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Well, where to begin?
Laura (my partner) and I decided it was time to get a cat. We spent some time discussing whether to get pure bred or adopt a rescue. Laura and I made a deal: she wanted a cat and so I could pick the breed.
I thought I wanted a Savannah or a Bengal (I wanted a dog and I figured a cat as big as a dog might do the trick, but she said no…) After much discussion and researching, we decided to adopt a stray kitten. I spent some time looking up various organizations that might have kittens.
We eventually found Cat's Cradle Animal Rescue. I contacted Beverly via email, and that same day I received a phone call from her. She was multi-tasking her phone work and a bath. It was interesting and I'm sure it connected me in her memory. After an initial phone interview to determine our viability as adopters, our phone number was given to a woman, also named Laura, who was fostering some new kittens in Sooke.
One week later we picked up Ronin and took him home. Despite some plaintive meows in the car on the way back to our condo in Victoria, things went exceptionally well. The foster home of Laura and Cat's Cradle had done an amazing job raising their kittens. Within 2 hours of getting home Ronin was eating, drinking, cuddling and using his litter box (a great relief to me and a month later he has not made a mistake yet).
As I grew up on a farm, I have seen my share of cats and this is very non-typical cat behaviour, especially his "shower routine". He will actually sit on the edge of the tub and play in the water while you are in the shower!
All in all it has been an amazing experience working with Cat's Cradle. While a thorough screen of both Laura and I was conducted, the screening was also very streamlined and easy to do.
Best of all, Ronin has been a great addition to our family !
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Meet
Ronin...
We
were able to drive out the next evening to see the kittens. I was looking
at some of the kittens when Laura (my partner) said “what about this one”
and placed a small grey and white tabby in front of me. He quickly gave my
nose a nuzzle and a lick then went off to continue playing. I remember
thinking “ahhh you little bastard you got me, you’re the one”.
Ronin
is an amazing cat. He is a very friendly, well socialized cat. He is
starting to walk on a leash and loves to go for car rides (as long as he
can come out of his carrier and sit on someone’s lap, or drape across my
shoulders as I drive).