I'm fostering another kitty! This one's an adult, female, I'm not sure
how old, but she seems youngish, maybe a year or two. I won't have her
for too long, though - I only took her for a few days so she wouldn't
have to go back to boarding. The poor thing was in boarding for a week,
and in a shelter before that, and then she was at the mobile adoption
on Saturday, where I volunteered. So she's been in a cage for a long
time. I took her this week so she'd be able to move around. She's still
confined to one room (separated from my brood) but at least she can run
around the room and sleep on something soft.

She's a *very* affectionate cat. She's starved for attention and touch,
I'm sure, and she's extremely cuddly and loves to be petted. The first
night, she slept on top of me, purring. She's going to be someone's
wonderful pet. A guy came to the mobile on Saturday who was very
interested in adopting her, but couldn't take her until he moved into
a new place, where they allow pets. So she's in limbo right now, waiting
for her human to be able to take her.

I don't have any photos of her - she's a black and white tuxedo with
the most satiny, shiny, smooth fur I've ever petted.

Oh, and I think I might have found a home for Lambchop!!! I put an ad
on Petfinders and a guy in my area responded. He has AIDS and is alone
and lonely a lot, and wants a pet. There's an organization in our area
called PAWS (Pets Are Wonderful Support) that helps people with AIDS
be able to keep their pets when they are too ill to care for them, and
also helps them get free or inexpensive, donated veterinary care when
they can't afford to pay for it. He has signed up for their services,
so he'll be able to have a cat. I'm going to bring her by to meet him
soon, so we'll see if it works out. I've already told him that she's a
quirky, non-cuddly cat, and he's undeterred so far.

One thing that concerns me is, what happens when he dies? I know
people can live a long time with AIDS, but Lambchop's only one year
old, so there's a good chance she'll outlive him. One thing I plan to
say to him is that if he's unhappy with her for any reason, I will
take her back. I don't want her to be brought to a shelter and
euthanized because he doesn't like her. But I'm not sure how to bring
up the subject of what his plans are for her, in case he dies before
she does. He seems like a very nice, sincere guy, but I'm not sure
if he's thought this whole thing through. It's kind of a delicate
question to ask a perfect stranger, though! Any suggestions?

Joyce