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.

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[stickmaker.livejournal.com]

My sister as talked me into adopting a 6 - 8 month old male who showed up at her farm. Since they already have two cats (and three dogs, two horses, two miniature horses, a miniature donkey, a dozen goats and over fifty chickens) she doesn't want another cat.

He's friendly, even with the horses, goats and dogs, but my concern is Motley, the female of my current pair, who was born behind my TV. She has a history of chasing off other cats, but seems most aggressive against other females, so I'm hoping she'll tolerate this guy. Will post updates to LJ after I get him in.

Tentative name for him is Michael, after the mystery cat of Japanese manga, and the fact that he's black and white. :-)

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

I have never heard of the "mystery cat of Japanese manga," but it sounds like a good name.

I originally feared that Sugar would menace Princess, but it turned out the other way around. I hope you have better luck with your adoption effort than I did with mine.