When I got the cat, I obviously didn’t know a couple things. First, three out of our six rabbits are terrified of cats. Second, I hate cats. I didn’t know the second thing because I didn’t grow up with cats. I seriously underestimated the annoyance factor. She meows quite a bit and gets her hair everywhere. I like rabbits; you can put them in cages and walk away when they’re annoying you. I am most definitely not a cat person.
In our old garage rental, we were able to separate the rabbits and the cat using a tall precision pen and draping sheets to block the cat from staring at them. In the new place, we have had to confine her to the bedroom to keep her away from the rabbits, which is doing horrible things for Steve’s allergies. Apparently, in the old garage, the allergens were more spread out and not as heavily concentrated near the bed, or something.
Anyway, so I get to spend the foreseeable future trying to find her a new home. She’s posted on a rescue website (http://www.animalfriendsrescue.org/) and http://www.petfinder.org/ and I’m going to put some fliers up at the local pet food stores. I will also try to take her to some local adoption fairs, but she’s so timid in the face of chaos, I have no idea how that’ll work. Sadly, the rescue can’t put her in their cat adoption centers because she can’t be caged. Of all things, she’s claustrophobic. She actually foams at the mouth and freaks out when put in a cage or carrier.
I suppose life really is a serious of lessons you learn the hard way. I get to spend however long it takes being involved in all things cat to pound in the lesson: I don’t like cats!
2 comments:
tranquilizers (in pill form) work wonders for my dog. They never said what it was for him, but he got out of a kennel at the vet (seriously injuring himself) because he would not be contained without some amount of sedation. He even lost his bark during the last vet stay. Good luck, I am not a cat person at all. My favorite pets have always been rabbits and dogs.
I on the other hand really like cats, and if it were up to me I'd offer to take it. But Staci has made it clear, in no uncertain terms, that the Beanie Baby "Pounce" is all the cat I'll ever get.
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