that face...what a little sweetheart. good for you for adopting him/her
I've always had rescues/shelter cats/strays, cannot imagine actually buying a pet when so many are in cages or homeless, waiting to be loved
my last adoption was a shelter cat in Kingston, a few years back. she and her brothers were these tiny tiny little ones abandoned on a street corner
my ex had just eaten a whopper at BK and Bika (who very much likes her food) came to the front on the cage to greet him and ended up having a nap in the palm of his hand after she licked his fingers clean
the shelter said she was too young to be adopted (she hadn't been spayed or even had her shots yet cuz of her young age) but my ex said "this is my cat, I am taking her home today"
the shelter peeps agreed, provided that we promised to bring her back for the shots and operation. uh...free veterinary care? are you kidding? of course we did. zero cost but we made a healthy donation to the shelter, it's a no kill one and the caregivers work so hard to socialize the animals so that they are adoption-ready
Bika was so young I don't think she even remembers the shelter, she thinks either that I am momma cat or that she is human, not sure which. she's a big girl now, her head is bigger than her whole body was when I adopted her. was very relieved when she started to get bigger. before her I had always adopted older cats and I was terrified that I would accidentally step on her and kill her
my little shadow, she follows me around everywhere and still loves to sleep on my boots with her head tucked into the tops as she's now too big to fit inside them. she's weird, she loves feet. as I type she's sitting beside me on the couch, kneading my thigh and purring up a storm. she gets jealous when my other cat (another rescue, found her in the wilderness of northern Ontario during a hike while I was visiting my parents) comes to me for cuddles, and bops her on the head
I even have to close my door when I'm having sex, otherwise she just sits on the bedside table staring at me, which is kinda disconcerting and a bit of a mood killer
I lost my eldest cat last week. once I get over the grief (he was 18, had a wonderful life but he was my boy and I miss him so much) I'll be adopting another. dunno why but three cats has always been a perfect number for me, it cuts down on the sibling rivalry or something
give your baby a scritch for me, and props again. you two enjoy each other
