Well it is the end of the semester....

In case some of you don't remember i rescued a cat at the beginning of
the summer.  She's gray and white and a DMH and very sweet.  She's also
a little varmint, crying at all hours of the morning.  Also she loves
to taunt Mischief and Imp.  So since she loves to cause it, i named her
Mayhem.  She loves to chase her tail and shoelaces.  And loves to talk
and mrrp at you in the morning.  If you don't pay attention she will
nip your hand or foot to get your attention.

But I CAN'T have 3 cats, my allergies really wouldn't be able to take
it, and because she was tormenting Mischief and Imp, with a heavy heart
i decided to find a home for her.

So I donated her to the Pierce RVT program.  SHe's spent the entire
semester at school, and every week helped the students learn how to
work with a cat.  She has been VERY good and VERY patient.  And as with
all program animals we hoped to find a home for her by the end of the
semester.....which is almost here.

Every time i went in to visit her, she would mrppp at me and  start
purring and drooling and giving me that sweet look that captured me at
the beginning.  Week by week went by and everyone said how sweet she
was, but that they couldn't adopt her.  No one outside of school showed
any interest either.

And this cat has been PATIENT!!!  She has been poked, prodded, and
palpated almost every week.  She has had things stuck in her ears, neck
and up her rear.  She has been scruffed, restrained and had every inch
of her body examined, even X-rayed and has NOT complained or growled
ONCE.  People would say, "She's so sweet!" and i would warn them "Yes,
but i named her Mayhem for a reason."  Cause you see i know that once
she comes out of her shell, she can be a little hoolikitten.  But i was
dismayed that no one wanted to commit to adopting her and give her the
loving home she needed.

THen on monday, i found out that the other program cat had been
adopted, so now poor Mayhem was ALL alone in the cat room, only to be
visited at least twice a day like she had for the whole semester.

I couldn't bear it any longer.  So i talked to the head of the program
and asked if i could have her back.................this time for good.

I'm such a SUCKER!!!  She is sooo sweet but i should NOT have 3 cats.
The finances, the vet bills, all that FUR!!!  What am I gonna do?????

*sigh*  So i am relenquishing to what fate originally wanted, which was
to be Mayhem's slave.  I will be taking her home on Thursday after my
Radiology final since we will need to use her for that.  Then she will
be coming home to stay.

I plan to vaccuum at least twice a week adn change my sheet every week.
If it gets bad i will have to shave her again to cut down on the fur
and dander.  ANd in terms of Mischief, she and Mayhem will just have to
duke it out to settle their differences.

*sigh*  I am a sucker.................but Mayhem will finally have a
home.

Kristi