A perk of owning only one cat? By definition it makes one a cat OWNER, not a crazy cat lady. (or so I maintain...) I know I made the right decision many years ago when I opted for a cat rather than a dog. My family had dogs growing up, so I never considered that I would ever choose a cat. My main rationale at the time: my selfish lifestyle and me wanting to come and go as I pleased. In my opinion, a dog is a two-person job at the very least. I didn't want to have to plan my social life around my dog's schedule or feel guilty when I had to run home and let him out and then watch his sad eyes as I slowly tried to sneak out the door again. I soon learned that I would feel just as guilty about leaving my cat at home alone and that he would look at me with those same "What? You're leaving again?" eyes. I have to say that I sufficiently projected many dog-like qualities onto Cameron. He greets me at the door when I come in, he goes outside on a harness/leash thingy, he licks my face when I wake up in the morning, and he begs for anything fish or poultry related. He hasn't quite graduated to eating salad like
Abby's cat, but he sure does sit and beg for treats out of the cabinet well.
Not to mention his human-like qualities...he texts?!?
Lately I'm just feeling really guilty about leaving my little guy behind. Well, he's not so little anymore, that's part of the problem since he is now 11! I know cats live a long time but I worry about him adjusting to life at my parent's house so much that he won't re-adjust well to living with me again, (I'm pretty sure he loves their place more than mine anyway) or that I won't come back to the US in a year and I'll have to ask them to keep him, or put him in a crate and ship him to Chile...
I think I'm getting a little ahead of myself, but I can't help but worry about the changes to his lifestyle. I'm not sure, how many people bring their pets with them to other countries when they permanently move? For those of you that have acquired pets in Chile and may return to the US at some point, do you just pack up the crate and say "Hold on to your fur, we're taking a little trip!?!"
