"ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf)" wrote in message
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I have 22 tins of sardines, and 13, 25 pound bags of cheap clay litter.

And 4 opened bags of cat food.

And four cans of Fancy Feast.

I also have a full, unopened bag of cat food; I'm hoping I can return
it. I have to look for the receipt.

I don't like sardines, but I'm going to start eating them, because they
are a good source of protein.

Obviously, my next cat, whenever I get one, will HAVE to use clay
litter.

When I got Kenzie, she used clumping litter.

I bought several boxes of it, but I had no place to dispose of the
clumps, easily. I used a covered 2 gallon container, but it got really
nasty when I opened it.

So I switched to the cheap clay litter, and Kenzie took to it
immediately. I scooped the solids daily into empty milk cartons, and
changed it every week.

I don't like to buy it during the winter, because of carrying it on my
icy driveway.

So I had been slowly stocking up, even as I bought less and less
groceries for myself.

I hope I get to like sardines....

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^

"Life without cats IS only marginally worth living."
-TC, in loving memory of the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico
kitty, Kenzie.

Every day was a treasure with Kenzie; I tried to treat them that way.
There would only be so many, and now, there will never, ever, be any
more

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein




Gandalf, I know you are in too much pain right now to consider adopting
another cat. However, the time will come, and you might like to have those
supplies (except for the already opened bags) for the new cat. They have a
long shelf life. I know when I lost my first cat, I was in such pain that I
thought I would never want to adopt another. Well, of course, I did and I
now know that I will never want to be without a cat. One cat cannot
possibly replace another, but it is a new life to love and to be loved by.
Each cat has his or her unique personality and needs.

Have you considered fostering, at least as a temporary measure? You would
be giving a home to a needy kitty until a permanent home can be found, and
there also would be no financial cost to you because shelters and humane
organizations that arrange for fosters almost always cover all of the costs
(including veterinary) of taking care of them.

MaryL