RIP Beloved Pablo

The cat conversation a little further down has reminded me of the death of my beloved Pablo during what is now called M-day.

I have decided that the time has come to bring a new pet into my life. Now, what sort of pet? Well may you ask!

I have narrowed it down after an exhaustive look at all sorts of pets. Obviously fish are out due to childhood trauma. (Don't ask.) Snakes and other reptiles unfortunately view me as a tasty morsel worth biting at the least opportunity, so they're out.

Foxes and Wolfdogs require licensing that is both intensive and liable to bring way too much attention.

I'd love a sweet little sugar glider but Marius would subject me to a lecture about owning Australian native animals, and who needs that?

Fluffy chickens while pretty are not cuddly and I'm not a rabbit fan (Bunnies while cute, are just not me. )

Hamster...is a possibility, or an owl? Maybe a falcon or some form of bird of prey? But, licensing again. Also, much more likely to eat Marie-Ange's mice.

Ferret perhaps? Although I'm told they smell, and while I have air scrubbers in my room for myself, I don't think I'd want to subject Doug to that, or worry about the air scrubbers becoming overused.

A cat and dog? Just a kitten? I don't have to worry so much about socialization given the other animals around here. Now that I'm grounded until a solution can be found for my lack of an arm, I'm a little more here rather then racing about as well.

I think I've settled on a cat though.

These are the breeds I'm thinking so far.

A Norwegian Forest Cat

http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/breedskthrur/norwegianforestcat.aspx

A Maine Coon

http://www.cfainc.org/Breeds/BreedsKthruR/MaineCoon.aspx

A ragamuffin

http://www.cfainc.org/Breeds/BreedsKthruR/Ragamuffin.aspx

What do people think?