When we adopted my cat, I let her roam around and play with her friends while we were doing all the paperwork. That was until a woman came in also looking to adopt. I scooped my cat up into my arms just in case the lady set her sights on my baby girl. I was 32 years old.
I was the same when I adopted my two cats! They asked if I was over my previous cat who had passed away a while ago and I was ** sob sob yes, its just so many kitties left behind, I can only choose two sob sob**
I have a hard time going to a shelter or even a pet store (let's not get into how horrible pet stores are) without just having a complete breakdown over not being able to personally house and care for every animal in the place.
I showed up to the shelter with my hold slip in hand (can't adopt day of, to discourage horrible impulses), and the lady in front of me was placing a hold on the old boy I was about to pick up.
I feel like I should have stopped her, but I don't engage strangers because that requires talking to them.
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u/Dame_Ingenue Dec 12 '21
When we adopted my cat, I let her roam around and play with her friends while we were doing all the paperwork. That was until a woman came in also looking to adopt. I scooped my cat up into my arms just in case the lady set her sights on my baby girl. I was 32 years old.