Post by rachelcarson1953 on Feb 22, 2019 5:16:16 GMT
I usually got whatever unadoptable mutt was available at the pound, but the last one, I had to lift her into the car to go to the vet for that last trip, and I pulled my rotator cuff. So this time I got a smaller dog, figuring it will be the last dog I ever have. Hopefully we will have years to hike and camp and have adventures, she's a little Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and just full of energy and wants to play all the time! She's young, and actually smaller than a few of my big male cats, and they will wrestle with her, and tolerate all the puppy shenanigans. They even curl up and sleep together.
Maybe, after a while, you might think about getting another friend. It takes time. But there are plenty of dogs out there that need a good home. I don't think I could come home to an empty house. One of my big neutered male cats was an abandoned kitten that I bottle fed. He is the man of the house, and waits for me to come through the front door, then insists on standing up on the book shelf and wrapping his paws around my neck for a hug. I named him Brrrt because that's the sound he always makes when he hugs me.
Awesome to hear about your kitties. And so nice that you raised an abandoned kitty! My neighbor three doors away had a "neighborhood" cat. It was just their outdoor cat, who loved to socialize and hunt things. They just moved away, and I miss that cat. She used to wait for me to park my car in the driveway, then run up to greet me, get petted, then hiss and bite and scratch me. I miss that cat!
A friend of mine is a vet, and she does that in-home service like you described. She's really kind-hearted, and the people always know that they are doing the right thing, not letting their friend suffer.
My vet of 40 years is awesome, and he calls me when they get a batch of abandoned kittens in. They provide me with the kitten milk replacer, and I bottle feed them until they are old enough to be adopted. He spays or neuters them, and has them on display at the clinic, and they have all found great homes. But a few of them I just couldn't give up, and Brrrt is one of them.