Here, kitty kitty!

I've developed this new habit which people around me might find a little creepy. I stare at every cat that crosses my path and suss out whether or not I should kidnap it. Obviously I'm not about to go and steal someone else's cat, so don't worry, I'm not THAT cuckoo. These past few weeks, I've been on the hunt for a stray kitten (preferably not adult cat, as to avoid it from butting heads with my other cats too much) who is seeking unconditional love and a new home. I suppose my sister and I are so used to having a lot of cats, that our home feels a little bare with only It (a kitten that appeared out of nowhere - who is now FULLY GROWN,FAT and definitely not a kitten anymore ) Dots, Rini and Skater, also known as Skeet. Skeet was a rescue kitten too - I was driving home from work one night and thanks to my 'Feline senses', I spotted him in the middle of the road, this teeny tiny little thing, barely casting a shadow. What followed happened in barely 2 seconds - screeched to a halt by the side of the road, jumped out of my car barefoot, ran to him before he could register what was happening and took off with him on my lap. The poor thing was shivering (I couldn't decide whether from fear or cold - but I think it was the former) and I fed him Friskies when we reached home, watching him barely chewing but gulping down everything in sight. And after giving him his shots and other whatnots, I'm happy to report that he's fitting in quite nicely (although Dots finds his playful kitten banter annoying from time to time and Itit has this tendency to slap him if he gets in the way and Rini had jealousy issues in the beginning, but despite all that I think they've definitely warmed up). To this day, I feel lucky to have been in the right place at the right time :)

Back to the topic of extending my feline familia - I didn't know my sister was thinking the same thing, only till a few nights ago when we were watching American Idol and she randomly sighed, "We need a kitten..." did I realise we both missed having cats swarming around us, running about in the house, practically making us trip everytime we called them for feeding time. I laughed and told her my story of wanting to kidnap every kitten which crossed my path. Then a few minutes later when I was saying goodbye to Yasir at the door, we heard a soft meow - unmistakeably a kitten's - and we saw a tiny black and white kitten outside my gate. I was ecstatic thinking god must have heard my prayers and this kitten was a gift from Cat Heaven. So I tried tiptoeing to it slowly...but it ran, scared, into a deep drain. Shit. I tried using cat food as bait, but it wouldn't come out from hiding. When Yasir left, I ran back into the house and woke my sleeping sister up to tell her about the kitten, and despite her grogginess (bless her cat-loving soul) she immediately went out of the house with me to the drain. So there we were, in our ratty pyjamas in the dark, squatting next to a smelly drain, trying to keep very still for what seemed like half-an-hour, but no sign of Mysterious Kitten. Sigh. In the end we gave up and trodded back into the house, disappointed. Oh well, maybe next time.

Some people may find having four cats more than enough, but for a person who used to have 14 cats, four seems like a tiny, tiny number. Sure it may cost a lot of money (shots aren't cheap, and what about catfood?) but there's just something about the company of cats that you can't find anywhere else. And yes, like dogs, cats give you unconditional love too. I have no doubt in my mind that my children will love cats as much as i do, we'll definitely have a household cat/cats and I couldn't imagine being with a guy who didn't love his furry felines (Yasir has a fluffy marmalade coloured cat named Bobo). Call me the crazy Cat Lady if you wish, but I wouldn't have it any other way!

So till I find my kitten, I'm just going to keep on looking. SPCA seems like a good option too. We'll see!