"She's good at a lot of things." His smile gets wider and there's a fondness in his voice that talking about the cat doesn't quite bring out. "She took care of me and I think a wild animal is a little easier." He's still thankful for that. She took care of him.

It's not the way she framed it for Dean back then. He doesn't think Dean abandoned him, but that doesn't change the fact that when he started to feel like himself again, bit by bit, Meg was the one who was there to help him through it. She was the familiar face he saw first. He's not some baby chick who imprinted on the first thing he saw, but he does see her as a symbol of sorts.