teehee hee. Doesn't Noah look so cute all shaved??? He looks all scrawny without all that fluff and fuzz and fur. So cute!!! I just love that fuzzball.
Lets see...where to continue?? Basically, Noah may be fosterable, or he may just be better off where he's at. He's obviously happy, healthy and doing so well with all the quiet (which he absolutely requires) and special attention from Sam and the girls during the week, then me on the weekends (I just found out I'm allowed to visit on Sundays too!! I just have to call and make sure they know I'm coming so I don't scare the crap outta someone.
There is a woman that lives on the premises and she has an adorable golden retriever that sits on your feet when you greet him so you "can't" walk away and have to pet and love on him "forever". Is that not the cutest thing?
I mean, I know this situation isn't the most ideal, but its the best one I got for the time being. Noah has been there for 3 months and his attitude/behavior change has proved it was the best decision for the both of us.
Donna (and to anyone else thinking it), I've considered re-homing ALL of my cats. I can barely take care of myself, I don't know how I'm going to feel minute by minute, not just 'day by day'...but I've done it before and I can do it again. Noah, until this new discovery, hasn't been ABLE to behave himself in front of ANYONE but David and I, so if ANYONE else even tried to keep him, he'd maul them if touched and who knows what after that. (When he was fostered via that crazy collector lady from the Maine Coon Rescue - Crystal - he bit her husband a few times and her and any cat (!!! Noah likes other kitties!) that got near him!! And she supposedly "understood" kitties with "fear biting" issues, especially Maine Coons!! She was crazy, but she thought Noah wouldn't bite her - I have no idea why not since he gives MORE than enough warning (hissing, growling and crying), but she wasn't special, he'll go after anyone when scared, my poor baby.) Unless it was the right situation, of course, like in a home like Balcom where he's loved, givin his space, time to trust, understanding, and I'm able to be close so that he knows its 'OK' and can help ease the transition. I've been searching for exactly that for the past 2-years that I've lived at my mom's house. (You'll see in all the prior posts WHAT I've done to try and find these homes for ANY of my furballs.)
Like those that have met Noah, he's very, very, very scary if you aren't his mamma and he's in one of his moods. This cat has the ability to keep you in or out of a room....he's a 20 pound, angry/fearful cat. Granted, he warns, but when you're trying to get out and he's in the way, and doesn't understand that you walking towards him is to get away from him, he'd get worse and would then attack - he's an animal, unable to reason. I could never, ever in good conscious inflict that upon anyone.
The amazing people here** that have offered up their homes to foster him for me, I warned and gave a disclaimer, and I'm sure it sounded like I was talking them out of it, but I'm responsible for anything he does, anyone he bites. Now, the fostering sounds wonderful, but the people that offered are so far away.
Or, I need to just leave my parents place for something else. This is something I am thinking about seriously. It would put my "relationship" with them at jeopardy - but with the complete lack of respect, concern and kindness they show me, its not like I'd be missing much, and actually, I may be gaining something - my life and my cats back (and most likely, my health will improve too, I know my mom has ALWAYS been a HUGE stressor for me)!
Its complicated, but in a nutshell, I'm going to plan for my escape in January. That will give me enough time to save my 'misc. $' I get for if something unexpected comes up like new medication, birthdays, toiletries, etc, to get some $$ behind me. I'll also have to start getting my money out of the savings account that I have, IN MY MOMS NAME (because of the divorce), so I'll have to transition that myself somehow. They have FULL CONTROL of my finances, I hand over my paycheck each week/every other week.
I'm just going to (at the planned time) take MY paycheck and cash it or deposit in my savings and then move to wherever I find.
This is going to take A LOT of prayers....
**EVERYONE here is truly AMAZING. I hope you know, Donna (and anyone else) that this questions isn't offensive to me. Its something that concerned you - for me and for my Noah - I know where you are coming from, no worries. I've always believed that if you cannot personally take care of your animals, you shouldn't have them. But then, when it happens to you, after you HAVE been able to care for them, and when its because of health, not self-inflicted stupid decision making...I guess there is a gray area there. Gray area or not, my kitties deserve to be happy, healthy and in a home with someone who loves them more than anything. Luckily, in their current placement, that is what they have...even in Noah's case, Sam and all the girls can see "MY NOAH" and they adore him!
XOXOXOXOXO
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