Crazy Cat Lady

[Juniper]

Add me to that list, I'm one of those people who has a "sucker" tattoo. Of all the front doors for a cat to meow at, she has to pick mine.

Couple days ago, we had the windows open on our lower level and meooooow, Ms. Stray was having a conversation with Sterling, our indoor alpha male. Of course the kids wanted to put out food and water, and she's stayed around. She's a sweet kitty, very sociable. Calico. The kids named her Candy Corn, C.C. for short.

We already have 5 cats, we do not need a 6th. We had 4 but then inherited my mom's cat when my mom died - Tabby is 16 years old and lives in the master bathroom because she tends to pee wherever she feels like. The other 4 use a litter box in the laundry room and I've learned that a 2nd box does not help any. Sometimes they pee on the tile floor in there, but that's OK, as long as it's not carpet we're happy.

The point is that life with 5 kitties is precarious. I really don't need a 6th.

And this girl is probably preggers, too.

Now my dear daughter is having a fit over it; says C.C. has chosen us, she won't leave our front porch, she sleeps on the chairs. Sure, we could just keep leaving food for her, but that wouldn't be responsible; eventually she'll have kittens and there will be more, or they'll get run over by cars or killed by the two stupid dogs in our backyard.

Yet dear daughter says she'll "never forgive me" if I take C.C. to the shelter. ::sigh::

I just don't know what to do. She really is a sweet cat.