At a loss for a place to take the kittens, one of my co-workers suggested I set up at the local Wal-Mart. I know it sounds bad, but it worked out well. I’m a very good judge of character and picky about people in general.In all it took me about 6 hours to give 3 of them them away, (I left Chester at home because I could not bear to take him, and my girlfriend was in tears at the thought.)In short, many looked and “awwwed” at the little kitties. They were very calm and stoic during the ride and their time in the cat carrier outside the store.Bob the silver tabby was the first to go, he went with a very nice couple around my age (50).Next up went the Calico/grey tiger Electric Shoe, she was adopted by a very sweet college girl who very well off and has promised to make her a spoiled Princess (she kinda already was!) She will living in her apartment while she goes to school.Lastly was the little ginger Bear, I had promised him to one of the store employees, but before she could get off work a very nice Russian family fell in love with Bear, proclaiming him to be an exact dupli-cat of their beloved “Charlie” who had passed a month ago at age 17. I had thought they had left like other had, knowing they could not take him.They returned a half hour later and took him after some lengthy discussion. They were returning to Brooklyn so I gave them the carrier as a gift. They were driving a brand new Lincoln, (we get a lot of Russians along with Orthodox and Hassidic Jews up here in the summer, The Russians usually favor Mercedes.)Their children were well behaved and very exited and happy to have found a suitable replacement for Charlie.I was exhausted and went home to eat and take a nap.I gave the adopters my phone number and told them if there were any question or changed their minds I would take them back.That just leaves Chester, I want to keep him but one of the people who wanted Bear but didn’t may be given Chester if she calls or if Barbara’s nurse calls for him.I hope and pray my little kitties all have nice forever homes and loving families.I took a chance, yes there is some risk here, but I feel I made the right choices.I know many pets get adopted from shelters by people who are not suitable for cat ownership or can be cruel by abandoning them or retuning them to the shelter or worse.Our Rag Doll/ Siamese mix “Poodle” was a shelter rescue from Desstin shelter in PA. I was assured she was checked out for parasites and disease, but still she came home with ear mites and Coccidia which cost another $200 to treat and made her Vet very upset to have been released to me in that condition.I was shocked as well, having been lied to by the “nice” people who ran the shelter.You never really know sometimes.
At a loss for a place to take the kittens, one of my co-workers suggested I set up at the local Wal-Mart. I know it sounds bad, but it worked out well. I’m a very good judge of character and picky about people in general.In all it took me about 6 hours to give 3 of them them away, (I left Chester at home because I could not bear to take him, and my girlfriend was in tears at the thought.)In short, many looked and “awwwed” at the little kitties. They were very calm and stoic during the ride and their time in the cat carrier outside the store.Bob the silver tabby was the first to go, he went with a very nice couple around my age (50).Next up went the Calico/grey tiger Electric Shoe, she was adopted by a very sweet college girl who very well off and has promised to make her a spoiled Princess (she kinda already was!) She will living in her apartment while she goes to school.Lastly was the little ginger Bear, I had promised him to one of the store employees, but before she could get off work a very nice Russian family fell in love with Bear, proclaiming him to be an exact dupli-cat of their beloved “Charlie” who had passed a month ago at age 17. I had thought they had left like other had, knowing they could not take him.They returned a half hour later and took him after some lengthy discussion. They were returning to Brooklyn so I gave them the carrier as a gift. They were driving a brand new Lincoln, (we get a lot of Russians along with Orthodox and Hassidic Jews up here in the summer, The Russians usually favor Mercedes.)Their children were well behaved and very exited and happy to have found a suitable replacement for Charlie.I was exhausted and went home to eat and take a nap.I gave the adopters my phone number and told them if there were any question or changed their minds I would take them back.That just leaves Chester, I want to keep him but one of the people who wanted Bear but didn’t may be given Chester if she calls or if Barbara’s nurse calls for him.I hope and pray my little kitties all have nice forever homes and loving families.I took a chance, yes there is some risk here, but I feel I made the right choices.I know many pets get adopted from shelters by people who are not suitable for cat ownership or can be cruel by abandoning them or retuning them to the shelter or worse.Our Rag Doll/ Siamese mix “Poodle” was a shelter rescue from Desstin shelter in PA. I was assured she was checked out for parasites and disease, but still she came home with ear mites and Coccidia which cost another $200 to treat and made her Vet very upset to have been released to me in that condition.I was shocked as well, having been lied to by the “nice” people who ran the shelter.You never really know sometimes.