Kitties?

[spryng]

Ever since Lady discovered she's no longer allergic to cats, the largest hurdle to our ever owning one has become purely a logistics issue. We live in an apartment, we're transient, and cats cost money. Plus hair, everywhere.

But but but. the_verb knows someone who has two kitties who need a home. And even if someone more suitable steps in for them, there are all those older cats out there who need to be adopted. Vaccines taken care of. Already litter box trained. Cute. Non-demons. And cats don't need round-the-clock supervision or running-homes to take them for a walk.

I want cats. I've wanted cats since I had a friend who had cats. It just wasn't ever going to happen 'cause my family was allergic and then Lady was allergic. But now she's not and I suppose we run the risk of her allergies coming back, but kitties! I know I am currently blinded by confirmation bias when it comes to looking at the downside of kittens. So tell me what I should be aware of, if we do end up doing this. Vet bills, yes, and that damn pet deposit. But are there other things we should be aware of?

Ultimately the decision will be made by me and Lady, but any input would help a lot.

Oh, and also, if kittens are gotten, you guys will be suffering from the flood of obligatory my-cat-is-the-cutest photos. Just FYI.


KITTIES

Comments

[audesapere.livejournal.com]

+1 on all of this.

Also, this may be because my cats are wimps who see me as Ultimate Mother, but I use nail clippers to trim their claws. I get them when they're sleepy and they're okay with it because I began to do it, as per the advice of my vet, when they were young. It minimizes the damages a lot, htough not totally.

[the-verb.livejournal.com]

Ah, see, Faf struggles like I'm trying to decapitate him when he sees the nail clippers coming. I use the scissor versions, then sit on him. That's about the only way the claws get clipped. Tiny's much better about it, as she's been to so many vets and was manhandled so much as a kitten that it no longer phases her.