They grow up so soon...

[vilakins]

Jasmin is about four and a half months old--and has just gone on heat! This has never happened to a kitten of mine, and she's DRIVING ME SPARE! She's crying all the time, writhing all over the carpet--and me and the other cats if she can manage it--and sticking her bum and tail in the air. That sounds pretty conclusive to me, though I've never seen it before. Aaaargh!

How am I going to sleep tonight? And if course it would happen on a weekend--as cat emergencies always do--so I can't ring the vet till tomorrow, but I tell you, she's going in ASAP.

In other cat news, I have two Lonely Miaow foster homes to visit to see their (always neutered) cats. They were delighted that I wanted a 'teenager' rather than a small kitten, and apparently they have a selection of young cats from just older than Jasmin to 1-2 years old. One place has a little silver tabby. I always wanted a silver tabby. However I'll be going for personality and attraction to me, not looks.

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I've had three strays and a rescue, and found homes for seven more. Greg and I fell for Burmese because a friend had them and got two when my tabbies died (two years apart). He wanted one more, but from now on it will be from the Lonely Miaow. I'm afraid to go to the SPCA because there'd be too many to choose from and I'd want to take several home. And I'd cry.

This icon looks just like Sam, a tabby kitten that followed my parents when they were visiting friends in another city. He followed down the street to their house, crying piteously, and when they left an hour or more later, he was still there, waiting. My father said, "Persistence must be rewarded" and brought him home, a skinny little thing who grew into a magnificent cat. I adored him; he was so funny and playful.