When I was growing up, we lived at the “zoo house” on the block.
We had the most animals out of anybody in town, and a reputation for rehabbing broken pets.
That’s why, the neighbors were constantly dropping off injured animals at our doorstep and we had a rotating group of recovering friends inside. For the rest of my life, I will do everything I can to maintain this lifestyle of servitude to our furry friends. In fact, I’m even taking my animal saving hobby to the next level, and purchasing new indoor heating and cooling equipment to further my reach. Since I’ve moved into this neighborhood, I’ve been worried about the stray cats. We have a lot of feral kittens running around, but there’s nowhere for them to stay warm or dry in the case of bad weather. Most of the time it’s hot and humid around here, but there are nights when they could viably freeze to death without heat and shelter. The problem is, these feral cats don’t want to come inside my house to use my central heating and cooling system. They are terrified. That’s why, I decided to convert my shed into a makeshift feral cat shelter for the winter. All that I needed was a favor from an HVAC technician friend and a few bucks for a mini split ductless heating and cooling system. Obviously, I wasn’t going to be able to fit ductwork into the shed so it could use a central heating and cooling plan. I also wasn’t going to fill the shed with space heaters, which would likely burn down the structure. So, I got on the phone with an old friend who became a certified heating and cooling technician, and told him about my plan. He told me about mini split ductless heating and cooling systems, and even offered to find a used model for my feral cat shelter. Now the neighborhood cats can come and go, and I don’t worry about their little toe beans freezing to the sidewalks.