UPDATE ON PAUL(ette)

So - scrap what I said in the last paragraph of my last entry.
After only having Paul(ette) for 24 hours - my co-worker wrote me a facebook message saying that she couldn't take on the challenge and wanted to give Paul back. This was AFTER speaking to her that morning of the 24 hours and hearing that the previous afternoon and night had gone smoothly and without incident.
So, I am unsure what went so terribly wrong in that window of time - but she is living with me again.
I am beginning to wonder if my judgement is clouded.
But as I watched her regain her health and cattiness before my eyes, I thought maybe people are not seeing what I am seeing - and not giving her the chance.
I mean, this little cat was on deaths doorstep the night my beau spotter her - with a cut on her face, asp on her tounge, loss of her voice, loss of her bowels, starving, wounded, dehydrated, injured back legs and a collar barely seen because it was matter so far into her fur it needed to be cut out.
Now she is eating fine, drinking fine, her fur has come into a beautiful soft fluffy coat. She is incredibly loving, learning how to clean herself and getting back the strength she has in her back legs.
Now, granted - she is still having trouble using the litter box all of the time and her back leg will never be at its best - but with a little love and attention most of that can be overcome.
What upsets me most about this whole situation - is that for a month that it was pending for her adoption by someone else, she could have been getting more attention that she was getting. As a precaution to getting to attached to her, I kept in mind that she was someone elses and did only what was neccessary for her to stay comfortable and clean until she was taken. Or I could have been looking for a new home for Paulette for that month instead of having her live in my apartment with limited contact.

Now after about 4 months of doing what I can and having limited time with her - she has been given to humane services here in St. John's. :( This makes me incredibly unhappy - but I was never able to have a pet. I have a canary who is free flying and active and an apartment with no pets permitted. My apartment has had to be professionally cleaned twice.

The solitude that I have taken from this is that the last few months of that cats life were of good quality and comfort with love, food, clean sheets, and warmth of all that I could provide given the circumstances.

IN keeping with the animal updates...

...meet Paul. Well, technically, now that we have more information about her she is Paul(ette). Paul was named in part from a random family guy skit and in part from a Beatle.

She was found on the front step, soaked, dirty, starving and mute. We took her in and looked after her, took her to the vet and cleaned her up. She is doing much better now and has a home that I am sure she will be happy in. She is putting on weight, using the litter box, cleaning herself and sleeping without nightmares :) Still mute though (Hence the Ninja Stealth).

Everyone who has met Paul has fallen for her loving demeanor and steady good nature. She has defied the circumstances and come around a great deal in her health and growth as a cat in general.

I have been given some grief about the whole concept of keeping a cat that has so many set-backs; the weight loss, voice loss, problems toilet training, and the obvious dislocation of her back leg. But I can honestly say I can't see their point of view. Paul has just as much right to love and care as a new kitten. And, just because she is not as convenient as a new kitten right at this very moment doesn't mean that she is never going to be that way. I want her to have a chance, so I have ignored all of the "suggestions" to give her to human services or to have her put down, and I can also say that the people who provided that as a suggestion I don't quite feel the same about. A person, in my opinion, can't claim to be an animal lover if they only love animals that are perfect - it is the ones who are down and out that need the most love.

When she is adopted by my co-worker I will miss her terribly, but I will also be happy that she has a home that is willing to take in a "busted" cat rather than taking the easy route of getting a new kitten.

OMFG!!! IHTSBIH!!!

That's right. For those who read one of my first posts ( book review on I hope they serve BEER in hell) this will be great news. THERE'S A MOVIE!! and it looks good! I just watched the trailer, and I cannot wait for this to come out. 

WATCH IT HERE!