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Minnie gets a new home!
awwwwww, crying for breaking up the fearsome foursome! But purrs for a good
home for Minnie Jill Magic Mood Jeep© wrote: After the one lady that said she planned to declaw, I declined to adopt Minnie to her (offered her Smokey instead, but Smokey is a 10-year-old mostly toothless shed-o-matic anti-social she-b1tch, so she declined that). Another applicant from Greenwood (just south of Indy) emailed me. She was moving at the end of July, and wanted to wait until she was all moved to get her. She came down to visit her one Friday, and of course, Minnie played shy while her sibling were all over her. So we brought out a tassel toy and ended up enticing Minnie over to her, and Minnie got so into the playing, she forgot to be afraid of this 'stranger'. Minnie's new owner is in Nursing/med school, and is from Valparaiso (IN), where she worked for her Mom's cat's vet while in high school. She hasn't has a cat of her own since she moved out of her Mom's house 3+/- years ago, but is looking forward to coming down here and taking Minnie home. She didn't flinch at all regarding the adoption fee, and said that it's a bargain considering most shelter cats/kittens are not handled very much, live in a cage, and end up not being very social with humans. Same goes for pet store kitties - and they cost more & don't get the love & attention (not to mention medical attention) that a 'foster' gets. I can tell she's been looking around for a while to find just the right kitty. Bad thing is that we've become attached to ALL of the FF, and DH says to tell her that Minnie is no longer available - or that the adoption fee is $60,000 instead of $60.... ANYTHING to keep Minnie. I think he's nuts. I will miss her, but I feel that Laura (her new owner) will provide a good an loving home, judging by the way that she played with ALL the cats when she was here. I did make up a gift bag that has some toys, a couple cans of kitten food & a couple bags of sample kitten chow from TED, and a gift card from PetsMart ($30, half the adoption fee) so she can buy more goodies for her new baby/master-to-be. Laura emailed me yesterday, is all settled in her new townhouse (she mentioned her bedroom window has a roomy sill/seat, and overlooks a tree with lotsa birdies in it), and that her last class/test for the semester is on Thursday, and will hopefully be over before 10am, and that she would like to come down & get her then. I told her that it is fine with me, but DH will probably be crying bcg. She told me she would too if she were in that position (giving away a pet). I really think Minnie will be happy & treated like the princess she has the potential to be. DH & I have both stressed that if, for any reason and at any time (even a few years from now), she cannot keep Minnie, that we will gladly take her back. She said that she was looking for a cat to keep, not just have for a while. She explained that her Mom's cat had passed away last year from old age, and it was a cat that she grew up with. Even though her Mom doesn't really want another cat, Laura does, so she's getting Minnie, and her Mom says that Minnie is welcome in her house any time! (Methinks Mom will end up getting another cat after Minnie visits once or twice, and Mom sees what she's missing) Purrs for Minnie to have a happy home! |
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awwwwww, crying for breaking up the fearsome foursome! But purrs for a good
home for Minnie Jill Magic Mood Jeep© wrote: After the one lady that said she planned to declaw, I declined to adopt Minnie to her (offered her Smokey instead, but Smokey is a 10-year-old mostly toothless shed-o-matic anti-social she-b1tch, so she declined that). Another applicant from Greenwood (just south of Indy) emailed me. She was moving at the end of July, and wanted to wait until she was all moved to get her. She came down to visit her one Friday, and of course, Minnie played shy while her sibling were all over her. So we brought out a tassel toy and ended up enticing Minnie over to her, and Minnie got so into the playing, she forgot to be afraid of this 'stranger'. Minnie's new owner is in Nursing/med school, and is from Valparaiso (IN), where she worked for her Mom's cat's vet while in high school. She hasn't has a cat of her own since she moved out of her Mom's house 3+/- years ago, but is looking forward to coming down here and taking Minnie home. She didn't flinch at all regarding the adoption fee, and said that it's a bargain considering most shelter cats/kittens are not handled very much, live in a cage, and end up not being very social with humans. Same goes for pet store kitties - and they cost more & don't get the love & attention (not to mention medical attention) that a 'foster' gets. I can tell she's been looking around for a while to find just the right kitty. Bad thing is that we've become attached to ALL of the FF, and DH says to tell her that Minnie is no longer available - or that the adoption fee is $60,000 instead of $60.... ANYTHING to keep Minnie. I think he's nuts. I will miss her, but I feel that Laura (her new owner) will provide a good an loving home, judging by the way that she played with ALL the cats when she was here. I did make up a gift bag that has some toys, a couple cans of kitten food & a couple bags of sample