So Anitra called me today and said that there has been a cat in their backyard for the last 3 days. He was crying non-stop and cold and hungry and Anitra did not want him. They were going to take him to the shelter or I could have him. Hmmmm....well, I stopped on the way home to check him out. Sure enough, he was freezing, but not hungry anymore because Brian had gone down to Anitra's with some food for him. Senica's eyes were red because she had been crying because she wanted to keep him! Anitra told her that maybe I would keep him and Senica said that it could be her cat that just lived at my house. No pressure there, right??!! I told Senica we would see how Graw liked him and if they could get along, I would keep him.
Well, we loaded him up in the carrier and took him home and sure enough, Graw HATES him. No love at all!! I let the kitty be in the kitty room and locked Graw out, so the kitty could eat without getting growled at. He ate, drank water and even went into the little box and went potty. Obviously, this was someone's cat! Since he has been hanging out at Anitra's for so long, I am sure someone just dumped him off.
Well, we let them roam the house together and neither one would stop growling. So, we put a space heater in the garage with blankets, a kitty litter box and a food and water dish. That lasted for about 30 minutes. I couldn't stand to let him out there....so, we brought him back in. The kitty went upstairs with me and Graw stayed downstairs with Brian. He jumped up on the bed and curled up in a ball on the blanket and took a nap. He's so loving!!
The kitty went downstairs and we thought maybe they would get along...the kitty was sleeping on the couch and Graw crept up on him and swatted the kitty right on the head.
So......my heart is breaking, but we can't keep this kitty. Does anyone want him??? He is super sweet and responds to "here kitty, kitty, kitty" (awwwww) He is good with kids too because Ty was jumping and yelling and it didn't phase him at all!
If no one wants him, we are going to have to take him to Pet Refuge! :(
4 comments:
Awww! He is adorable. Cats are odd. They don't like new animals, which generally means a new smell to get used to. If you want to try it still, rub a blanket or something all over new kitty and put in in an area with McGraw. When we take one of ours to the vet without the other one going, it is horrible when we get back for about a day. Just because they have a new/different smell. They will hiss and such. They are from the same litter and have spent their entire lives just the two of them and get along mostly, those times are just difficult.
Thanks for the idea! I will try that. I just feel so bad for the little guy and he had to have come from someone because he is so tame! Pet Refuge has a 4 month waiting lists for cats, so plan B.
He is adorable! I'd take him, but Chad and Charissa are allergic to them and Charlie and Baby don't like cats.
He is just so cute! Shame that Anitra doesn't want to keep him. He's litter trained and all.
When we brought home our second cat, our first hissed and hated him also. We kept them seperate for a few days. Once we had them together they fought at first but now they love eachother!!!
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