Separation Anxiety

So it looks like I might have found a new home for Stormy. I posted an ad on usedvictoria this morning but didn't really expect much activity as there were several dozen cats already listed on there to give away. However, I received several emails, and a couple of phonecalls but several had dogs in the house - one with two BIG dogs, and I wasn't particularly interested in those homes as I think that would just add MORE stress to the little guy's life. Then tonight I had a call from a man who lives with 3 roomies in a house that he has no plans to move out of anytime soon. So we chatted about Stormy, and it seems like it could be the right home. I offered to bring Stormy in to meet him this Saturday afternoon, and meet his roommates. Apparently they are all part of an 80's cover band, which sounds interesting. They rehearse in the house, which could be loud, but Stormy has never minded the music I play all day long, so it might be just fine.

I'm having some separation anxiety though. I adopted Stormy when he was just 5 weeks old, so very tiny and we have been through a lot together. He traveled across the country with me to the Yukon, the NWT, and then back to Nova Scotia before driving back across the country with me last year. We went through the house fire together - I got out with the clothes on my back, my blackberry, my small laptop (grabbed on the way out) and Stormy. Stormy was my first priority and as the smoke filled my house, I remember panicking, thinking about not being able to find him as he ran under the bed after the explosion. I was so glad I got him out of the fire. I don't think I could have lived with myself if I didn't. Two other kitties in the apartment building did not make it out. Stormy was there when my dad was dying, and comforted me for hours on my lap as I cried my way through it. In fact, I'm crying now, just thinking about it all. I know this is the right thing to do for Stormy, as I cannot take him to Australia and he needs a permanent and stable home, but it doesn't make it any easier.

I hope his new owners take good care of him. He deserves it. He has been such a good cat over the years, probably my best kitty, truth be told. I loved all my kitties, but Stormy is the most affectionate, cool kitty you could ask for. He is so mellow, still loves to play, and is a great lap cat. He has no real bad habits, and has been so much fun to have in the house with me these past 6 years. I'm gonna miss him. Sniff...