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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 380529" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>1) The free orphan kitten you found in the back yard and found a permanent home for may have ideas of his own about where he wants to live.</p><p> </p><p>2) It's hard to be mad at a 6 week old free kitten who wakes you up at 4AM with his paws on your chin, purring because he's happy he found you.</p><p> </p><p>3) It's also hard to be mad at a kitten who wakes you up at 4am because he's brought you freshly killed socks and undies up from the laundry room.</p><p> </p><p>4) You don't always know what's best for you. For example, when you tell your allergist to omit cat serum from your allergy injections because you'll NEVER have a cat, several years down the road when the free kitten you found a permanent home for becomes a bona fide member of the family, you might wind up happy to hear she ignored your instructions and included it anyway.</p><p> </p><p>5) When the free kitten grows into a 19 pound cat and walks across your chest to get closer to you at 4am, it. doesn't. feel. good.</p><p> </p><p>6) There's no such thing as a "free" kitten.</p><p> </p><p>7) I've learned to be less judgmental when it comes to pet ownership. I have a cat that I know few people would be happy with. He's out of a feral mamma and despite lots of loving he simply has a naturally feisty temperament. When he was a kitten he attacked everything that moved, plus a lot of things that didn't...like spots on the wall which turned into holes in the drywall. He hisses at appliance repairmen and growls at Grandma and acts like a feral animal at the vet's office (who by the way he once bit). He doesn't do laps and only likes to be petted briefly, where and when he wants it. He could really care less about anyone else in the house other than me, and if I'm gone spends his time sleeping except when he wants food and then he goes looking for a volunteer. I'm constantly reading about people who have pets who respond to their feelings and do things like comfort them, but mine is oblivious. I think being a difficult child parent must have paved the way for being a difficult child pet owner because I mostly shrug that all off. I like his spirit and I like the fact that he's social (follows me around all day) and equally like the fact that he isn't in my face because of my allergies. Back when we got him if I had actually been looking for a cat I never would have chosen one with this temperament, but I'd happily choose one of this temperament now, especially knowing that they'd be less desirable for most people who are adopting.</p><p> </p><p>8) Did I mention there's no such thing as a "free" kitten?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 380529, member: 701"] 1) The free orphan kitten you found in the back yard and found a permanent home for may have ideas of his own about where he wants to live. 2) It's hard to be mad at a 6 week old free kitten who wakes you up at 4AM with his paws on your chin, purring because he's happy he found you. 3) It's also hard to be mad at a kitten who wakes you up at 4am because he's brought you freshly killed socks and undies up from the laundry room. 4) You don't always know what's best for you. For example, when you tell your allergist to omit cat serum from your allergy injections because you'll NEVER have a cat, several years down the road when the free kitten you found a permanent home for becomes a bona fide member of the family, you might wind up happy to hear she ignored your instructions and included it anyway. 5) When the free kitten grows into a 19 pound cat and walks across your chest to get closer to you at 4am, it. doesn't. feel. good. 6) There's no such thing as a "free" kitten. 7) I've learned to be less judgmental when it comes to pet ownership. I have a cat that I know few people would be happy with. He's out of a feral mamma and despite lots of loving he simply has a naturally feisty temperament. When he was a kitten he attacked everything that moved, plus a lot of things that didn't...like spots on the wall which turned into holes in the drywall. He hisses at appliance repairmen and growls at Grandma and acts like a feral animal at the vet's office (who by the way he once bit). He doesn't do laps and only likes to be petted briefly, where and when he wants it. He could really care less about anyone else in the house other than me, and if I'm gone spends his time sleeping except when he wants food and then he goes looking for a volunteer. I'm constantly reading about people who have pets who respond to their feelings and do things like comfort them, but mine is oblivious. I think being a difficult child parent must have paved the way for being a difficult child pet owner because I mostly shrug that all off. I like his spirit and I like the fact that he's social (follows me around all day) and equally like the fact that he isn't in my face because of my allergies. Back when we got him if I had actually been looking for a cat I never would have chosen one with this temperament, but I'd happily choose one of this temperament now, especially knowing that they'd be less desirable for most people who are adopting. 8) Did I mention there's no such thing as a "free" kitten? [/QUOTE]
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