Chalky
Mrs. Hill took her parents and sister to the Webster Flea Market yesterday and had a bad time. But she also did a good deed.
A family of flea market people–they’re their own kind–had a box truck, and in the back was a hungry and thirsty looking cat. Miriam told the a little girl who appeared to be the animal’s owner that the kitty should get some water. The people then offered to sell Miriam the kitty. She called me and asked what she thought I should do and I told her we cannot have people abuse a poor animal. And it was, in fact, abuse, since the little girl, in trying to sell Miriam on the cat, explained that if they kitty was bad she should hit it, and proceeded to demonstrate.
In the end, Miriam was given the cat for free, and when she arrived home with “Chalky”, the kitty was on her lap, purring away. She is a very, very sweet cat.
Of course, Moggie ranks highest in my esteem, and she is not fond of other cats, so Chalky cannot stay. If you, or someone trustworthy you know would like to have a loving and affectionate, litterbox-trained female cat who purrs loudly non-stop and wants to rub her face on your face, please let us know.
Why can’t she stay?? She is cute.
She cannot stay because we have Moggie, who is exceptionally sweet, but doesn’t seem to enjoy the company of other cats. Keeping Chalky might affect Moggie’s personality, and cause her anxiety that might manifest itself in things like out-of-litterbox urinating, etc. We owe it to Moggie to keep her life as happy as possible.
Of course, we’re not just going to dump Chalky somewhere; we rescued her for a reason. We’ll find a place that’s a good fit for everyone involved.