Here is the post I responded to this morning:
"Hello everyone. I was leaving for work this morning at about 6 am; it was raining, dark, and cold, and I heard an incessant mewing. "mew! mew! mew!!"
I looked in the direction it was coming from, and across the parking lot, I saw this tiny white fuzz ball running towards me. "MEW! MEW! MEW!!"
It came right to me, soaking wet, crying & crying, and I picked him up, and gave him a look-over. He looks like a Siamese, but I'm pretty sure isn't. Just has the markings. He's fluffy, has an adorable face, bright blue eyes -- a total cutie pie! I'd of course keep him, but I've just adopted a dog over the weekend from craigslist, plus I've got cats! ..So my place is filled up unfortunately. He is so precious, I just want to keep him all to myself
I'm charging a re-homing fee, we can negotiate this when we meet. I want him to go to a FOREVER HOME. I don't want to see this cat being bounced around from home-to-home, or ending up a stray again.. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY! He is super affectionate, and loves to be close & cuddly. When I get home I will give him a nice bath, clip his nails, and get him all prim & proper for you! I am at work, so I have no pic yet, but I promise you he's a complete doll! I think "he" might be a she, I didn't check yet. S/he is of course not neutered; s/he's much too young. Most likely doesn't have shots. Seems like s/he was born a month or so ago, and is a stray.. poor thing!!! Come get this adorable little baby! If I get no responses, I will have no choice but to take it to the pound, and that's something I'm REALLY not looking forward to. Give her/him a good life!"
Soooo, I responded and told her I may be able to help find a home for this baby and congratulated her on taking this little one in. She wrote back, said the kitten is a female and told me someone was coming to pick him up tonight. THEN, she emails again and says that person backed out and she is desperate. Cannot have the kitten inside (other critters and a boyfriend). She has 2 older cats and a 6 month old kitten. So, I tell her I would help her look for someone to take the kitten. Then, I told her I would come pick her up if needed! I don't know when those words came from. I never meant to say that. I don't even have a car and she is about 10 miles away as the crow flies!
Anyway, called my sister and she is willing to take me out there tonight after her daughter's piano recital. WHAT HAVE I DONE? I was looking for a more mature cat. Sebastian will either kill me in my sleep or fall in love with the little one. It will be a week or so until I can get them both to the vet. What if they give one another some terrible disease? Have mercy, I think I have lost my marbles. How soon after 40 does this occur?
Please, someone talk me out of this. I have about 2 hours until I see her.
Here is a photo of the baby the woman took after giving her a bath.
"Hello everyone. I was leaving for work this morning at about 6 am; it was raining, dark, and cold, and I heard an incessant mewing. "mew! mew! mew!!"
I looked in the direction it was coming from, and across the parking lot, I saw this tiny white fuzz ball running towards me. "MEW! MEW! MEW!!"
It came right to me, soaking wet, crying & crying, and I picked him up, and gave him a look-over. He looks like a Siamese, but I'm pretty sure isn't. Just has the markings. He's fluffy, has an adorable face, bright blue eyes -- a total cutie pie! I'd of course keep him, but I've just adopted a dog over the weekend from craigslist, plus I've got cats! ..So my place is filled up unfortunately. He is so precious, I just want to keep him all to myself
I'm charging a re-homing fee, we can negotiate this when we meet. I want him to go to a FOREVER HOME. I don't want to see this cat being bounced around from home-to-home, or ending up a stray again.. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY! He is super affectionate, and loves to be close & cuddly. When I get home I will give him a nice bath, clip his nails, and get him all prim & proper for you! I am at work, so I have no pic yet, but I promise you he's a complete doll! I think "he" might be a she, I didn't check yet. S/he is of course not neutered; s/he's much too young. Most likely doesn't have shots. Seems like s/he was born a month or so ago, and is a stray.. poor thing!!! Come get this adorable little baby! If I get no responses, I will have no choice but to take it to the pound, and that's something I'm REALLY not looking forward to. Give her/him a good life!"
Soooo, I responded and told her I may be able to help find a home for this baby and congratulated her on taking this little one in. She wrote back, said the kitten is a female and told me someone was coming to pick him up tonight. THEN, she emails again and says that person backed out and she is desperate. Cannot have the kitten inside (other critters and a boyfriend). She has 2 older cats and a 6 month old kitten. So, I tell her I would help her look for someone to take the kitten. Then, I told her I would come pick her up if needed! I don't know when those words came from. I never meant to say that. I don't even have a car and she is about 10 miles away as the crow flies!
Anyway, called my sister and she is willing to take me out there tonight after her daughter's piano recital. WHAT HAVE I DONE? I was looking for a more mature cat. Sebastian will either kill me in my sleep or fall in love with the little one. It will be a week or so until I can get them both to the vet. What if they give one another some terrible disease? Have mercy, I think I have lost my marbles. How soon after 40 does this occur?
Please, someone talk me out of this. I have about 2 hours until I see her.
Here is a photo of the baby the woman took after giving her a bath.