted to play outside.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been six years since Thula joined us, and our lives look very different now. While they\u2019re still the best of friends, Iris is able to go places without Thula. My daughter can make connections\u2014with other animals and even children her own age. It\u2019s as if Thula was <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/parenting\/special-needs-children\/how-two-kittens-helped-her-daughter-with-special-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a stepping stone in her development<\/a>. And now, our Maine coon is helping other children with autism through the Little Explorers Activity Club. In 2018, I opened the nonprofit playgroup as a place for children on the autism spectrum to spend time with one another in a calming, nurturing environment. We have since expanded into an animal-therapy program, complete with staff and furry \u201ccounselors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On our property in Leicestershire, England, we offer <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/parenting\/special-needs-children\/therapy-dogs-help-children-with-autism-at-the\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animal-assisted therapy<\/a> and animal-assisted learning. Thula is the ultimate therapy cat. There are games and activities, such as crafts and horseback riding, but there are also quiet areas and rooms where the children can go to relax if it all gets to be too much.<\/p>\n<p>Watching Iris feed our pony Casper, I\u2019m still amazed, because it\u2019s a scene I wouldn\u2019t have been able to imagine when she received her diagnosis. The change in my daughter is nothing short of a miracle, a miracle that began with a Maine coon cat named Thula.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>Did you enjoy this story? Subscribe to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/our-magazines\/all-creatures-the-animals-who-share-our-lives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><strong>All Creatures<\/strong><\/u><\/a><em> magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mornings in our household start with breakfast\u2014for everyone. The gerbils, rabbits, goats, ponies, horse, chickens included. 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