Before Persi, I had owned 8 cats in my life, all from the local rescue center. DW said that since cats had 9 lives, the next cat should be one that she really wanted, a Persian. (DW is a Persian woman.) I consented and produced Persi, a Seal Point Himalayan Persian kitten, whose parents were both champions. Right before that, we were keeping a calico moggie who was a holy terror and our daughter could not or would not take care of it so we ended up with it. After this cat went over the bridge, our daughter rescued another calico moggie and it ended up she could not take care of it so we ended up with that. DW said we needed to get her a very rare purebred kitten so we got her a Short Haired Persian known as an Exotic, which we kept for two months and then shipped it to our daughter in Los Angeles. During the time we kept it, we fell in love with this adorable kitten and so did Persi.
Not long after that, our daughter rescued another cat from the shelter, of course it was another moggie. About this time I came across a picture of an Ocicat which I made the BIG mistake of showing to DW. She wanted one badly. I told her if we ever went to three cats, we might end up with five but that did not persuade her in the least. So now I am looking for an Ocicat, even though I know of all the cats in shelters that need a home. And I know this is going to cost us dearly, even more than the Exotic.
If things work out, I will find an Ocicat by August 28, which is DW's birthday and present it to her on August 30th, which happens to be the date of the D/FW get together of TCS members in our home. I don't just feel guilty about spending this amount of money but also of not providing a home for a cat that needs one, considering what happened in the case of our daughter.
Nonetheless, If I find one, that is what I am going to do. DW, like others, feel that a purebred cat is the way to go. God help me if our daughter or DW sees this posting!
So, my question is: Should I have given in to this request for another pure bred cat when there are all those moggies that need a good home? Before Persi, I had 8 cats, all rescued. (This was before marrying DW.) Our moggie, Alley is such a sweet loving cat even if she does hide in the walk in closet all day long until we go to bed.
Help!
Not long after that, our daughter rescued another cat from the shelter, of course it was another moggie. About this time I came across a picture of an Ocicat which I made the BIG mistake of showing to DW. She wanted one badly. I told her if we ever went to three cats, we might end up with five but that did not persuade her in the least. So now I am looking for an Ocicat, even though I know of all the cats in shelters that need a home. And I know this is going to cost us dearly, even more than the Exotic.
If things work out, I will find an Ocicat by August 28, which is DW's birthday and present it to her on August 30th, which happens to be the date of the D/FW get together of TCS members in our home. I don't just feel guilty about spending this amount of money but also of not providing a home for a cat that needs one, considering what happened in the case of our daughter.
Nonetheless, If I find one, that is what I am going to do. DW, like others, feel that a purebred cat is the way to go. God help me if our daughter or DW sees this posting!
So, my question is: Should I have given in to this request for another pure bred cat when there are all those moggies that need a good home? Before Persi, I had 8 cats, all rescued. (This was before marrying DW.) Our moggie, Alley is such a sweet loving cat even if she does hide in the walk in closet all day long until we go to bed.
Help!