I came to a decision yesterday. I decided that I was going
to adopt a cat, well kitten to be precise. The decision came after a lot of
hm-ing and ha-ing over it since moving in, the purchase of two guinea pigs and
the realization that while I would love to have a dog, a cat is better suited
to my lifestyle at the moment.
Adoption was the only way to go for this, even though people
are giving away free cats all the time, I opted out of the TSPCA and decided
instead on Toronto Cat Rescue. A 100% Kill-free shelter that takes in cats from
kill-shelters that is 100% volunteer run. It’s not because I don’t support the
TSPCA, it’s more that I like the TCR’s adoption process a lot better.
So to begin, you go through their available cats and pick
the cat you feel that you like the best. For me it’s come down to two little
boys. Addy and BJ (who will undergo a name change if he’s the lucky boy). Addy
is a little cuddler who just looks adorable and apparently cats just as sweet
and BJ has a very interesting back story. He was found abandoned at around 4
weeks old and picked up by a trucker who brought him to TO. I love the process
they have where they try to foster out all of their animals thus giving you a
real person who gets to know these kitties!
Before it gets brought up, I realize that kittens always get
adopted first, so why would I choose to get such a young cat? I have two guinea
pigs and ideally I would like the opportunity for this cat to grow up with the
girls so that when they eventually interact it doesn’t involve me breaking up a
fight between a full grown cat and a young guinea pig.
Anyway, I figured I would blog about the process, the highs
and lows and eventual adoption of this new family member. I know that I’m going
through the screening process by phone tonight in order to see if I “pass inspection”, after that it’s
visitation and if it looks good then adoption from there!
Wish me luck!
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