a kitten for Christmas
holy crap. the wife just called and said that she’s going to get the kids a little kitten for Christmas. Apparently, she was at the local pet shop looking to get a lil’ parakeet or something but wound up being lured by the calls of a cute kitten. I told her to stay away from that place. I just knew she’d walk out of there with something cuddly and adorable. I guess this’ll be an early Christmas gift for the boys since you can’t just stuff a kitten in a closet until Christmas morning. or can you? 
so, any tips on raising a cat? I’m not really a cat-lover myself.
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hahahaha. i thought your kids were aching for a dog. but a cat is easier!
they were all for a dog until I explained to them that they had to pick up after the dog when walking it around the neighborhood.
as for the cat, I’m washing my hands from it from the get-go. it’s the wife’s + kids responsibility!
yeah right! you know you and your wife will be doing all the litter cleaning. hehe. i don’t think that’s hard though…
You will be a cat lover in no time at all. They’re awesome. All you have to do is show them the litter box and they instinctively will use it. You may find, though, scratches on your furniture, tripping over it in the middle of the night, and constant meowing in the wee hours to get up and serve it breakfast. But it’ll be awesome and you won’t have any regrets.
Pictures when you get it, please!
Shirley – you’re probably right but one can only dream, right?
Kathy – thanks for the encouragement. I was very impressed that the lil’ thing knew what to do in the litter box last night.
Get a catbox with a hood. We made the mistake of NOT doing that and our cat has developed the charming habit of peeing over the edge of her box and on to the floor.
Ugh. Cats. Drive me nuts. Got four of them (thanks to the wife) and they’re all nuts.
My advice? Throw down a litter box (they’re good about using those, at least), feed the critter a couple of times a day and prepare to be annoyed.