Number ten...

[geminigirl]

They adopted cat number ten. He was found in the parking lot of the mall where my younger brother works. He's stocky and orange, with a silly, pointy kitten tail. Estimated age is about six or seven weeks old. Mom called me on Tuesday night to tell me, I missed her call and finally spoke with her yesterday. They had planned to name him Davidson, to match with Harley, but considering that he was found during last week's blizzard, his name may actually become Blizzard. That's Mom's vote, anyway. She says he's built like Biscut (their previous orange cat) who was at least part, if not entirely Maine Coon, but who knows what he'll look like when he grows up.

This, from my mother who has said "No more cats." Repeatedly. For years.

Comments

[sweet-tea79.livejournal.com]

I'm a sucker for stray animals. Our "last animal" was our dog, Molly, and we've had acquired 2 dogs and a cat since then.

Blizzard is a good name.

[geminigirl]

I'm actually excited to go out and see him, and Harley, the other new cat. Especially if he still has silly pointy kitten tail.

At six or seven weeks old, it's likely that there may be more kittens near where he was found. I know my brother is keeping his eyes and ears open.

[wait.livejournal.com]

Suckers! :D

[geminigirl]

Yeah, but I bet you'll acquire some more when the time comes.

[aliki.livejournal.com]

We're suckers too. We're at two dogs and four cats, and I still give Bri the puppy-dog eyes to adopt more cats every time someone in our grad program needs to give up a pet.

[geminigirl]

Two cats, and I'd take in more without thinking.

I want a dog, but this isn't the right time for a dog, so I'm willing to wait until we can do that right.

[geminigirl]

Oh, and Mom has acquired at least one via grad students, and has matched up grad students who have to give up cats with new owners, and of course does rescue on campus, so I know where you come from with the grad student thing.

How some of the grad students manage to have pets is beyond me; I know how nuts I was in grad school and can't imagine having done it.