A little black kitty; 1/13; HE has bonded finally; *Update*; post #80

[Medusa]

It isn't just my budget that prevents me from taking them in; it's just become increasingly difficult to handle it all. I'm not ancient by any stretch but I am getting older and find that I need more help than I used to. If I were still married and had a partner, done deal, but I have to be practical. Plus if I want to go on vacation or to work conferences, it becomes very expensive to pay a good catsitter. Fortunately, I do have one but she can't medicate them and all of my cats are on meds, so I have to pay extra to have someone come in just to administer meds. Also, keeping the house clean and disinfected is exhausting. I have to depend on my catsitter when I'm away to keep up w/all of it.

Like you, John, I feel that once they're in, they don't go back out. Specs acts like a maniac whenever he sees LBK, so does Yodie, and I just don't want cat fights and pee wars. I have a fairly calm household except for the illnesses which seem to be coming on more frequently. My trips to the vet wear me out let alone my finances. Just this latest episode w/Yodie cost me $1200 and we're not finished. I will NEVER allow LBK to go w/out food or shelter and I'll give him as much attention as he'll allow me. Plus I'm not convinced that he doesn't belong to someone but I'm leery of knocking on doors b/c there are a few cat haters in the neighborhood, one of which lives right next door.

LBK came back just a few minutes ago and I thought maybe he wanted attention this time. Nope. He was still hungry so I gave him a little bit of dry food plus some Whisker Lickins pouch food. He didn't want me to pet him this time, so I just put the food down and left.

[catmandu]

Even if you cant take in Little Black Cat, we are praying that you can find him a FurrEver Home some where he will be safe, cherished and warm.

I think Ebony Beau Tubsters giving his protege Little Black Cat lessons on how to win over Meeowmies!!!

[Tora Oni]

I know how heart strings can tug on an empty wallet, especially when I walk into the cat room at the local humane society I'm so thankful they take such good care of the cats, and most of the cats do get adopted. Poor LBK, at least your doing what you can and he is being taken care of though maybe is other owners do own him.

[Medusa]

He was't around when I had to rush Pidge in to the vet's this morning but maybe he came while we were gone and got tired of waiting b/c he just now showed up and was pawing at my hands as I was dishing the food. That cat was hungry! He now runs up to me w/abandon so we're making progress. I bought a case of cat food just for him yesterday so I guess I'm in this thing. LOL

[catmandu]

I know that Ebony Beau Tubster, Ebonite and Tubby 2 Angels are happy that thier Little Black Cat protege has a acse of food all to himself.
They know that you will do your very best to find him a Furrever Home for CatMas!!!

[orangemm]

Maybe LBK could be a porch cat, a la Gary?

[Medusa]

Maybe LBK could be a porch cat, a la Gary?

That's rather what s/he is now anyhow. I just know how that can spiral out of control b/c where there's one cat, there are always more. Two other cats show up occasionally and I don't want to put myself in the position where I'm feeding and vetting 27 outdoor cats again. I simply cannot afford it plus I donated all my out door houses to a vet tech. If my neighbor the cat hater sees a bunch of cats congregating at my house, I know that he'll either harm them or call animal control on me so I have to be careful. A while ago he got a puppy for his daughters and kept it maybe a week before he gave it away, said it was too much work and he didn't want to clean up after it so he won't be sympathetic to me at all.