Long-time readers of this blog may recall that the rescue-group of which I am a member once took cats available for adoption to a local pet-supply shop for a few hours once a month, to show them off to potential adopters. That stopped with covid-19, and it didn’t start again, due to limited time and manpower within the group.
We thought we would try it again, just once. We don’t have as many out-going cats as we had in the past, but we thought Valkyrie would do well today. Unfortunately, that did not turn out to be the case.
Poor Valk was unnerved by the noise and the preponderance of strange animals, especially dogs. She was very nervous and did not show herself at her best. This was understandable. We did, though, meet a number of nice people, including one young boy who was very interested in cats and already knew quite a bit about them: a possible rescuer in the future.
Despite her reaction at the shop, Valkyrie was not permanently scarred. As soon as she returned to the Cosy Cabin and was released from her carrier, she began purring, and running about the house to make sure everything was where it ought to be. In a few minutes’ time, she was at the front window watching birds.
While a useful adventure for the rescue-group, it was, perhaps, not worth Valkyrie’s discomfort, so she will not be required to repeat the adventure. From now on, she will have to restrict herself to charming people from this blog.
It sounds like Valk has already decided where she is the happiest - with you in the Cosy Cabin.
ReplyDeleteShe probably wondered why she was behind bars and where her friends were. At least you now know she is nervous with noise, and dogs nearby. I am glad she became her usual self when she got back home.
ReplyDeleteI was going to make a similar comment, that she's already decided she's got her forever home.
ReplyDeleteYes. Right on the money.
DeleteWhat certainly was very valent attempt by the sweet girl to find a forever home.
ReplyDeletePoor girl, I'm sorry to hear she had a bad day. You never know how cats will react in an environment like that.
ReplyDeleteval...eye wood knot wanna bee ina carrierz either...sew eye under stand ... tho now dad noez dawgz mite knot be a grate home two go in two ~~~ ♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteThat was such a good idea, but her temperament would not allow it. Katie would now be that way around dogs and odd noises where she wasn't when I met her. I feel so badly for shy cats who see the adventure in another way than we do. To them, it is torture. To us, it's an opportunity for them. But they must be the final say.
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