Adopted a new kitty...have I made a huge mistake? [View All]

[WillParkinson]

Paul and I went to the shelter on Saturday. I was intent on picking up a kitty to bring home with us. The kitty I had seen, Oreo, had been adopted and I was very happy for him. The other kitty I was looking at, Heidi, apparently had separation anxiety when taken away from her sibling and they wanted to have them adopted together. We agreed we could adopt one, but not two cats.

So I left it up to Paul. Who fussed about it. I explained to him that I needed him to make a choice. It had to be a kitty he could love and care for, not just something that's there because I wanted it. So I left him alone with the long line of cats at the shelter. When I came back a few minutes later he was rubbing and cuddling with a cat they named Big Foot because he had HUGE feet with extra toes. He looked at me and said, "This one." I rubbed the kitty and it just started like a motor-boat purring away.

We filled out the forms and returned on Sunday morning to pick him up. On the way home we discussed the name. Neither of us cared for his original name so we brainstormed. I mentioned the name "Toe-by" (Toby) and Paul busted out laughing and said he liked the name. That was going to be his name.

Got home and introduced him to the place. Now it's Tuesday, 2 days later. He's cowering in the bathroom cabinet. When I have taken him out to get him to know the other family members (3 dogs, 3 cats) all he does is hiss and run back into the bathroom cabinet. If I go in and close the door he comes out and stretches across my lap and the motorboat starts up again.

But he's not keen on his family.

I so hope this ends well.