First, I already have a cat. My cat Scooter is at least 15 years old. I got her from my niece Amber when she was living in Seattle. Amber got her one day while walking out of a super store and someone was giving away kittens. Scoots was so cute, and so small, and purred .. and was playful. (Kitten tricks designed to find them good homes). :) .... Amber brought her home, but within a few months realized that she could not keep a cat (it was against her rental policy)... so, I got Scooter. Scooter has lived with us on a 5 acre piece of land in Redmond , WA, where she was known as BK (short for Bunny Killer)... and was famous for leaving dead animal body parts (all be it small ones) at our doorstep. Scooter has live with us on a 50 foot boat, where she was famous for midnight raids on other boaters. Scooter has traveled down the west coast, accross the country, and through the air. She now lives on a tropical island and no longer has time to do the things a cat is supposed to do (like chase mice)... she spends most of her time lying under a fern frond, or in a lounge chair. Like most cats, she lets us know when she expects something from us, and like most cat owners... we oblige. She no longer has to purr and be playful, act silly, or hunt bravely in order to assure her daily Whiskas... she has it made. She haughtily rules the house...Or.. at least she did.
Enter Loki. Loki's arrival on the scene is kinda like the beginnings of a joke. "I was sitting at a bar one night"... literally. I was sitting at The Palms bar last Tuesday and saw our friend Barbara. She was all excited as she had found a kitten and was looking for someone to take it home. Guess who did. Yep. Loki came home with me. Now I've been thinking of getting a kitten , a couple actually, for some time. We live on a lot of land in the tropics and there are bugs and critters. Our neighbors used to have a couple of cats that were great hunters but they have moved away and I think a couple of kittys on patrol might be a good thing.
Scooter hates him. She can't stop hissing and pitching a fit. Speedbump does not understand why I'm laughing and loving at something other than him. Riot is confused. The order of the pets has been disrupted. And... what exactly am I doing? Do I really have time for a kitten? And am I ready for the long term committment?
He is so cute and I had forgotten how silly kittens can be. He's smart. He's funny. Surely the other pets will come around?
Sometimes we just don't realize what we get ourselves into when we say yes. But, life can't all be planned and perfect. And... so far, Loki, my little kitten of mischief, is pretty darn fun.
2024 update. LOKI was actually a she, she is a great old cat now.
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