Hello everyone,
I’m sure some of you know the cat in the photo above 🙂.
My significant other and I have been thinking of adopting a pet for quite some time. We have been looking around for a while, but we weren’t sure whether to look for a dog or a cat (I’ve got love for both of them).
Personally, I prefer an indoor cat since we live in the city. All the dogs I’ve had in the past were dogs that were used to living near big open areas such as the woods, so if I’d ever take a dog, I would prefer being near the woods instead of in a big city (so that they roam freely).
Milky (the cat in the pic)
In 2020, when everything started shutting down due to COVID, we felt we were missing something in the house. Around that time, it seemed that everyone started buying pets as the pandemic started to cause everyone to work from home, but we preferred adopting one instead.
We suddenly found an ad on the internet about a cat that unfortunately needed to go due to personal reasons. We decided to contact the number on the listing, and the owner invited us to a video call to see whether we were a good fit and to generally show us Milky at the time.
We fell in love with him immediately and decided to pick him up asap after the owner told us we were a good fit, and so there we went. Upon arriving at the location, the owner told us that she was having issues getting Milky into the cage (as if he knew what was about to happen). Finally, after she was able to get Milky into his cage, the kids of the owner were very upset to see him go, and some tears were shed.
We loaded all his belongings into the car and waved a final goodbye to what were now his previous owners.
The drive went smooth, and we set up all his stuff at home and all was well at first, however...
Day 1: Hiding.
Day 2: We were starting to get concerned as we didn’t notice him eating any food nor using the litter box, and so I set up an old security camera.
Day 3: Noticed he started eating and using the litter box.
Day 4: Carefully exploring the house at night.
Day 5: Hiding during the day, but exploring at night.
Day 6: Hiding during the day, but exploring at night.
Day 7: Started coming closer to us (see image)
…. Fast-forward to present-day….
(security cam footage - yes, he is actually wondering what it is!)
(Carefully observing us from a distance)
Present:
I've had a cat in the past, but I forgot how great it feels having a companion again 😃. I hope he’ll be around for many years to come!
Take good care of yourselves and your pets this festive season, and give them a few extra snacks! ✨
Quincy