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I do not need a kitten. I do not need a kitten. planetalyx and her lovely wife, being very kind human beings, are fostering 3 itty bitty feral kittens to socialize them (they will be up for adoption soon), and they are posting these incredibly cute photos. (click where it says "video" to get a slideshow of still photos) They make me all melty and kitten-loving. Fortunately Alyx and the frelling kittens in question are nowhere near me geographically, but they make me want to put in an application with Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue, where I got Young Miss Weaver.

Young Miss Weaver is perfectly happy being an only cat. She’s an adaptable sort, so I’m sure she’d cope with a kitten, but she’s not lonely without one. Also, kittens are very easy top adopt out, being so little and cute, so if I don’t adopt one, someone else will. If I were to adopt again, I’d feel duty bound to adopt a cat, rather than a kitten. Finally, we’re talking twice the expense on food, twice the expense on vet bills and health insurance premiums, twice the cat litter to scoop. That last one’s a biggie.

I do not need a kitten. Maybe if I say it often enough, it’ll sink in.

But hey, if you're in the Toronto area and you ARE in the market for a kitten, planetalyx can hook you up with a damn cute one.

Edited to Add: Actually, these babies are so cute, it turns out they're all already spoken for.

another cat related post, very skippable

I have a cleaning service twice a month, and if I could afford it, I would have them every week, but I can’t, so I don’t. I have successfully convinced my cleaning ladies to wash my windows when they come next week. They don’t usually do exterior windows, but as a special concession to a longstanding client, they’re going to do it if the weather permits. Now comes the hard part, getting Young Miss Weaver into her carrier that morning before I go to work. I’m scared she’ll make a run for it if they’re washing the windows and have the sliding door open. And she’s so skittish around strangers that they’d never coax her back inside.

Mum says I’m overreacting and she’d never run TOWARDS the strangers. She thinks I should just put up a sign for the ladies, warning them to be careful not to let the cat out. I’m worried I would be a nervous wreck all day imagining her getting out and never finding her way home again. She’s not remotely streetwise. And she’s not microchipped yet (I plan to have it done at her annual checkup in September), and her ear tattoo is very blurry. Getting her into the carrier is a nightmare, though, and I usually have to crush up tranquilizers in her food in order to catch her and shove her in the carrier. She finds being in there very traumatic, and if she had to be in there all day would be doubly traumatized. So do I traumatize her terribly or do I risk her darting outside and getting herself lost?