I am so STUPID!
I have been keeping Buffy in a small cage, and carefully letting him out
to use the litter box, as often as I can. Buffy's been VERY unhappy in
there, but I was afraid Buffy would escape, and I would have a very hard
time (again) making a capture.
So, very late tonight, I came up with the idea of using a harness and
leash! DUH!!
How come nobody in the group who is more experienced and smarter than I
am, suggested this to me before???
So I made a harness for Buffy.
Then I realized that a normal leash of light rope could easily be chewed
through by a cat who has a lot of free time. And is not all that happy
about being tied up.
So, I made a 'leash' out of #12 insulated copper wire. It's not my first
choice, because it's pretty stiff, but it's what I had at 2:30 AM in the
morning. And I don't have much of a budget.
So now Buffy has some room to move around. The litter box is within easy
reach, a rough board for claw sharpening and stretching, a double layer
of nice soft carpet to sleep on, and of course food and water. Beats
starving on the street! And soon, Buffy will be moving into a good sized
walk in closet; about 4 feet by 8 feet, ( 1.2 x 2.5 meters) WITH a
window, and a ledge to sit on.
Buffy loves being out of the cage. Just wants to stay wrapped around me,
or lay down for belly rubs. TOTAL sweetheart!
Then I decided to clip Buffy's claws, since I've been scratched a few
times.
There's not enough light in my garage, so I brought out my desk lamp, so
I could see what I was doing.
HELLO!!!!! Buffy isn't a girl kitty: HE is a neutered male!
I just didn't get a good enough look at HIM, before I put HIM in his
kitty prison!
How stupid can I possibly get?
So I haven't decided whether to change his name, or call him 'Buffy
Boy'.
Buffy Boy sounds kind of stupid, but HE responded to Buffy right
away.....
I'm open to suggestions. Really. Help me out here.
He really should have a manly name. Like Caliban. (One of my very
favorite male cat names, BTW).
I still CAN'T BELIVEVE I made that mistake. The rescue people are going
to thing I'm an IDIOT, or worse. But then: he IS neutered..., and that's
a GOOD thing; it will save on the vet bill. Plus, now there is
absolutely NO DOUBT that he's been somebody's pet.
Somebody's DUMPED pet :-(
So: should HE get a new name? I am leaning in that direction.
He is SUCH a love bug. He just want's to be petted, and scritched. And
he LOVES tummy rubs.
OK, so I'm stupid.
But he is the fourth cat I have rescued, including the beautiful all
black, long hair girl kitty that I stole from a research facility, in
the middle of the night. (The statute of limitations has run out on that
crime, long ago). I found homes myself for the other 3 cats, even though
only 1 was altered.
So, despite my stupidity, things continue to improve for Buffy Boy. And
I almost forgot: I got a small fan to help keep Buffy Boy cool. I sort
of 'borrowed' it from work. I'm going to use it to help provide fresh
air while he is in his closet, too.
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"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.
Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There
will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more.
How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein
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