Cold War ending

[cathyr19355]

esrblog called me at work today to tell me he couldn't take it anymore. Couldn't take watching Sugar slink around our house, looking for opportunities to dart upstairs to see us, acting for all the world like a member of the Resistance during World War II evading the Nazis. "I'm sorry, but we can't keep Princess," he said.

I was saddened too, but not surprised. My morale was flagging from having to track down my beloved older cat just to spend time with her, and my energy level was dropping from all the effort I spent trying to intervene. To say nothing of the fact that I had come to feel guilty about spending time in my comfy room with Princess, when Sugar was crying for me from the basement.

So I went to the friend I got Princess from and told her where we stood. She was unhappy too, because she wants Princess to have a good home but already has four cats and cannot take Princess on a long-term basis herself.

However, my friend knows more local cat owners than I do. She made phone calls. Turns out that a friend of one of the other attorneys in our office is interested in Princess. If she commits, we can take Princess to her Friday. If not, it will take us a bit longer to get her placed, and my friend suggested that her son could take Princess in the meantime.

It's a shame. esrblog and I will both miss Princess. But while she stays, we fear we will be missing Sugar even more. At least if this works out both cats will have a good home, and I will have gotten my peace of mind back.

Comments

Kitty wars

[swordsister.livejournal.com]

Cathy, I'm sorry to hear that it didn't work out, but it sounds like a good solution has been found. I understand your need for peace and the desire to keep your old girl happy. whew!

Re: Kitty wars

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for the sympathy. Right now I feel like I have stabbed three friends in the back: my friend (who thought she'd already found a good home for this cat), Princess herself (for giving her away after she and I had begun to bond) and Sugar (for agreeing to take Princess in the first place and putting her through all of this grief).

On the other hand, better end it now, before I come to hate Princess for doing what comes naturally (to her!) in doing her best to monopolize my attention.