So…my plan all along had been to consider getting some kitties to keep me company once I had settled in. However, I was not in a particular rush and thought about first helping out a local volunteer organization, Feline Friends.
Last week, they posted an urgent need for help fostering cats and so I responded. I figured I could foster for a while and then maybe once I got used to things I could consider adopting little ones. So, I immediately got a response back needing a home for an older deaf kitty. However, I needed to wait until after I had returned from Qasr Al Sarab.
Once back I didn’t hear anything until the next day when the lady contacted me saying they had found a home for the deaf kitty, but that two little kittens needed a home. Hm…. I said I would consider it.
Shortly – minutes – after, I received a phone call. I agreed to go straight away to see the babies. Upon initial sight, I had decided I would take them. I made a quick visit to the pet shop to get supplies and paid far more than I should have for someone merely going to foster them…. π Then, I brought them home.
Within an hour, they were exploring the apartment.
A couple of hours later, they were stuck to me like glue.
Over the night I put them in a cage, (no, it’s not cruel!) and let them settle in to their new home. By the next morning, they were comfortable enough to have a romp after morning breakfast and then again let me know that they are staying.
So…at the moment my allergies are holding out. If they are on my lap too much I start to get a little congested, but I can move them to the bed in the office and they tend to settle there eventually. They are cute and sweet.
I guess I’ll have to admit it…fostering is out. They are here to stay.
-T π
