Katman

Well we took another kitty into our house. Like I mentioned in Verb's blog it is soon and this cat does not fill the hole that our Yami left, but it is another opportunity to rescue a lovely cat.

This guy is the biggest cat we have ever had. I have noticed him at Mound's for a few months now. We always stop and visit the cats whenever we stop in for food and I resist the urge to take them all home. I had thought that Tarzan would be a good cat for my friend Jean whose home is too empty for her. We were going to go look for a cat for her, but Yami died and I wasn't ready. Well the next e-mail I got from her told me that she had indeed found a kitty all by herself and that Tarzan had been just too big for her, but that he was waiting for us. I think that pushed me over the edge.

Puck and I went to a movie on Saturday ... saw Where the Wild Things Are... afterwards we stopped to take a look at the cats. I finally got a chance to hold Tarzan who was even bigger than I remembered. I could barely hold all of him. He must weigh close to 15 lbs. Puck had his eye on a very beautiful lynxy looking cat named Henry who really was a stunning animal, but just didn't have the right look in his eyes that Tarzan had.

Tarzan had been in the shelter for quite a while and everyone seemed to love him. Puck and I finally left and went off to talk. When we got home we decided that Tarzan was the one and I called to place a hold on him. I left my number and they called right back asking if I wanted to pick him up the next day. I was surprised because I recalled there being a waiting period. She said "no that I could just take him home after filling out the paperwork"

I got up early on Sunday, grabbed the cat carrier and drove to Janesville. All the cats knew something was up. Tarzan was looking a little lost. I filled out my paperwork and suddenly it was time to take him home.

He rode very nicely in the car and as soon as we got home he left the carrier and Bella chased him right out of the room and into hiding. She has been a real bitch about having a new cat and for a couple days Tarzan has been looking over his shoulder for the black fury that tends to come up behind him hissing like a steam engine.

Today they are tolerant of each other and Tarzan who is now Kat-man-do (sort of Fat man and it was better than Lenny) is feeling more at home and holding his own.

He is a very sweet boy and I think after a while they will resolve their issues. Bella is not a very friendly cat but I think she will be ok.

A new chapter begins