so j and i’ve been looking for a cat for a few weeks now. part of the difficulty is that all the shelters have said something along the lines of “we don’t place cats individually” or “cats need access to the outdoors” or “cats need companionship during the day”, in essence implying that my desire for a single, indoor cat is akin to animal cruelty. and as for needing companionship during the day? um, last i checked most cats sleep up to 18 hours a day and are naturally nocturnal – apparently working professionals cats are like the sad latchkey children of the cat kingdom, home alone for a whole *8* hours a day, pining away for their owners.

yeah, right.

so, giving up on the shelters, i started looking at local classifieds. where unsavoury, disreputable types are selling regular run-of-the-mill moggies for up to £200! (that’s nearly $400 for my stateside readers) . and i *know* there are truckloads of stray cats being sold as housepets, because *none* of the available males i’ve enquired about are neutered.

if you’ve ever spent a day around an unneutered male, you understand there is no way those cats live indoors. two words: territorial spraying. so the neutering is a bit of a dealbreaker for us, since i don’t wish to forfeit my entire rental deposit, no matter how much i want a cat.

so after being turned down by 4 shelters, and 4 private enquiries that didn’t pan out, it’s getting very frustrating – particularly since i have all the patience of a fruit fly. i want a cat *now*! i’m trying to be zen about it, and failing miserably.

i just know there’s a cat out there waiting for us, needing someone to love. and i know eventually we’ll find it. it’s just the anxious anticipation and the searching that’s so hard.

song of the day: jets to brazil – cat heaven

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