Ready For Kitties

You know what? First pets are expensive! When you stop to total everything you need to own a cat, it really adds up.

First, there's the adoption fees. In our case, $75 per kitten. But for that, we have 2 healthy, neutered, well-taken-care-of-and-well-loved little buddies. But let's add the rest, shall we?

Dry food (not the cheap junk that will ruin their health), a variety of healthy canned food to see what they like, litter box, litter, litter disposal container (not required, but huge benefit), pet bed (they have to be comfy), scratching posts and toys (to keep them from destroying what they shouldn't), food bowls, collars, tags...man! It's like preparing a nursery!!

Still, when one considers the cost, one also has to consider the benefit. You get two little creatures who can actually show affection, who lower blood pressure (in some cases), who amuse...I think it's worth it. I don't deal well with losing a pet, but hopefully that's a long way off in the future. For now, I find it amazing that God created creatures like this who can provide humans with happiness and who have such amazing abilities. (How do they jump like that??) And, let's face it, kitties are cute. They are. Even the most jaded heart can't look at a kitten and think, "What an ugly creature." No way.

So, I'm looking at 2 weeks and counting until we have our new little friends. Life will never be the same. And I'm glad.