Here's Oscar....(Having a pet, again!?!)

I knew the day would come, eventually, when the family wanted the sound of little toes running around on the wood floors, like a freight train. Although I kept reminding all involved the work it took to bring another mouth to adulthood. This still didn't seem to deter anybody but myself. Since nobody put in as much of the care, attention and time as I did in the raising of the past wards, my allies were non-existent. Soooo........

Here's Oscar....

Heellooo...

This little confused feline is only 2 months old. Yet, he's managed to invade my life and amuse the family at the same time. Again, I , to the majority of the time, am charged with disposal of kitty messes, kitty catering (so as to not overfeed with multiple hands: priceless), kitty playdate, kitty behavior training, to just start the list. As this was not the "deal" struck when we traveled to acquire Oscar, under the guise of  'just to take a look', I wish to expose the facts of pet care as pleasantly as I can.

Don't misunderstand my last statement. I've loved all my animals over the years, even grew to love most dogs, after being bitten. So no, I'm definitively pro-pets. It's the amount of work involved that some families don't necessary share in. I can't help be feel like I'm raising another child every time my family wants another animal and I know that other family maids (oops, moms) feel the same. One person usually gets stuck with the large portion of the total care and since mom's already doing it for everybodyelse, one more isn't hard.

Yes, he's adorable, sometimes. Yes, he's fun, sometimes. Oscar is also a handful, alot. Oscar is work, alot. Oscar is another child/husband. I said it and I'm not taking it back. The cleaning, feeding, attention-needing; it's all there. I don't care how you try to sugar-coat it, the only comforting thought is that a cat grows up fast and hopeful with a good temperament. If not, that's another angry teenager only with four legs and teeth.

There's hope for Oscar, though. As he is showing signs of being a willing participant in his own training. He even shows quite good signs of trick-training skills. He doesn't like the new tool I'm using to curb any new 'bad behavior' he may develop as he gets older -hopping on tables and countertops, begging while people eat, climbing people's legs, etc - but that's for a very-near future blog. Oscar should provide for a few good inspirational moments and hilarious pix if I'm fast enough.

I'm going to try and document as much of his growing as I can with stories and pix, and see what kind of cat we end up with. Hopefully, one of us will turn out productive and well-adjusted. Stay tuned for our adventures into kitty world and people who fend for them.