Yes, he arrived! He just showed up on my doorstep one day. He didn't knock or anything. He was just waiting out there, so I let him in.
But no wonder she wanted to give him away.
He's covered in hair (including back fur) and he never shaves so his whiskers get quite long. Most of the time he's completely silent even when I'm trying to have a conversation. When he does talk it's just to complain or ask me to do something. He's incredibly fussy. It exhausts me. He'll walk into a room and try three different chairs before he finds one he's satisfied with, and that chair is usually MY chair. And then when I sit in another chair, he gets up and wants to sit in my lap. I like him already, but isn't sitting in my lap all the time a little ridiculous? When he gets up he leaves a bunch of his hair all over everything. Some of it is back hair. Ick.
He is so fussy, he won't eat whatever I put in front of him. I don't do much cooking for him these days, just open cans. And if he doesn't like what's in the can, he complains again, and complains LOUDLY. He doesn't stop until he gets what he wants. I'm tired of his yowling and it jangles my nerves. I've learned to find out what he likes and feed him the same thing every day, just to keep the peace.
He's so lazy and self-centerd. Every day I say, "why don't you go out hunting and bring back a meal?" It would be great if he could contribute to the family a little, but he could at least pull his own weight. He just yawns and looks at me like I'm crazy. Then he stretches and gives himself a pedicure and a bath.
His hygeine and grooming aren't too bad. Even though he has back fur it's really clean. He gives himself several baths a day. I think that's a little compulsive, but it makes him smell good and look good. He's definitely easy on the eyes. My friends all think he's quite handsome and they compliment me on my good luck.
But... his breath smells like fish. BAD. I can almost smell it across the room. I tried to brush his teeth for him, but he ran and wouldn't let me.
This is kind of embarrassing, but when he uses the bathroom it smells really bad. You can literally smell it all over the house. He either can't flush or doesn't flush. He just covers it up with some sand. I feel compelled to clean up twice a day. I've tried to teach him to light a match or something after he goes to cover up the smell, but he's having some problems grasping the match. Sooner or later I'm just going to make him go outside.
The straw that broke the camel's back was my visit to the doctor last week. My nose has been running, and I've been sneezing and coughing non-stop. I thought I had a cold, but my doc says that I'm allergic to him.
I can't live like this any longer. I'm sending him back to Valerie. Unless one of you wants him. Then I'm sure you'll find him on your doorstep in a few days.
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