Darcy - Great News

Well the best thing ever has happened. A wonderful lady called Sue has offered Darcy a home. She came to see her on Friday, and is going to have her. I am so pleased. The home sounds just perfect.

They live on a smallholding, they have another cat, and dogs, horses, hens etc. But Darcy will be very much a pet, living in the home, but free to go outside if she wishes.

When Sue arrived, she got down on the floor and started playing with a toy with Darcy. You can often tell by the way someone plays with a cat, whether or not they understand cat psychology. Some people will tease a cat by dangling the toy out of reach, some move it so fast that the kitten has no chance of pouncing and catching it, and just gets frustrated. And I've seen other people who let the kitten catch it and then jerk it so hard they are in danger of dislocating the kittens legs. This lady knew exactly how to play. She made the toy hide behind corners, so that Darcy could creep up on it, her little bottom wiggling away as she prepared to pounce, she made it zig zag away, and then let her have the fun of leaping onto it and kicking ten bells out of it. She made it fly through the air, but always within leaping distance, and Darcy chased it and jumped, and ran, and pounced and stalked. Darcy was in her element and played and played. After Sue had gone, Darcy fell asleep by the radiator, so I took the photo above.

So Darcy will be spayed next week and after a couple of days to get over that, she will be going to her new home. We will go check the home out, but it sounds as if it will be just right. Sue is getting a room ready so that Darcy will be safe in the one room until she settles in. After that she will be able go outside if she wants. Mark and Stella have offered to lend them a pen so that Darcy will have a safe area at first. That usually works really well - they have a few days just in the pen, then they are allowed out into one room, and then gradually they get access to the whole house. After a few weeks its safe to let them go outside - just before meal time is best, so that they don't go too far. I just hope she doesn't stalk the hens.

I am so pleased that the right person has found her. I'm going to miss her.