Cat fostering

CreamyGoodness · Jan 29, 2013

So I went over to their place last night to visit the cat. He's taken to his new surroundings well. Several weeks of good food and his body has filled out considerably, making those big ole thumbed paws look more normal sized, and you cant feel his spine any longer. Also, I saw him playing with a ribbon, which he never used to do, and he has a favorite book shelf that has a secret hiding spot equipted with a pillow so he can do cat things at will.

I used to feel special that this cat liked curling up on me, but the fact of the matter is he is a huge ****. My friend was cuddling him and he upped the volume on his purring to "wake the neighbors" levels, and did the squinting and biscuit making. I suspect he would do the same with Hitler if given the opportunity.

I walked away knowing that SWMBO and I may well have saved this awesome animal's life, and definitely acted as the conduit to an awesome life. I feel really good about it.

On the downside, they changed his name to Schrodinger. I liked Twist better.

Pappers_ · Jan 29, 2013

Glad it all turned out well.

Kittyfeet · Jan 30, 2013

Schrodinger is an awesome name, and now you can shorten/bastardize it to 'Dingle', which gives you a valid reason to say Dingle on a weekly basis.
Dingle, ftw!

Glad you got to help Dingle find a forever home.

jmendez29 · Jan 30, 2013

Good on you creamy. I hope karma rewards you in short order for this one. :mug:

CreamyGoodness · Mar 14, 2013

Another update. Went over to Lucas and Kitten's place last night to hang out for a few after work and sneak in a little time with Schrodinger.

He is up to 10 pounds. You can no longer see any bones at all nor can you feel them. He's leaps and bounds more active than he was before, climbing the cat tree and getting the cat crazies when the food closet opens. I'm not ashamed to say I had tears in my eyes. His previous owners can jump off a bridge.

Here's the funny thing, now if you offer him a cat treat between your thumb and forefinger and hold it quite a higher than his head he will slink his body up on his hind legs like a seal or some sort of lynx and put the treat and the tips of your fingers in his mouth every so gently and lick the treat out of your fingers. Do the same motion again with no treat in your fingers and he will delicately nibble and lick your fingertips.

No cat has ever so much deserved a loving home, and he got one. Every so often things work as they should.