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March 18, 2008
Kitty in the City
It's been two months since Pearl came to live with us, and already it's like she's always been here. She snuggles with me while we watch tv, she plays with the kiddo, she irritates the dog just enough to make me happy and not enough to tick the dog off, and she hasn't caused a flare up of C's allergies. YAY!
Everyone tells us we have an incredibly affectionate, wonderful cat, and I cannot thank our Animal Humane Society enough for introducing us to Pearl.
I spent a long time searching their website, waiting for the right animal friend to come along for us. I still find myself searching their pages. I feel sad to see how many unwanted pit bull puppies there are, and how many adult cats seem to stay at the shelter for months before they get adopted (we thought about an adult cat, but the humane society recommended against it, since we wanted the cat to be friends with our dog and son).
This cat, for example, has been there since December. 
Isn't she cute? If an adult cat had been right for us, she would have probably come home with us. But, the decision to get a kitten was definitely the right one for our family. I hope this cute little gal finds a home soon, and her picture's off the website.
Look at this guy. I wonder what he's thinking? 
He was surrendered because the owner had too many pets to care for. That must be one of the choices on the surrender form, and it's one that gets checked a lot. I think there are a lot of sad reasons why animal friends end up at the humane society: too expensive to care for, displaced by divorce, too energetic (that, on a surrender form for a Yorkshire terrier...I could understand it on a golden retriever, but c'mon. A Yorkie?).
Animals are our friends, and they do a lot of good things to help us be better people. I feel sad when I think about how many animals find their way to the shelter.I think the people at the shelter where we got Pearl did a great job of taking care of her before we brought her home, but it's still no vacation.
I think about Pearl and what she must have been thinking when she was placed in the overnight drop box. It must have been so scary! I'm glad she feels safe and secure now.
Posted by chri1010 at March 18, 2008 11:50 PM | Family Matters
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I hear you there. The folks at the Humane Society in Oregon where Miles found us were caring and kind. Can't say quite as much for his first 2 (!) families. How anyone could have decided that Miles is too boring is beyond me. I'm just left thinking that they didn't really want a cat and ended up with him somehow. (I mean, come on, what cat doesn't spend most the day curled up on the bed?)
We feel very lucky to have him. I'm glad that Pearl found you guys. She's lucky to finally be home!
Posted by: Kimberly at March 21, 2008 5:08 PM
What a lucky kitty! I have been catsitting my sister and husband's cat for several months now while they have been moving from Indiana to Minnesota...looking for a new house, living with the in-laws at the moment. Zoey the Cat needed a place to stay during this time. I'm surprised how much I have enjoyed having a cat around. She likes to snuggle with me too while I watch T.V. and takes great interest in my knitting!
Posted by: Michelle at March 26, 2008 10:33 AM