How many cats are too many ;)

We are still looking to find a cat to complete our home.
After our Rose passed away, it has taken me this long to be able to open our home to another pet.
You can read about our Rose in this post "Good Bye Rose"

Last month we thought of adopting another cat and thought that Lily would be a perfect match for our family and she needed some love. You can read about Lily in this post "Lily for a Visit"
Even though we couldn't keep Lily, I am happy to say that she found her forever home :)

So today, Heather was on a mission to check out all of the cat adoption centres we have in town.
Here Heather is in her glory.
She had said her dream was to be in a room with many cats surrounding her…well today her dream came true a couple of times :)

First we went to the Animal Shelter.
This little cutie was a sweetheart.
Once I took her out of the cage she crawled into my arms, then walked into Heather's arms and then into Kristy's.
She is a lovey one.

Then we went to the Humane Society.
This sweetie is an older cat, and she was so desperate for some loving.
She would follow me around meowing until I would pet her or pick her up.
But sadly her fur is very thick and I am sure would bother Kristy's allergies.
I had a hard time at the Humane Society as there were so many cats and kittens there that were all hungry for some loving.
I almost cried and wanted to take them all home.

Lastly we went to some of the Pet Value stores here in town.
They keep (short term) some of the cats that Kitty Kare take in.
Kritsy wasn't with Heather and I when we went here, but Heather's and my heart melted when we seen these two kitties.

The first one that came out of the cage when I opened it was the brother of the two.
He is not shy. As you can see he climbed right up onto my shoulder, lol.
He wanted to wander around the store.
I wanted to see his sister, but she sat back as he took over.

Once brother kitty went to the bottom floor of the cage, as he took all the play toys with him.
I reopened the cage and snuck out his sister.
She enjoyed the snuggles, but was always looking to see where her brother was.
I did make an appointment for tomorrow to bring her into our home and she if she likes it here.
So you know tomorrows post is going to be full of more kitty stories ;)
I asked Wayne if we could maybe adopt 2 kitties…but he didn't think it was a good idea…considering he didn't really even want to adopt one. But he is a big softy and will fall in love with them as soon as he sees them.
I know he had a soft spot for Lily when we brought her home. Even though it was a surprise to him as he knew nothing about it, teehee.

I hope you all had a very Creative Day :)

Tracy :)

Lily for a Visit

16 months after losing our precious loving cat Rose, I think my heart has healed enough to open our home to another pet.
Rose was adopted from the Humane Society, so whichever pet we get, we want to adopt it from an organization that takes in strays.
There is a new organization here in my town called "Kitty Care".
They take in cats that are going to be put down when there is no more room or their time is up at the Humane Society. My daughter, Ashley, adopted her Sebastian from there.

Last week Kristy, Heather and I went to check out some of the kitties.
Yes I wanted to take them all home.
We went to the Humane Society, but there is an outbreak there so they are not taking in or adopting out any animals until they get it under control
Then we checked out a few places and looked on-line at Kitty Care.
Our hearts went to a pretty cat named Lily.
Sadly Lily's family over fed her, and then because of her weight told the vet that they wanted to put her down! Can you believe that!!!
The vet refused to do that so she was put in the care of Kitty Care.

So today Lily came for a visit.

As soon as she was let out of her crate, she went under Heather's bed and didn't come out.
Carol (the organizer of Kitty Care) told us to keep her overnight, to see how she reacts to her environment.
So I ran out and  picked up a litter box, as they provided the food.
When I came back she was still under Heather's bed.
We let her be, but would go in every 15 mins  to half an hour to pet her. Which she loved and purred so loud when we did.
She still didn't come out from under Heather's bed all day.
Ashley even was surprised when I told her this, as she agreed that we have one of the quietest houses as I never have the tv or radio on during the day.

Then the story gets interesting….
It was supper so we sat down to eat. I thought the smell of the food may entice her to come out.
But nope.
Then after supper, Heather and Kristy go to check on her and she is no where to be found!
All of the other doors have been shut so she couldn't go in those rooms.
But we couldn't find her!
We all looked, even in places where she could never fit or get to. We even checked downstairs..and I know she couldn't have gone down there as that door was shut.
What do we have here, I thought, a ninja cat?!
How in the heck did we loose a cat as big as this one?
I am thinking, I am going to have to explain to Kitty Care that their cat has disappeared and we have no idea where she is.
Then Kristy jokingly says, maybe she is under the covers.
As it turned out Lily crawled under the covers and into a pillow case on Heather's bed….and the pillow was in it!!!
I have no idea how she did this!! Plus it was the pillow against the wall with a pillow inside the case. She didn't disturb the pillow or the made bed.
Kristy tried to get Lily out of the pillow case and Lily hissed at her, but Kristy did get her out.

It took quiet a while, but Heather coxed her out from under her bed with a bit of food and then got Lily out of her bedroom and shut the door.
So Lily had to socialize…somewhat.
Then she tried to hide under the dishwasher door as I had it open.
But only her head would fit under…as Lily is a pretty healthy girl at 21 lbs.
The rest of the evening, she has been under a dining chair that is against the wall.
She will let us pet her, and she loves that. She even let Kristy brush her. But we have to crawl under the table to get to her.
But sadly, her fur is bothering Kristy (this is even before Kristy brushed her).
Kristy's eyes are burning and red :(
Funny as some cats don't seem to bother Kristy.

So with a heavy heart, when Carol phoned to see how it was going, we both agreed that Lily may not be the perfect match for us.
Not because of her shyness, that we could handle, but because of Kristy's allergies to Lily's fur :(
I am going to be so sad tomorrow.
I hope Lily will find her forever home soon.

Tracy :)