kitten chow from TED, and a gift card from PetsMart ($30, half the adoption fee) so she can buy more goodies for her new baby/master-to-be. Laura emailed me yesterday, is all settled in her new townhouse (she mentioned her bedroom window has a roomy sill/seat, and overlooks a tree with lotsa birdies in it), and that her last class/test for the semester is on Thursday, and will hopefully be over before 10am, and that she would like to come down & get her then. I told her that it is fine with me, but DH will probably be crying bcg. She told me she would too if she were in that position (giving away a pet). I really think Minnie will be happy & treated like the princess she has the potential to be. DH & I have both stressed that if, for any reason and at any time (even a few years from now), she cannot keep Minnie, that we will gladly take her back. She said that she was looking for a cat to keep, not just have for a while. She explained that her Mom's cat had passed away last year from old age, and it was a cat that she grew up with. Even though her Mom doesn't really want another cat, Laura does, so she's getting Minnie, and her Mom says that Minnie is welcome in her house any time! (Methinks Mom will end up getting another cat after Minnie visits once or twice, and Mom sees what she's missing) Purrs for Minnie to have a happy home! |
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awwwwww, crying for breaking up the fearsome foursome! But purrs for a good
home for Minnie Jill Magic Mood Jeep© wrote: After the one lady that said she planned to declaw, I declined to adopt Minnie to her (offered her Smokey instead, but Smokey is a 10-year-old mostly toothless shed-o-matic anti-social she-b1tch, so she declined that). Another applicant from Greenwood (just south of Indy) emailed me. She was moving at the end of July, and wanted to wait until she was all moved to get her. She came down to visit her one Friday, and of course, Minnie played shy while her sibling were all over her. So we brought out a tassel toy and ended up enticing Minnie over to her, and Minnie got so into the playing, she forgot to be afraid of this 'stranger'. Minnie's new owner is in Nursing/med school, and is from Valparaiso (IN), where she worked for her Mom's cat's vet while in high school. She hasn't has a cat of her own since she moved out of her Mom's house 3+/- years ago, but is looking forward to coming down here and taking Minnie home. She didn't flinch at all regarding the adoption fee, and said that it's a bargain considering most shelter cats/kittens are not handled very much, live in a cage, and end up not being very social with humans. Same goes for pet store kitties - and they cost more & don't get the love & attention (not to mention medical attention) that a 'foster' gets. I can tell she's been looking around for a while to find just the right kitty. Bad thing is that we've become attached to ALL of the FF, and DH says to tell her that Minnie is no longer available - or that the adoption fee is $60,000 instead of $60.... ANYTHING to keep Minnie. I think he's nuts. I will miss her, but I feel that Laura (her new owner) will provide a good an loving home, judging by the way that she played with ALL the cats when she was here. I did make up a gift bag that has some toys, a couple cans of kitten food & a couple bags of sample kitten chow from TED, and a gift card from PetsMart ($30, half the adoption fee) so she can buy more goodies for her new baby/master-to-be. Laura emailed me yesterday, is all settled in her new townhouse (she mentioned her bedroom window has a roomy sill/seat, and overlooks a tree with lotsa birdies in it), and that her last class/test for the semester is on Thursday, and will hopefully be over before 10am, and that she would like to come down & get her then. I told her that it is fine with me, but DH will probably be crying bcg. She told me she would too if she were in that position (giving away a pet). I really think Minnie will be happy & treated like the princess she has the potential to be. DH & I have both stressed that if, for any reason and at any time (even a few years from now), she cannot keep Minnie, that we will gladly take her back. She said that she was looking for a cat to keep, not just have for a while. She explained that her Mom's cat had passed away last year from old age, and it was a cat that she grew up with. Even though her Mom doesn't really want another cat, Laura does, so she's getting Minnie, and her Mom says that Minnie is welcome in her house any time! (Methinks Mom will end up getting another cat after Minnie visits once or twice, and Mom sees what she's missing) Purrs for Minnie to have a happy home! |
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Magic Mood Jeep© wrote in message news:GIOPc.83121$eM2.66204@attbi_s51... Purrs for Minnie to have a happy home! -- Indeed, and congratulations. Jeanette |
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Magic Mood Jeep© wrote in message news:GIOPc.83121$eM2.66204@attbi_s51... Purrs for Minnie to have a happy home! -- Indeed, and congratulations. Jeanette |
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Magic Mood Jeep© wrote in message news:GIOPc.83121$eM2.66204@attbi_s51... Purrs for Minnie to have a happy home! -- Indeed, and congratulations. Jeanette |
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