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Goodbye Circe
Jan. 24th, 2003 02:20 pmToday I finally surrendered Circe to the Humane Society. The co-pay on my allergy medications went up to $50/month and that was just the last straw. I cried as I turned her over to them. I paid $45 to be told when she is euthanized (assuming no one adopts her). That will at least mean we know she is gone. I also left my number with permission for any adopters to call us with questions. But who am I kidding. At her age she won't be adopted.
The thing that I didn't expect is how freeing it is not to have a cat. I came home and did some altar time and I didn't have to guard the temple door from invading cats. I put cleanser in the toilet bowl and didn't *have* to put down the lid. I took the baby gate off the bedroom and I can walk right inside from the hall. I won't have to worry about what I'm carrying and whether I can manipulate the baby gate. And there will be counter space where the cat food used to live. And in the long term, I'll be able to breath freely again without so much medicine. She's been gone less than three hours and already so many realizations. How sad.
The thing that I didn't expect is how freeing it is not to have a cat. I came home and did some altar time and I didn't have to guard the temple door from invading cats. I put cleanser in the toilet bowl and didn't *have* to put down the lid. I took the baby gate off the bedroom and I can walk right inside from the hall. I won't have to worry about what I'm carrying and whether I can manipulate the baby gate. And there will be counter space where the cat food used to live. And in the long term, I'll be able to breath freely again without so much medicine. She's been gone less than three hours and already so many realizations. How sad.
