As I read all the comments, I have a kitten we adopted curled up on my shoulder. He was found lost on the 4th of July. We adopted him from the vet and he makes our day. He and our dog Murphy have such a good time playing together. I felt the pain as it was related the little guy climbs up my leg and back too. Because it is from behind, I try to grab, but sometimes those little claws really feel like needles. We do clip his nails to help with that. So glad your little boy has a pet, we had them all our children's lives too. I think they always bring back special memories. And as someone said, rescue is the best way to go. That is how we have brought our pets into our lives.