I just got a cat today! So excited!

J

joditoad1974

Cathlete
My friend and her husband are going through a divorce, and he did not want his cat, so she said I could have him! He is 3 years old, and 22 lbs! He is huge! He is already fixed, and had his shots too.....I am so happy to finally have another pet. A house just does not seem like a home without a pet......:)

joanna
 
Oh YAY!! I have a fat cat too and I just adore him. I am also one who feels that a house is not a home unless there is lots of animal hair around (we have 2 cats and a dog). And, you did a good deed by giving a potentially homeless kitty a loving home. I'm happy for both of you!! :)


--Lois
 
Thanks Lois.....I am really excied about getting him. I have wanted another pet for a while, but being out of work, I could not afford one. I cant stand people who get a pet and cant afford to take care of it! I am going back to work next week, so I can take care of one now! I would love to have a great big Saint Bernard, but I live in a development, so I cant get one yet.....but one of these days I am going to have some land, and buy horses ( a had 7 when I was growing up) and I want a miniature horse, and a pigmy goat....LOL I am silly I know, but I love animals!

joanna
 
Congratulations!
It's sad when someone "doesn't want" a pet. Your new family member is lucky to find someone to take him in who really wants to have him. Maybe he'll pick up some of your exercise habits and lose some of that potentially unhealthy weight.
Give him a pet and hug from me and my cats.
 
Good for your Joanna--it is nice to have a pet in the home.

I have a love for cats myself so does my oldest daughter, which is why my big cat is in Germany with her;(.

Just as soon as I can get a home, my house warming present to myself will be a German Shepherd. I love those dogs. I love any BIG dog. I'm going to have a couple of cats as well, young/old.


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Haydee
 
How could you not want your cat? I just don't get that. All of my cats do at least one thing that really ticks me off, but I'd never give away any of them.
 
I agree with the above poster.....How could you "get rid of" a family member. I have 3 cats that are spoiled rotten. I thought my big boy was huge.....and he's only 19 pounds.......yikes...22 pounds. My Hollywood's paws are giant and he makes my other large cat look small. I love animals.......sometimes more than humans!! I don't mean to sound mean.
 
How exciting! Makes me miss my kitties :( I'm glad you are able to give him a good home!!! So...where are the pics :)

Colleen
 
YEAH!!!!

I have two cats and I LOVE them...unlike my jealous husband...ha ha
I am so happy for you! They are the best pets/friends around!
 
How exciting! I love kitties so much! They have such personality (anyone who says cats are boring and aloof has obviously never lived with a cat). We have 3 kitties and they are so much fun to have around. I adopted all of them from a no-kill shelter, and one of them had been given up by their previous owner because they were moving. What a dumb reason to give up your family member. You wouldn't give your child away if you were moving! Bless you for giving a furry critter a home. :)

ETA: My avatar is a picture of my youngest, Theodore, under the fanny lifter. He would get under it while I was doing leg presses. :) Now I have a high step and thankfully, he can't get under that! He does still sit on my tummy while I do chest flyes though. ;)
 
I also got my baby from a shelter when he was 4 months old. I was afraid he wouldn't love me as much as my other "kids" (cats...he..he), but it turns out he loves me more than any cat I've ever had. He's so spoiled. He was returned to the shelter by the previous owners because their kids terrorized him (or something like that). If you saw him, you'd wonder how anyone could return him......not to be biased......but he's gorgeous. Hence the name Hollywood.

They bring so much joy......I'm soo happy for you. Enjoy him!!
 
I have a cat too. I don't understand why your friend and her husband did not want the cat.









Mariángeles a spanish terminator junkie. :)
 
I adopted all of them from a
>no-kill shelter, and one of them had been given up by their
>previous owner because they were moving. What a dumb reason
>to give up your family member.

I volunteer at our local shelter (not a no-kill, but they do their best to find a home for all healthy cats that come in, and keep some for almost a year if necessary and if they have the space). It always p....s me off when I hear the reasons cats are brought in: moving (where, to Mars? where are cats NOT accepted? Why can't you go to the trouble of finding a place that accepts cats? I did!); had a baby (and?). Child (who could barely walk) was "abusing" the two cats (???? Rather than getting rid of the cats, teach the child kindness, or get him to a psychiatrist if he's a sociopath!). Woman suddenly "became allergic" to her two cats (16 and 18 years old--real adoptable, huh?) she's had for many years (and they had to be euthanised because they were sickly and considered unadoptable--no one goes to adopt a "grandpa" or a "grandma"!). People suck!

This time of year, people are bringing in kittens, often with the motehr (and, no, not all of these are stray cats, but their cats that "somehow" got pregnant, and they didn't want the babies OR the mother. Some people not only suck, but are dumb as dirt!)
 
Kathryn, I agree with everything you said. People have the stupidest reasons for giving away their pets! People like that should not be allowed to have pets. I could go on and on, but it just raises my blood pressure just to think about it. Pets are not disposable items!
 
I love pussycats! My cat always senses when I am sad and will plop down on my lap. She is so adorable and sweet when she is not puking. LOL I think she pukes because she eats too much at one time. It is also a good idea to keep their nails clipped so they don't do much damage to your furniture, etc.

Charlotte~~
 
Kathryn - It breaks my heart to even think about what you said about the shelter. I know that goes on, as my Mom's friend volunteers at a local shelter and whenever kittens show up where I work, I always take them her for the shelter. I can't NOT do my part in trying to help an innocent baby kitten. People have kids they shouldn't have and don't take care of them properly, so I guess we can't expect everyone to take care of all of the beautiful creatures of the earth.

I'm so saddened by the story of the older cats being brought in also....breaks my heart.

Thanks for doing your part in trying to help the animals at the shelter.
 
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