For those who asked:

[in_the_blue]

I just heard from the vet. Jack's owners finally called them back... they are from the Equine Center not too far from here, and they did get Jack as a barn cat. But they didn't realize he was declawed when they got him (hmm, don't think he really is but I'm not going to say a word about that) and so he's not a very good barn cat (ha! he's been catching all our moles), so if we want to keep him they're all right with that (damn straight).

I have the owner's name and number and will be calling her to have a chat. Right now this gorgeous, people-loving INDOOR cat is sleeping happily shedding his grey fur all over my light-colored sofa and it doesn't bother me in the least. I am not going to give him back so he can be left outdoors to get riddled with fleas and tapeworms again.

So there.

sff_corgi, you'll appreciate this: MINE.

Comments

[sff-corgi.livejournal.com]

Yayyyy!

Declawed? Ack. [frown]

And this is from the 'OMG, a sixth cat' person a few days ago? ^_^ :))

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Hush up. He's not declawed, but I'm not telling the owner that. If she couldn't even be bothered to check... his claws were just trimmed really short.

Although I always thought if I did adopt a declawed cat at the same time as a non-declawed one, I'd name them Claude and Declaude. But alas.

Cats pick us. It's so rarely the other way around. What's one more to add to the mix? It's just more fur to clean up, more shots to give, more ears to clean, more intact claws to trim. In exchange for a few bites and scratches and tons of love.

If the owner had been looking for him or was the least bit concerned, I'd run to give him back. But now, as they say on the Pearl, I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request. That means 'no.'

Plus, you get to meet him when you're here in June.