After toying with the idea for at least a month, Boyfriend and I decided to adopt a cat. Well, I made the final decision. Sort of. Technically we had to ask out landlord since the Humane Society would be calling him to make sure it's okay.
About a month or so ago, "Starla" was brought in to the Haven Humane kiosk at Petsmart, where I work on weekends for my Pet Nutrition gig.
This was still when Harriet's disappearance was a fresh wound and the sight of this new tuxedo cat sent me to the ladies room to calm down and dry my eyes. Each weekend since I was less upset and liked her more. While she does look a lot like Harriet, she has a different face, the shape of her eyes are different and her white markings are a bit different. And she likes to play. Harriet rarely played.
Boyfriend and I are contemplating a new name for her as neither one of us are too fond of the name that Haven gave her.
She's not overly fond of Wyatt just yet, but I know they will get along in a few days. She was always kept with other cats, so I know she gets along with them and will use the same litter box. Just the same, I bought her her own box, and set it up in the third bedroom with her own food and water.
The gal at Haven was so happy to see her go. I told her last weekend I was getting fond of her and she thought the other adoption agency was going to take her. I showed up on Saturday and she was still with Haven, which made me happy. The other agency was still looking to take her today (Sunday) and the Haven gal told me she'd tell them no until I had heard from Boyfriend about the landlord's decision.
Everyone at Petsmart was happy to see me adopt a kitty from Haven. I got a coupon booklet and got a free bag of food (from the food I represent and oddly enough, the food I fed Harriet for 10 years and Wyatt likes as well), bought a litter box, a large bag of food (and used one of my work coupons), some more cat litter, a food bowl, collar and a name tag. I figure "Starla" will work on a name tag for now in case she should get out. I saved about $40 between the free bag and the coupons. Not bad.
Hopefully, we'll come up with a new name for her that suits her better. Also, Boyfriend's horrible ex had a cat named Stella and Starla sounds too close.
What a pretty girl! She looks a lot like our old cat, Baby, but with longer fur. Those whiskers really stand out, don't they? That's the first thing that comes to mind, "Whiskers".
ReplyDeleteHugs to you guys. I'm sure your new kitty greatly appreciates her new home. :D
I think she appreciates it, too. She's very sweet; just loves to be loved on.
DeleteNice job! Glad you have a new young'un!
ReplyDeleteShe's such a sweet little thing. We're glad that she's with us. :)
DeleteWe kept Chewey's name the same. Course, we got him home, he settled in and has/had a pretentious attitude, so he became Mr. Chewey. Then over time, his full name became Mr. Chewey - Ninja assassin.
ReplyDeleteHe's a work in progress.
I'm sure you'll find the perfect name. :)
I think we've settled on one. But I want us to take a couple of days to feel it out and get a sense of her personality. Which seems to be "hide under the spare room bed" lol
DeleteHappy to hear you got a new kitty. MY heart still aches about your other cat. I just hate hearing about losing cats. We have another cat in our neighborhood, taken by coyotes. I hesitate to get another cat because of this.
ReplyDeleteMy heart still aches for my Miss Harriet, too. But Boyfriend and I wanted a second cat and a playmate for Wyatt.
DeleteOh, she looks like one of my kitties, "Jamie"! Jamie loved to play, too. Paper bags were her favourite. :-)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you got another kitty. They each hold a special place in our hearts, but there's always room for more.
She's still getting to know us, and stays hidden the back a lot, still. But I know she comes out at night to look around. And to play with Wyatt. lol
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