My Boo Boo Kitty

Well folks, my Boo Boo kitty and I are entering week 3 of our new found friendship. Boo was brought to my attention a little over a month ago while my downstairs neighbors were moving out. Apparently, the marriage had soured and the wife took off; the husband was left moving all of their belongings out of the house and, in a cold blooded manner, left behind their cat. For nearly two weeks I was awakened every night by the sound of Boo getting into fights with other neighborhood strays. My heart ached for him because I knew that he was a common house cat thrown out into a strange new world having to scavenge for food and fight for his life. I noticed that he had been hiding in the tree next to my stairs so I started feeding him and eventually, he trusted me and allowed me to pet him. It wasn't long after that he was brought into my home and became little Boo boo...I could instantly tell how greatful he was.

So as the first week passed, he became more comfy and began to play and claw...claw me, claw the furniture, the carpet, the rugs.....I decided to have him neutered and declawed. I took him to the vet and they gave him all of his shots an deemed him healthy enough for the surgery. The next morning, Boo kitty was put under the knife and surgery was performed. My poor little guy was all bandaged up and looking pathetic when I picked him up at the vet. The next couple of days were kind of touch and go after that. He hated his bandages and did his best to let me know it, he barely ate or drank anything and he meowed a sad little meow an awful lot. He got his revenge on me by taking a piss on my couch (luckily, I caught him in the act before it soaked in) and on my living room rug. I was able to remove his bandages on Friday and I am happy to report that my kitty has returned to being normal. He has resumed usage of the litter box, hangs out on the side of the tub while I take my bubble baths, plays with his cat nip and noisy toys and curls up in my lap and demands that I pet him.

All in all, I feel terrible for putting him through the surgery. Some animals take to surgery without any issues, but it was clear that Boo was not one of them. I don't think that I will declaw another cat....at least not his age. I'm just glad that he returned back the kitty I once knew and still trusts me.

I can't understand how anyone in this world can abandon their animal. I have only had Boo for going on 3 weeks and I already love him so much that I can't imagine my home without him. I'm hardly able to live with myself for putting him through the pain of being declawed and to know that there is someone out there who just tossed him aside like a piece of trash baffles me.

PEOPLE PISS ME OFF....