Quote Originally Posted by angllady2 View Post
Do you know anybody who owns a cat they'll bring by for a visit ?

Cat's are nosey creatures, and they go over everything with a fine toothed nose. I'd bet that you can get a good idea of spots to look after one day with a neighbor's cat.

You would want an adult cat, not a kitten. Kittens have an attention span of about 3 seconds. Adult cat's attention span is at least a minute, sometimes 2 or 3.

I know how upsetting this must be for you. I've only ever lost one of mine for a few hours, by now I'd be in a straitjacket if this were my snake.

Gale
No, no loaner cats available.
People know I have a Dobermann and of course, like Pits and Pythons, you just know they're born weapons of mass destruction.


I'd really like to get the kitten because it's coming from a good friend and is black with green eyes and already catches mice.

The resident rat snake helps with the mice but its 'effective time' is limited due to winter hibernation which just so happens to be when the little vermin overrun the place, seeking heat.
Plus, it can only eat so many mice.

If I do get him, he'll be confined to the downstairs bedroom until I'm sure he's big enough to deal with my dogs.
He's been raised with dogs so I know he'd have no problem with them..it's the dogs I worry about.

And yeah, I'm *thisclose* to being put in a straitjacket.