I know this is a dangerous admission on Usenet, :-) but I'd like
advice.
I've been ten years without a cat, and I'm thinking of adopting a
one-year-old neutered male from the shelter. I worry, though, that
it may not be a good idea because I'm gone every weekday for work for
9.5 hours counting commuting, and during the summer I'm often out
doing yard work. The last time I had a cat, I was working from home
so there was plenty of time to play with him and make him feel secure
as he adjusted to his new home. Then a couple of years later when I
had outside work again I didn't worry about leaving him.
But this time he'd be on his own most of the day, right from the get-
go. He'd be the only pet in the household, and I'm the only human.
And he'll be exclusively an indoor cat -- I'd do that anyway, but
it's especially im****tant since he was declawed before the shelter
got him. What do y'all think?
And assuming that I go ahead with the adoption, is there a helpful
FAQ about choice of food, choice of litterbox and litter, and so
forth? I know I can look in the newsgroup archives, but there are so
many contradictory opinions that I just get confused. Is there some
good authoritative source?
Thanks!
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Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
****kata ga nai...
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