get a cat

After vacation Christmas week, I’m off to the shelter to pick out my new friend!

PEPPER!!!

My sister desperately wants a cat, I want a cat, but my parents, while saying they will, don’t have the motivation. So it may take some time, but I know it’ll happen someday, if not when I’m within the 4 walls of my life-long home.
There are ads in the paper all the time, but nothing seems appropriate just yet….I’ll keep hoping, cos when I’m alone in my room reading, I just wish I had a furry bundle there with me. <3
In fact, I want THIS furry bundle with me!

I’m very allergic-sneezing, coughing, watery eyes and itchy skin if I’m around em too long-But I want to get me on some meds and buy a cat. I love cats! Lol.

Well it has been a year since Thumper died. I still miss him terribly and he will always have a place in my heart but I really would like to have animal companionship again. I got Thumper when I was 15 years old. We went through so much together. I always knew when I went to bed that I wasn’t alone. I have had some struggles with that this past year more than anything else. I don’t like my own company. I can be deep and introspective but I need to come up for air and be with others. Well my mom has a firm rule now…no more pets. She has a point. Financially we are just making it. I also struggle with guilt that had I been able to afford it…could Thumper have been made better and not simply put out of his misery…So I must move out and be financially independent first. I think I might like to get 2 cats so they can be company for each other. I used to want a dog since I never had one other than droopy who died when I was 5…but I am thinking most dogs simply aren’t practical for a single woman living alone…dogs aren’t meant to be shut up in an apartment for 9 hours alone…cats handle it better and I know cats…there hasn’t been a time in my life since I was 7 that I haven’t had cats around me…

I’ve had cats much of my life, but after my last one died, it was so hard to make the leap to get another one, and ended up getting two. Brother and sister from the same litter, both mostly black, with very little white.

I used to think I was a “cat person” when I was a teenager, but that was because the only pets I ever had were cats. Then I got my dog, Cane, who I love so much, and realized I love dogs and cats equally, but for different reasons. Now I need a cat in my life again. Cane likes to cuddle, but he’s not very soft nor squishy. I think if I got a girl cat I would name her Mary-Jane. I don’t know what I would name a boy cat… Poppinfloss?

As soon as I move to a place that allows them, I’m definitely adopting a cat. I just love animals and become so depressed when I’m away from them for too long. As a nursing student, I don’t think I’ll be able to devote the time and one-on-one attention that a dog or young kitten needs,but I think that an adult cat might be a good start. They tend to be more self-reliant I’ve found. Thoughts? Experience anyone?

there are some obstacles:
– I live in the middle of a city. I don’t think it would be safe to let a cat out here.
– I’m working full time with a lot of leisure activity. So I’m not at home a lot, and I live alone.
Would it help to have 2 cats so they won’t be so alone when I’m not there?
- I’m not sure how to get my home cat-safe without spending a lot of money (e.g. cat net for my balcony, make my windows cat-safe…)

- My flat isn't that big (60 sqare metres).

Experiences, anyone?
Should I wait until I have a garden at hand, someone to live with or until I can work from home most of my time?

My cat is fricken cool.

He does nothing.

I like it that way.

He just purrs, and sleeps, and chills. I got him a while ago but i forgot to mark this. If I put a tshirt on him he purrs forever.