I am a cat lover. By now, that should be common knowledge to you. One of my co-workers is in the market for one, and she has renewed my interest in getting another. Mike and I have toyed with the idea of getting a companion for our beloved George, but it’s never been the right time. He lived with another cat when he was still just a kitten, and that seemed to go well, even though the other cat was positively psychotic. But that’s a story for another time.
At first, I saw a posting on our work message board for kittens. Actually, Shannon saw the posting and convinced me that I had to go and visit them with her. This is the result:
Tiny 6 week old kittens!! The black one was very cute, however after giving it some thought, we decided that a kitten that small would be a serious challenge of our time and patience. Also, the woman has to have them out of her house by Oct 10th, which would put the kittens at about 10 weeks… feline lukemia tests might not be accurate until 12 weeks. I couldn’t bear the thought of going through the pain that I went through 5 years ago before I got George — that was heartbreaking. Even though I felt guilty for not getting that adorable tiny ball of fluff, I knew I had to keep a perspective on things.
On Friday, Shannon dragged me out to Lollypop Farms, the same fateful place where I had the FELV incident years before — except now they test for FELV before they put the cats up for adoption. That would have saved me a lot of agony 5 years ago, but then I wouldn’t have my little fluffernutter, George. We each looked at 3 adult cats. I figure an adult cat is the way to go. You don’t have to deal with all the issues you get with kittens and juveniles, AND you’re doing something good by rescuing an older cat. Of the three, the one that stuck out in my mind was “Anna,” an exotic-looking tortie.
I brought Mike back on Saturday, and the rest is history. Announcing the newest member of our family: Bella, or Anna Bella, or Anna Banana, whatever. We’ll figure out her real name soon enough. Let me know what your preference might be.
