Monday, September 27, 2010

The Culture of Cats & Dogs

Only-pet Syndrome.  Now that seems like a true story.  Her official name was Puru, and if you have an inkling of who I am, you get the name.  We rarely called her that though, and like most humans, we had a few nicknames for her.  She was best known as "Puddin", and was a dumpster kitty when she first came to us.  In the beginning, I didn't really want her to stay with us.  We'd invite her into our home, feed her and give her some love.  She would eat, drink, and throw up on everything.  Um...yea.  I wasn't feeling it.

The cat stuck around for a while, and in the meantime, my husband and I decided to move to Connecticut to be closer to our jobs.  My husband asked me if we could take the cat with us, and I remember my response quite well.  It was an adamant "NO!"  I explained that we didn't have time to take care of an animal, we were never home due to our jobs as retail managers, the cat was clearly sick, I didn't want the expense, and I'm embarrassed to share this, but I didn't think she was that cute.  I made many excuses, but the truth was...I just wasn't ready for the responsibility. 

To be continued...

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