Very funny! :-) I hope my husband sees it as funny as well! We always have a chuckle over the growing number of kitties but not after a lot of grief in the meantime! I know he's going to be frustrated-as am I since our house is too small for more cats, but a kitten is so tiny, it surely won't take up much space!
I hate keeping things from him, but this little girl might be a secret this weekend-unless I have too many vodkas again! Then who knows what will happen! Melissa _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Dubose Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 1:39 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: new kitty, fingers crossed Yes, unfortunately kittens @ 12 weeks count as cats. My boyfriend has the rule " Every set of pointy ears is this house is considered a cat, regardless if it lives under the bed.". Yes,folks, I even asked But what if we never SEE the cat, it lives under the bed, couch, etc........" No luck. However, when he used to work out of town a lot, I would ALWYS bring home a cat or 2. SometimesI wouldn'tget to talk to him for 2 weeks or so, since he would be "out in the field" (on a dig) in Mexico or in the west Texas dessert, no cell phone reception. I always hoped that he "wouldn't recognize" the new cat(s). W/kittens I always tried to foster litters that all "looked"alike, so that he MIGHT not be able to count them. THAT got blown outta the water when he was sitting on the couch one night and 3 little orage tabbies ran over him, one right after the other, chasing each others' tails. It was like that scene outta the Simpson's episode where the dog has puppies..........Dooooooooo......! Good luck w/your new kitty, Melissa, we all feel your pain.......... Susan J. DuBose >^..^< www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net "As Cleopatra lay in state, Faithful Bast at her side did wait, Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent ----- Original Message ----- From: Melissa Lind <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 8:52 AM Subject: new kitty, fingers crossed Oh dear me! I could write a book entitled "5 vodkas, an ex-marine, and a kitty." I went to have a birthday drink with my career Marine buddy who was 78 yesterday. That drink turned into 5. Then I went to check on the stray that I'm looking after who is incidentally named Sarge after this buddy of mine-both are blind in the right eye. As I'm calling for Sarge, out comes a little gray tiger. She was so hungry but also scared. I scooped her up, probably not very gracefully after the vodkas-I've noticed quite a few nice scratches this morning from last night. She stayed in my home office room last night and left two nicely sized poops near the litter box on the carpet :-). She's not a friendly kitty that likes to cuddle-lots of hissing. Poor thing has had a rough life so far. Her ribs are practically poking through. I took her to the vet this morning, but I haven't figured out what her name is yet. I'm awaiting the FeLV test. So keep your fingers crossed-for the test and for my marriage! Haven't told my husband yet! I might board the kitty over the weekend in hopes that I find homes for my two foster cats. That would assuage my husband. I need to make room (we have 3 of our own "permanent" cats) before I take in more. We have a 5-cat rule. But does a kitten (about 12 weeks old) count as a full cat? :-) Hoping for the best. Melissa Lind
