Hi and sorry for the late reply, I haven't been feeling that well lately.
Okay, I'm seriously considering getting a cat now. I've already asked one girl who lives in the village if anyone around there has any cats to give away, but they don't. I also found a shelter on the internet and called if they have any kittens, but they also don't - they only have older cats and I really want a young one so I can raise her.
I'll keep looking.
I know, rodents are the cutest things.
I often stop at pet stores, too, to look at them. I always feel like gerbils over there are the relatives of my gerbils. I talk to them about how my gerbils are doing and when I'm home, I tell my gerbils I've ran into some of their cousins and that they say hello. I have a whole "imaginary gerbil world" going on.