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    2 months ago

    Woke in the night and had the best sleepy cuddles.

    I regret not getting a cat much sooner, but the cat distribution system has blessed me with the most special one.

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        2 months ago

        The senior cats are the most loving and chill. (If you have vet money.)

        If my situation was different I’d probably be fostering multiple cats. Even potentially fostering older cats for the rest of their lives to free up shelter space

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            2 months ago

            I’m up in the air about it, I’d want my health to be stable first and not live somewhere rough.

            Also Melbcat isn’t fond of other cats.

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          For a while when I was younger, we had an older sheep dog. His name was Odin. He worked on sheep stations until he was about 16, but he evidently was starting to slow down and become less active, so the farmer dumped him on the side of the road. He got caught in a razor wire fence and was rescued by the RSPCA. Nobody wanted “an old dog”, so he was due to be put down the next day. Mum saw a Facebook listing and we drove up to Ballarat to save him. He was free

          He was a happy guy. Used to kick a lot in his sleep, probably dreaming of the sheepies. He also used to try and herd little dogs up at the dog park which was always funny (he was never aggressive and seldom barked). He made it another 5 years, but he developed some nasty hip issues that kept coming back after 2 separate operations (I’m not too sure on the specifics) and was in a lot of pain. Prior to that though, he never had any health issues and was a good mate. Would get him again no hesitation

          Unfortunately this is the best photo I have: