Crazy cat lady
Estimated cost of shipping one small cat across the world: $8 gazillion
Estimated cost of shipping an entire house full of large, heavy furniture across the world: significantly less than $8 gazillion
Estimated value of cat: priceless
When we came here we couldn't bring our dog. He was going to live with my mom and dad while we were gone, and we knew that they'd love him and take care of him as if he were their own dog. We also knew we'd be back to stay relatively soon. If we hadn't had somewhere for Charlie to go, if we'd had to give him away, we wouldn't have come here. Leaving him was probably the hardest part about leaving home.
That might sound crazy. It probably is.
Our first pet-shipping estimates showed up in my e-mail inbox this morning, and it's becoming increasingly evident that Beans is truly the world's most expensive free cat. As I look at the estimated costs, I envision him curled up on a poofy pillow in a first class seat with caviar and fancy European mineral water being served to him on antique China dishes. On a seat next to him will be his own personal flight attendant, on hand to scratch that favorite spot just under his chin, dangle a shoelace for him to swat at or (Beans' favorite) to be meowed loudly at and then promptly ignored.
Our friend Steve recommended that we drug him and I just drape him over my shoulders like a fur neck pillow.
"It's faux," I can say, and toward the end of the trip when the drugs wear off and the person next to me asks why my neck pillow is hissing at him, I will explain that the pillow has sprung a leak. Foolproof, right?
Sometimes I wish I were a person who could just give Beans one last hug goodbye, pass him off to a new family who promised to take good care of him and leave him behind forever. There isn't anything wrong with this kind of person; in fact, most sane people would probably say, "It costs what to move a cat? That's ridiculous, forget it, we'll just have to find him a new home."
Unfortunately, I don't happen to be that kind of sane. I've made my peace with that.
Estimated cost of shipping an entire house full of large, heavy furniture across the world: significantly less than $8 gazillion
Estimated value of cat: priceless
When we came here we couldn't bring our dog. He was going to live with my mom and dad while we were gone, and we knew that they'd love him and take care of him as if he were their own dog. We also knew we'd be back to stay relatively soon. If we hadn't had somewhere for Charlie to go, if we'd had to give him away, we wouldn't have come here. Leaving him was probably the hardest part about leaving home.
That might sound crazy. It probably is.
Our first pet-shipping estimates showed up in my e-mail inbox this morning, and it's becoming increasingly evident that Beans is truly the world's most expensive free cat. As I look at the estimated costs, I envision him curled up on a poofy pillow in a first class seat with caviar and fancy European mineral water being served to him on antique China dishes. On a seat next to him will be his own personal flight attendant, on hand to scratch that favorite spot just under his chin, dangle a shoelace for him to swat at or (Beans' favorite) to be meowed loudly at and then promptly ignored.
Our friend Steve recommended that we drug him and I just drape him over my shoulders like a fur neck pillow.
"It's faux," I can say, and toward the end of the trip when the drugs wear off and the person next to me asks why my neck pillow is hissing at him, I will explain that the pillow has sprung a leak. Foolproof, right?
Sometimes I wish I were a person who could just give Beans one last hug goodbye, pass him off to a new family who promised to take good care of him and leave him behind forever. There isn't anything wrong with this kind of person; in fact, most sane people would probably say, "It costs what to move a cat? That's ridiculous, forget it, we'll just have to find him a new home."
Unfortunately, I don't happen to be that kind of sane. I've made my peace with that.
posted by Erin @ 8:03 PM
1 Comments:
At Friday, January 19, 2007 8:45:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
Yay! I may have escaped my fate as the crazy cat lady of the group! It's a good day.
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