So Long, And Good Luck!

Pimento the Foster Cat has been with us for about a year and a half, long enough that I sometimes forgot about the fact that we were not his permanent 'parents'. A while back Hubby Tony started a discussion about changing that. However, before we could make it official with the shelter we got an email that someone was potentially interested in adopting him and she wanted to set up a meet and greet.

We offered her several times that fit into our schedule and she picked one.   The woman asked if she should bring a carrier to that meeting. I didn't know the answer. The adoption coordinator said the shelter doesn't do same day adoptions, but if the woman decided she was interested, the paperwork could be process and pick up scheduled as soon as possible.

The day of the meet and greet I couldn't decide if I was rooting for Pimento to shine or if I wanted him to be a jerk. He was skittish, but was won over by pieces of kibble. The woman, who appeared to be about my age, said after some life changes she was living in a one-bedroom apartment and was looking for a cat to love. 

That evening she let us and the adoption coordinator know she wanted to move forward. Completing the paperwork and arranging a time for pick up took five days, which allowed me to come to terms with the whole arrangement. 

This morning was Pimento's big moving day. All morning he sensed something was up, and when the time came it for him to leave took all three of us to get him into the carrier. A couple of hours later his new mom was nice enough to text a picture of him enjoying the view out of a window at his new house.

I have no doubt Pimento will have a wonderful life going forward, but it hurts to see him go. When both Tony and I are ready for another foster cat we will let the shelter know.

One last Pimento photo