beyondpanic's Diaryland Diary
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Nope, she's not mine
Alright, so here’s what’s been going on. I have been trying to do a Christmassy thing every day and I’ve succeeded with that. I’ve also been trying to adopt a kitten – that……. not so good.
Last week I decided to get a kitten. I went to Pet Smart and saw three that I fell in love with. Now, my Pet Smart does not sell kittens – a local rescue organization manages all the kittens there – you don’t buy them from Pet smart, you adopt them from the rescue organization.
Anyhoodle, the next morning I filled out an online application and figured I’d be hearing from someone in about a week. 30 minutes later, “Pat M.” called me and began interviewing me. This is how the conversation went and I swear I’m not making this up.
Me: I want to adopt the little female calico kitten.
Pat M.: You can’t.
Me: I’m sorry??
Pat M.: If the kittens are under 6 months old, you must adopt two.
Me: Oh, I only want one kitten. I have cat allergies which seem to be controlled with Claritin. I’m concerned that two cats would be too much.
Pat M.: Well, sorry then, I can’t help you.
Me: Wait a min…
Pat M.: I’ll tell you what I can do for you. You can foster a cat. I have a cat right now that has feline leukemia – you can foster her.
Me: How about Lola – she was one of the older cats, could I adopt her?
Pat M.: Sorry, I already have someone for Lola, although the woman wrote on her application that she had a dog euthanized in 2001. I’m gonna call her veterinarian right now and if he tells me that they didn’t really try with the dog, I’m not gonna let her have Lola.
Me: Well then, if that adoption falls through perhaps you’d consider letting me…
Pat M.: Listen, honey, why don’t you think about fostering that sick cat?
Me: Um, well, I saw other cats at Pet Smart – what about one of them?
Pat M.: Listen sweetie, if I let you adopt one of those kittens and you come to me in a year and tell me you don’t want it anymore, I’m gonna be really angry and you do not want to make me angry.
Who the hell was I talking to???? Was she a pet rescuer or Tony Soprano??
So, once again, I have been shut out. Seriously, is it me?? How the hell do other people get pets? Every time I turn around there is a huge stumbling block and I swear I’m not putting it there!!
7:53 p.m. - Sunday, Dec. 07, 2008
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