We went looking for a new friend for Meg today, now that the "catio" out the back of the house is pretty much finished. (It still needs a bit of "furnishing", but the actual structure is complete.)
Unfortunately, we didn't meet with much success at either of the animal shelters we went to. The first place we tried was local RSPCA shelter The Stubbington Ark, which is where we originally got Meg and Ruby from. Their website had listed a few pairs of cats who were apparently good with other cats, and there was one pair in particular I was very much hoping would still be available. Sadly, I think we arrived literally just after someone who reserved them! Still, judging by the amount of goodies she was purchasing along with reserving them, I'd say they were most definitely going to a happy home where they would be spoiled rotten.
The second place we went to was not somewhere we'd visited before — it was the local Blue Cross Rehoming Centre. They didn't have very many cats in at the time of our visit — just three black ones, who had possibly come from the same place. They were all very nice cats, but it seemed as if they were looking for a home where they could be by themselves. There was also a very proud-looking cat called Toby in a room all to himself, but he was still being assessed, I believe, so he wasn't up for adoption at the time. We did, however, register our interest with the shelter so hopefully they will get in touch with us when a suitable cat (or pair of cats) comes in that we might be able to adopt.
It was a shame to have a mostly wasted trip, and it made both Andie and me a bit sad. Having to talk about Ruby's passing made us both upset all over again that we'd lost her, and the fact that we know Meg is clearly pining for company in the daytime makes it all the harder. Still, we want to do this properly, and we don't want to rush into anything. We want to make sure any friend we try to introduce to Meg is going to have as happy a life as I hope she has had so far — and as I'm sure Ruby had before we lost her.
It's going to take a bit of time, but we'll find her — and us — the perfect companion, I'm sure. We just have to keep looking.
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