| Lucky O'Toole |
I had no plans of adding another cat to the "family"... It all started when my sister, who is a volunteer at
the local Humane Society, asked me to go with her on a resupply run to the PetSmart store so I could
help with some heavy lifting (300 lbs. of cat litter + bags of dry cat food). We got the stuff loaded and
headed to the "cat house" as my sister refers to it. I got all the supplies unloaded and went to check out
the resident cats, most of which roam free in the building. A "new" cat, a great big white and black boy
made his presence known and caught my eye. He was a handsome fellow and real friendly too. He had
been brought in by a woman who is expecting a baby and thought she couldn't keep him. My sister tried
to tell her it'd be OK to keep him around but she was adamant about dropping him off. As I was giving
him some attention my sister told me that if I wanted him, to just take him because they had plans to "put
him to sleep" the following day. He's six years old and nobody wants an older cat. Also, he had been in
and out of that particular shelter several times. The Society barely gets by financially so they just couldn't
afford another mouth to feed. I slept on the idea and decided to save him by bringing him home. The
place is now a little crowded now with four cats, but I'm still able to provide them all with a good home.
the local Humane Society, asked me to go with her on a resupply run to the PetSmart store so I could
help with some heavy lifting (300 lbs. of cat litter + bags of dry cat food). We got the stuff loaded and
headed to the "cat house" as my sister refers to it. I got all the supplies unloaded and went to check out
the resident cats, most of which roam free in the building. A "new" cat, a great big white and black boy
made his presence known and caught my eye. He was a handsome fellow and real friendly too. He had
been brought in by a woman who is expecting a baby and thought she couldn't keep him. My sister tried
to tell her it'd be OK to keep him around but she was adamant about dropping him off. As I was giving
him some attention my sister told me that if I wanted him, to just take him because they had plans to "put
him to sleep" the following day. He's six years old and nobody wants an older cat. Also, he had been in
and out of that particular shelter several times. The Society barely gets by financially so they just couldn't
afford another mouth to feed. I slept on the idea and decided to save him by bringing him home. The
place is now a little crowded now with four cats, but I'm still able to provide them all with a good home.
It turns out that Lucky had been in and out of several homes, landing in the shelter in between. He started
out in a nursing home as a resident cat. I don't know why they would have wanted him to go, as he has the
perfect personality for a nursing home. Maybe there were allergy issues, or perhaps a new manager didn't
like having a pet around. From there he was placed in a home with an elderly lady, but her son was afraid
the cat would get underfoot and trip the lady. Broken bones are serious issues for elderly folks, so Lucky
went back to the shelter. From there, he went with the young woman mentioned in the paragraph above.
Now I have him and as far as I'm concerned, he's here to stay.
out in a nursing home as a resident cat. I don't know why they would have wanted him to go, as he has the
perfect personality for a nursing home. Maybe there were allergy issues, or perhaps a new manager didn't
like having a pet around. From there he was placed in a home with an elderly lady, but her son was afraid
the cat would get underfoot and trip the lady. Broken bones are serious issues for elderly folks, so Lucky
went back to the shelter. From there, he went with the young woman mentioned in the paragraph above.
Now I have him and as far as I'm concerned, he's here to stay.
No need to buy another cat bed!!!
| (The World's Laziest Cat!) |