Some may know that my real life profession is that of being a veterinarian..yes sir bubba I am an animal doctor and spend every day of my life basically dealing with all sorts of critters. Often I am faced with situations that are difficult and where I must set aside my personal ideas and wishes and do what an animal's owner is asking ... it isn't always about what I can or cannot do..sometimes it is about circumstances and finances.
Anyways...a kind-hearted client brought in a stray cat she had taken in a few weeks ago...and unfortunately when we completed his physical and screening tests we found he was infected with FIV...which is the feline version of AIDS. This presented a dilemma...the client had other housecats so this one was a risk to them. FIV positive cats are hard to adopt out and find good homes for generally. And this was an adult cat..at least a few years old and had apparently been someone's pet at one point but had been dumped out in farmland. He was a nice gentle cat..so now what to do...
It happened to be that a rather elderly client of mine had recently lost her elderly ornery cat, and I knew she missed him very much...she is widowed and lives alone with no family nearby. It seemed as if perhaps this stray kitty had come along at a point where there just happened to be someone who might be a good fit for a cat needing a special home with no other kitties. So I decided to offer to take the cat and get him groomed and cleaned up some and then take him to meet my elderly client and see if maybe this fellow might find a place serving her need for a companion and his need for a home. And like the last thing Lion and I needed was another cat to care for...but we just felt like we should try...
Turns out the kitty fits her needs well and now he has a new home and she has a new friend and my good Samaritan client doesn't feel badly about not keeping him and I hope that the karma fairies will smile kindly upon me and Lion for trying to do the right thing. Way too often I seem to try to do a good deed which of course always is followed with some bizarre "punishment". Somewhere along the line karma has to be good.