Driving to send Shushu to a mating service had us in mixed feelings. Mimi thought it is best that we just have her castrated but I thought lets give Shushu a more meaningful life. Let her have a mate, offsprings, love, happiness (the cat way). Not being really sure all these things are as important to cats as to humans but I know, cats have feelings, after having taken cared of many along the years.
Mimi said as soon as a cat gives birth, her condition would deteriorate, lost of fur, prone to diseases. I argued that thats how life evolve. Every makhluk Allah would go through this cycle. Actually I too was torn between the two decisions but in the end I chose to give Shushu another go at mating, going back to basics, after Giogio failed and ran away.
I searched for a mating service from mudah.com, called a Hazril and made an appointment, and off we went to send Shushu to her life changing rendezvous.
Being worried and anxious and wretched all at once, I went on explaining to Shushu in the car my intentions of sending her to this place since I know Shushu hates strange places and strange people.
"Shushu jadi good cat ok? Mama hantar Shushu so that Shu boleh kawan2 kucing lain, boleh dapat baby". For these few months without Giogio she would sit on the awnings all day long, looking down, calling for a male cat who would sometimes appear god knows from where, who could not come up to our floor and she cannot go down since the parking space is full of cars, coming and going. Except for the neighbours children mimicking Shushu's mating call, its a lose/lose situation. Then she would curl up in one corner, looking very dejected.
We found the place all the way to Bandar Tun Hussein Onn.. I did not expect it to be an apartment since I imagined a house with many cages and a reproduction lab-like thingy kind of room. But no, its only a smallish 3 room apartment.
Hazril, whom I imagined to be a seasoned owner of cats is actually a sweet young guy with a movie star good looks. He came down to take us to his unit at the 2nd floor. This is not what I imagined a money making mating business to be. This is just a regular guy in a regular home with 3 cats, 2 of it lazing and playing in the living room, and 1 out in the drying area at the back. An orange Dae Woo, the supposed to be 'baby making stud' was well behaved and friendly and not at all the 'female pouncing' type. This is good, if not unbelievable. We left Shushu with heavy hearts but happy to have chosen this place.
The next day we went to look upon Shushu. Hazril said she does not allow anything or anyone near her. Including him. Shushu was so mad with us for leaving her that she snarled at us, not letting us get close too.
I had to be firm this time. "Shu, this is your last chance dapat baby. Kat rumah kita Shu takde kawan. Kalau Shu tak nak baik dengan Dae Woo and Luna, nanti Mama bawak Shu pergi vet". All this tough love, doing all we can for a family member we love dearly. Shushu looked at me with tiny daggers in her eyes, and snarled. I turned to Mimi for reassurance and Mimi said, "she's a cat, Ma, she will adjust."
Yesterday Hazril called and told us Shushu is coming around, and had joined the household.
Alhamdulillah.
I hope this very compatible looking pair of cats would fall in love with each other.
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