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kit and turtle day

Right now a bemused turtle swims in our laundry sink while a frightened kitten is curled up on the bathroom floor. John found 2 of my favourite pet types in one day ~ talk about craziness!! Now, well.. - I don't have a clue what to do with them! I don't remember praying for one before, only that I wanted one. And I've voiced that opinion everytime i saw an animal that looked anti-aggro, i.e. a tiger, a dolphin, a lamb, a polar bear, etc.. I wonder which one of them will turn up next :)

I've owned pets before but never the SOLE owner. Such a feat of responsiblity has never trialled me and i feel pretty uncomfortable. The kitten did not come to us begging for adoption. It has a mother and looks healthy, but it doesn't seem to have an owner. We really just don't want it becoming one of those wild cats that terrorise the neighbourhood at night with their insane modes of screeching. Cats can be a huge problem when they go wild and aren't desexed. And there's the vet fees. Expensive creatures they are. I'll be paying more to maintain the kit than I do myself! I'm torn. On the one hand I figure it's cruel to let it go back to the vagabond life and breed another generation of ghetto cats (hey what else can i term them?).. on the other, it's cruel to tear it away from its mother, siblings, etc~ wild or not. Ack, I can feel a headache coming. What do i do??? somebody give me a problem solving tablet.

This is also an unexpectedly bad time to be distracted by important issues of this sort as I still have 3 exams left! argh!! So for now, we're giving this adoption thing a week.. maybe a fortnight. It's called the trial period. If the kit doesn't like us by then we'll let it go to the Cat Protection Society or some other cat-friendly place. If it warms up, I'll be it's official owner. As for the turtle, well, we're still thinking. But we're probably going to keep it. John found it in Dural and Barbara really likes it. It's not a hassle to us, the problem is finding a proper place to put it. Being the finicky water creature that it is, it likes plenty of water, but also plenty of grass -to roam. But how do we fence it? How do we begin building one? *chums* Problems, problems. So aside from issues of foster parentship, all is fine. One exam down, 3 to go. Chem next *cries*

10.09pm - I've decided to call it (the kitten) Willow. It's sitting on my lap as i speak, sleeping really. It doesn't mind me stroking or playing with its fur. Indeed it looks perfectly at home. *bliss*

7.01pm [Wed] - right now, my kitten is sleeping inside a shoebox, on my bedroom desk, smiling contentedly.. I took it to the RSPCA earlier this avo and got it a multi-flea/worm/creepy crawly zapper that left me $37.45 lighter - for 3 miniscule tubes! - that only lasts a month each!! *sigh* It's just a tiny spot on dab behind the neck and looked really dubious, but kit has settled quite a bit and more fleas are dropping off (i know that sounds gross but i still love him). That's right - it's a him. Great detectives aren't we?:P So it's name is now Crookshanks. Tho I'm just goin to call it whatever pet name pops into my head. It has about 10 already i.e. pumpkin, sweetie, tibbles, kit.. just your average emo names. He's more named for reference purposes than anything. I still have a fortnight to think about whether or not i want him. So far it's a yes. Mind you, if wasn't such a calm, peaceful, playful little bundle of gorgeous black 'n' white fluff I'd be having second thoughts; but he knows his mummy:) RIGHT. Study on - chem!

posted by "/umin @ 2:48 PM