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I love OwlKitty:
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The falling cats made me wince so hard 
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George has a new house guest, His name is Tom.
I had just given him a bath 
A year younger than my George and tomorrow I plan to take him to the vets.
Still undecided if he can stay with us here though a neighbour had passed and no family to take care of him.
He is very well house trained but having another cat is still not fully worked out.
I think I might try to advertise him to see if he can find a forever home.
Money is not the issue or deciding factor.
It is how well will he adapt to George.
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Yep, adult cats adapting to each other is a complicated thing with outcomes all the way from “instant murder” to “siblings separated at birth”. Might help if both are neutered, probably you already considered it because whole males are too territorial. And guess you bathed Tom to lower a bit his “stranger smell”?
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A few reasons for giving this kitty a bath yesterday;
He could’ve had fleas or fleaeggs.
He needed to be clean before being released into general population such as the lounge room.
Lastly kitty needs to look his best so hopefully someone will take him.
Cats might not like it but I know it sure calms them down afterwards.
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OK, listen: if this story isn’t the BEST thing you read today, just share the good stuff!
One of my friends works for the local vet’s office. It’s a small town with no animal shelter, so if strays are found, the vet will usually take them for a few days until they can find the owner, or place them in a home. My friend knew we’d lost our dog a few months before, and called me up one day to say that they’d just been brought a litter of stray puppies that they needed to find homes for, and if my family wanted one, she’d bring one over that night.
My family talked it over, and even though we weren’t really ready to move on from our other dog’s death, we knew the vet’s office would have trouble finding homes for a full litter of puppies and didn’t have the room to take care of them, and decided it was better for us to take one. So, that night, my friend brought over a tiny golden retriever puppy.
She’d warned us that the puppies they’d found were too young to be away from the mother, which is part of why they were so worried about being able to find good homes for them, but we hadn’t realized just how young they were until she showed up. We fed and cleaned the puppy and made a bed for her where she’d be warm, but the poor thing was clearly stressed out, and started crying as soon as we walked away. We were worried that we’d have to stay up with her all night, when our rather elderly male cats, who’d been very curious about the new arrival, decided to step in.
After sniffing her and touching noses, both of our cats decided that this tiny little thing was probably some kind of strange kitten, and it was their job to take care of her. They curled up on either side of her and started grooming her, and the puppy immediately stopped crying, and snuggled in. My dad had set an alarm to remind him to get up and feed her, but shortly before the alarm went off, one of the cats came and woke him up. For the week or so after that, the cats continued to let us know when the puppy needed to be fed or taken outside, until she was old enough to eat solid food and let us know herself.
As the puppy grew up, the cats continued to take care of her. They taught her how to go up and down stairs, how to find the best spots to nap in the sun, that she should stay away from the road, to come when the humans called her, how to groom herself, and where the treats were kept. The puppy never did get the hang of climbing trees, but she’s surprisingly adept at stalking mice and chipmunks!
The cats were a bonded pair, and they died within a few months of each other when the puppy was three. A few years later, she found our kitten, and happily carried on what her foster parents had started, cuddling and comforting the new arrival and teaching her all the important things. So, our dog thinks she’s a cat. Our cat thinks she’s a dog. Our animals may be a little confused, but they all get along beautifully, and no one seems to mind when the new kitten plays fetch!
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Currently George is sleeping/ Snoozing in my pc chair while right next to him Tom wide awake but laying on the good office chair. I have no chair at my desk to be able to sit and play currently.
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I am seriously thinking of adopting Tom as he has been a very good cat and George double blinked at him.
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Have you asked George what is the answer to Life, the universe and everything is yet ?
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Lots of good recent stuff.
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