Our Two New Cats
September 18, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Pets and Animals
Our house, is a very, very, very fine house with two cats in the yard. Life used to be so hard. Ok, well maybe the cats aren’t in the yard. They’re inside cats. And life has been very hard lately, but I’m hoping that it’s getting better.
Just a few weeks ago, we moved into our new house. We’re getting settled in and it’s starting to feel like home. What’s a home without some animals? Less messy, I guess.
A few months ago, my cat Paisley disappeared. We had her for over two years, since she was a kitten. We were upset and disappointed but eventually, my kids were wanting another cat.
After recently spending about $170 on Paisley, I wasn’t so willing to pursue the option of another animal. Animals are very expensive. All of the shots and spaying or neutering can cost hundreds of dollars. My husband asked if we could get a cat if he could find one that was spayed and had its shots. He began his search on Craigslist and it wasn’t long until he found something.
Meet Smidge and Tinkerbell. They are four years old and are siblings. They are spayed and neutered, have all their shots, and are declawed. They were free which is right within my budget guidelines. Both cats are rather large, but Smidge is the bigger one with the long hair.
Smidge and Tinkerbell are getting settled into their new home. Both are already beginning to play with the kids and let us pet them.
Do you have any pets in your home?
images (c) Karen Weideman
You and your hubby are so wonderful to adopt older animals that need a good home! What a blessing your family is to ANY animals that are offerred your home to live! It is even harder to find a home for more than one animal! Thank you for being so loving! The kitties are beautiful!
Smidge and Tinkerbell are beautiful ! Bless you for taking in 2 declawed cats, not many people will adopt them incase they develop the typical behavioural problems from declawing.
I hope the Shelter or wherever you got the cats, advised you to keep a close eye on their stumps from declawing as even years after that cruel operation,a claw can grow back from a botched job or a splinter of bone can move and cause the cat dreadful pain.You need to watch out for arthritis too as declawed cats are unable to dig in the claws they need to stretch their leg, shoulder and back muscles.
I hope your cats remain problem free,many don’t and we in Englsand where declawing is of course banned,are helping the many people in the USA who want it banned there too.
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