Sassy the cat

I'm in the process (started today) of making Sassy an outdoor cat. Or, at the very least an indoor/outdoor cat. I was down in the basement with Sarah and not paying attention. Sarah was quietly looking under the bed and I think she startled Sassy. Long story short...Sarah has quite a few scratches on her arm. She is one tough baby! She only cried for a few seconds and then she was fine. I washed up her arm and put some anti-biotic on and she's good as new. I decided to call the vet and put her on a list for people who are looking for pets. And, I took Sassy outside for a bit. So, one or the other will happen. Either she will get a new home or she'll be going outside. She seemed to enjoy the 15 min. she was out with me. I think I'll do this everyday for longer periods each day. I know she'll prefer outside once she gets used to it. I mean, she is an animal. It's got to be better than being cooped up in the basement all the time.

It's mostly my fault because I wasn't paying attention and I think Sarah startled the cat. She was so quiet and I think she probably reached in under the bed and grabbed the cat's fur. Sarah likes furry things, I bet it looked to her like the fuzzy material in one of her blankets. Probably scared the cat half to death and she was just defending herself. The funny part of the whole story was when I showed Amanda what happened. She said, "Sassy shouldn't scratch the baby. Sassy shouldn't scratch. Sassy needs to go outside." She said it in such a quiet, serious way. I said, "Yes, I think you're right. Sassy needs to learn to like it outside now."