Stray Cat

Got my schedule for next week. I only work for three days :(

Seriously, I cannot live on 170 bucks every two weeks. 

I think it’s time to start looking around for another job, or at the least try to support myself with commissions more.

A couple people asked for a rundown of the cats we currently take care of in the house. So here they are! All these cats were strays, or descended from strays. All cats are spayed and neutered and given shots as soon as we get them (except meesha, she can’t be spayed due to a medical condition). Most or all of the cats are FeLiv positive, so they are here to have a safe home to live out their lives until it’s their time to go.

so here we go! cats!

Chumley: A shorthair black cat. She was a pregnant stray that walked inside the house when we opened the door. She proceeded to give birth to sickly kittens, as she herself had a nasty mammary infection and was in ill health herself. She lost every single one of her kittens :( She was spayed once she was recovered. She surprisingly, will roll on her back and beg for belly rubs. It’s odd, seeing that she went through the trauma of being spayed and having a painful infection. She loves to come to me when I kneel down, she doesn’t go to anyone else XD I guess she just likes me? If you scratch her butt she licks the air and makes a funny face, but sadly no noises!

Buster: A grey and white ‘tuxedo’ shorthair cat. Henry’s brother. The most neurotic of all the cats. He has bad anxiety issues, and obsessively grooms to the point that he has several bald patches. He has to be verbally reassured constantly and given a lot of TLC to cut back on his obsessive grooming. Once he’s calm he also surprisingly likes to have his belly rubbed. He also likes to ‘hug’ people.

Emma: A blue and creame shorthair. She was a stay cat that we took in. She drools a whole lot! She also does not like being picked up at all, but will sit on your lap if you are quiet and still. I have yet to hear her meow! Either she can’t meow or I just never caught her meowing. Very affectionate and will drool all over you.

Blackie: Black shorthair cat. Is the mother to Pinkie, Brain, and Skeeter. She is a cranky old lady and Is very talkative. She very rarely is ever quiet. She’s hand shy and does not like being touched on the head. She however appreciates having her back scratched. Tends to sit and watch from the distance.

Meesha: The smallest cat and most severely handicapped. A brain infection as a kitten caused her to become deaf and mentally handicapped. Cannot walk in a straight line, and is generally ‘tipsy’. Very loud as she cannot hear herself. She however is very loving and enjoys attention, but can freak out at the drop of a hat and get scratchy! She CANNOT be spayed, as the anesthesia will KILL her, so every couple months she’s very very loud and extra annoying!

Pinkie: Shorthair tuxedo cat. Enjoys sleeping on the tops of open doors. Is very loud and vocal, and also for some reason, very very fat. Likes attention more than her litter mates. She’s also not that very bright, and will sometimes mistake other things for a litter box! Like Buster she gets anxious in new settings, and has to be verbally reassured before she can calm down.

Skeeter: Shorthair tuxedo cat. Likes quiet attention. Hates to be picked up and will loudly protest, which makes her a prime target for ‘cat yodeling’. If you poke her forehead, she will freeze and stare in one spot for several seconds.

Brain: Shorthair tuxedo cat. Tends to avoid other cats and sleeps. Like her sisters, does not like being picked up at all. Seems to be one of the more stable cats, in that she takes new things in strides. Likes to sleep in old pizza boxes.

Henry: Shorthair tuxedo cat. Is the eldest of all the cats. Has only a few teeth left in his head! Enjoys belly rubs and will behave like a crack addict when given treats. Will have ‘conversations’ with you if you talk to him. Has several ‘senior’ moments a day and will fall asleep waiting for mice to come out of mouse holes.

Oscar: Longhaired blackish red cat. Henry’s best friend and outside companion. Likes to touch people’s faces like a holy man. Is so huge we suspect him to be part Maine Coon. Cannot meow at all, only peep. Enjoys acting like a living heating pad when indoors. When distressed or excited he will produce fountains of drool, which makes treat time a messy affair.

Jesus christ today.

First off I had to work with a person I hate today. She likes to do shit like wander away when we’re busy, watch people on the large registers trying to bag large orders themselves without bothering to help, leave early when she feels like it, and tricks people into taking her shifts and or job so she can wander around and do nothing.

But today one of my managers went to get toothpicks for an old lady, and gave her a choice between a jar and a pack of them. The lady chose the pack so she puts the jar on the counter. THEN THE PERSON I HATE OPENS UP THE TOOTHPICK JAR AND STARTS TOUCHING THE TOOTHPICKS INSIDE. SHAKING THEM FOR AN HOUR TO BE FUCKING ANNOYING. AND STARTS CHEWING ON THE BOTTOM. WHAT THE FUCK THAT WAS A PRODUCT ON THE SHELF YOU JUST TOTALLY RUINED.

ALSO THANKS A BUNCH FOR STANDING THERE AND WATCHING ME TAKE 4 CARTS IN A ROW WHILE YOU STOOD AROUND AND TEXTED.

FUCK YOU.

And then I get cut early so I go to the subway next door for dinner, and the sandwich guy asks why i’m wearing a hoodie. I tell him it’s because I have a metabolic problem so I get cold easy.

AND THIS CAUSES HIM TO START TELLING ME THAT HE CAN CONTROL HIS BODY TEMPERATURE AT WILL.

Him:ONCE I MADE MYSELF GO TO 40 DEGREES AND THEN UP TO 140 DEGREES.

Me: That’s nice.

Him: I ALSO SAVED MY COMMANDING OFFICER IN AFGHANISTAN CAUSE THEY SHOT A HEAT SNEAKING MISSILE AT US AND I MADE MY BODY TEMP GO COLD AND STOOD IN THE WAY. 

ME: Please can I have my sandwic-

Him: MY SISTER CAN DO THE SAME THING AND SHE CAN READ PEOPLE’S MINDS.

Finally I get my sandwich and pick a spot in the corner so I can eat and HE JUST KEPT COMING AROUND, TELLING ME WEIRD SHIT. I DON’T. I CAN’T. IT WAS VERY CREEPY.

Today was just nuts man. JUST NUTS.