Toby

Toby my cat back in the states, I’ve been thinking a lot about him lately. I miss him dearly, but I get to hopefully see him when my sister and I get on the webcam. My sister was nice enough to “adopt” him when I left. I knew when I got Toby from the Humane Society, that I’d one day be leaving him. But I wanted something to keep me company whilst I was still around. I can still remember picking him out and how amazingly cute he was. I named him Toby, after Toby McGuire, from Spiderman. Toby, when he was little he used to jump on my back and crawl up my spine as if he were a spider. Yeh, it hurt, with his little claws, but I got a kick out of it.

I wanted to bring him with me, but I didn’t know how I’d explain it to immigration, or customs why I brought a kitty with me for only staying 4 months. That is what immigration and customs believed when I came back in September. But aside from that aspect, there was a lot of mucking around that had to be done before hand. I would have had to have Toby get a thorough medical check, had to of bought a special carrier for him, and I don’t know how long he would have been in quarantine. Toby can barely handle having the bedroom door closed for more than a few minutes. He’s spoiled yes, and he loves his freedom. I couldn’t do that to the poor bugger.

I hope that once everything settles down here, we’ll buy another kitten. We have one, well my partner does, and she’s a cutie. But she’s just not Toby, she’s not my own cat. It’s always fun having a kitten running around the house, watching it grow up. Here’s to Toby, my baby kitty that I miss so dearly .

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