Crazy Cat Lady

Original Nov 21, updated Nov 26

I finally decided to adopt my dead ex-husband's ex-fiance's geriatric cat whom I have never seen. Into a home with two cats who do not like each other but have at least ceased all-out warfare most of the time. She will, at first and maybe indefinitely, live in a cat cage 3x2x4.5 in my already cluttered front room. Which should be an improvement over the small laundry room in a home that does not want pets.

Fiona and Cookie belonged to I who became engaged to G shortly after our divorce was final. When they broke up, she kept the ring and he kept the cats. 10 years or so later he died. She refused to take the cats back. DT who handled G's closing affairs and who do not want cats brought the cats home to their laundry room over a year ago  "temporarily" while they worked unsuccessfully to re-home them. Some months ago Cookie died leaving Fiona alone. Her health, mental and physical, declined.

I deliberately never met the cats because I am a sucker. Joseph would sometimes visit them and, especially since Fiona has been alone, wanted to rescue her but he already has a crazy neurotic cat, one if the two barely at peace cats in my house. We have talked about it, but ...

I couldn't take it anymore. 

I decided. I messaged T and ordered a cat cage. Thanksgiving I found out why DT didn't answer my message. They had not gotten it. Teresa seemed quite taken aback and against the idea. She feared Fiona would be traumatized by the vet visit that would precedent entering g my home and that she would be overwhelmed by my household.  She says Fiona has recovered from the shock of losing Cookie and is doing better. David brushes her. She has a great view of a tree from her bed.

I tried to cancel the order, but it was too late. They said I could refuse delivery when it arrived -scheduled for today, Monday. Then T told me that she would discuss Fiona with D and agreed to let me know this weekend. BUT despite my last two recent Amazon orders coming later than promised, this one came on Saturday -  early! Accept delivery or send it back? I took it. I still don't know if I am getting the cat.

Grateful for the certainty of God's love and wisdom!