I will be the crazy cat lady who doesn`t even have cats

posted Tue, 17 May 2005

I’m going to have to take poor Boomerang back. I didn’t realize that the Snowshoe Siamese is a cross between a Siamese and the American shorthair domestic. One of the reasons I wanted a Siamese is because there are supposed to be fewer problems with allergies with Siamese cats (perhaps because Siamese do not shed).

I had a long-haired cat a few years ago – just for a week. Someone impressed upon me a stray she had pulled in. After a week of waking up every morning with a splitting headache, I had to give the cat back.

Considering I am one of the lucky few for whom all current migraine prophylaxis does not appear to work – B2, topomax, corgard – having a cat that sheds (as my cat has been doing copiously) does not seem to be a good idea right now.

Yes, I feel horribly guilty. I am a very bad mother, I know. I do not deserve to have a pet and will never try again, so don’t even bother to leave me any nasty comments, OK?