Little Tiny

So, this is how it happened.

Dave saw that the City of Oklahoma City animal shelter was doing free cat and kitten adoptions during December.

He started pestering me to go get a free kitten last week.

I held out that we don't need to bring another cat into the house right now, with new vet bills, and with Annabel and Pete fighting like they do.

I said Annabel will pack her kit cat bag and move out!

But then, yesterday, we went to get haircuts, and to grab some lunch, but instead of taking us home, Dave drove us to the shelter.

We roamed around, and there were heartbreaking scenes left and right.

I was actually weeping as we walked through the cattery. So much abuse and neglect.

Dave went one direction, and I went another, and I followed the sound of plaintive cries.

There, along the wall, were traps and carriers with new arrivals.

One of them was a tiny black kitten, who was reaching his paws out through the wires, and meowing piteously.

I went and found Dave and brought him to the carrier.

He grabbed the intake form that was on top, and went to find someone.

Little Tiny had been caught and brought in just hours before our arrival. 

He had not yet been cleared by the vet, so we waited for them to examine him, and give him de-wormer, flea meds, and his baby shots.

We filled out forms, and thus came Little Tiny to be in our second bedroom!

We will foster him, and feed him up, and socialize him (although he's pretty well bonded to us already) until January 8.

On that day, we take him back to the shelter to be neutered (provided he has gained enough weight), and, at that point, if all has gone well with introducing him to the household, and he has stayed well, we can adopt him and register his microchip.

We will have saved another "free" black kitten from potential abuse and death.
He won't be dog bait, he won't be "sacrificed," he won't be tortured.
He will be loved.

The cool part is that the city pays for his shots, his neutering, and any veterinary care he may require between now and adoption day.
So, I didn't want to be doing this right now, but here we are, and I am in love.

He will eventually let us know what his name is, and this morning, he is much perkier and playful, after being pretty subdued yesterday and overnight. 

He's eating like CRAZY, and has used his litter box!  AND WHAT A PURR, for one so very tiny!

In other news, I am still doing mostly pretty well.  I have a lot of trouble sleeping, and a little bit of nausea here and there, but not too bad.

There were a few nights when I didn't have any cramps, but they came back Thursday, and I got almost no sleep that night, so I had to miss the dance studio party on Friday night.

I was just exhausted, and didn't need to be around a whole bunch of people in an enclosed space.  My immunity is low.

Then, Friday night, some IDIOT in an SUV playing extremely loud Mexican ooom-pah music pulled into the driveway next door at 1 in the morning, and I didn't get back to sleep until almost 4.

That's why Dave went out to get the groceries.  No way I was going out running errands, especially with a tiny kitten to take a nap with!

We got started on decorating for Yuletide yesterday.  I LOVE THE NEW SILVER TREE!  I will try to post a picture of it next week.

Happy holidays, as the days shorten, and we await the return of the Light!