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To: Gator113; Daffynition
I know what you mean about going to the shelter or PetSmart or PetCo ... I can't walk by the cages without wanting to take all of them home. When I win the lottery, all of the stray local cats around here are going to be neutered or spayed and the local pet shelter (2nd Chance Animal Shelter in Killeen, TX) is going to find itself the beneficiary of a sizable donation.

But I've done what I can to save some local kittens (and, as it turned out, myself) ... I have four females in the house .. five, if you count my wife [smile] ..

Mitzi .. gray, black, and white .. was abandoned by her mother on our patio. We probably surprised the mother while she was moving her litter and she dropped Mitzi (all of 4.5 ounces) at the time. We nursed her for a few weeks .. I remember the 2AM feedings .. and now, seven and a half years later, she's Queen of the house at 14.5 pounds, holding herself aloof from us mere mortals. When my late wife died, I don't know what I would have done without Mitzi. She came down from her ivory tower and spent the next few lonely months comforting me.

Gracie .. a tortoiseshell calico .. came bounding up onto the porch out of the darkneess into my new wife's arms three Thanksgivings ago. Her role is the Rebel Duchess, constantly trying to find ways to annoy Mitzi. All of 10 pounds now, she is friendly when she wants to be but can turn on you in a second.

Rhiannon .. all gray .. and Sarah-Michael .. a dirty-white Siamese with black tips on her tail, ears, and muzzle .. are the new little Princesses of the manor. Both were adopted from litters born under our patio on Flag Day of 2009. Each at right around five pounds, they're playful and always hungry for attention. Rhiannon is the lap cat, always crawling up onto your lap or shoulders and falling asleep. Sarah-Michael is a "foot" cat; she doesn't really like to be held, but adores being petted and curling up next to you.

They've all been spayed and had their front claws removed and have free run of the house and the back porch. The back porch is enclosed with wooden lattice so they get the feel of being outside without the danger of actually being outside.

41 posted on 01/24/2010 2:16:11 PM PST by BlueLancer (I'm getting a fine tootsy-frootsying right here...)
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To: BlueLancer

Great story Lancer! You’ve been blessed!


43 posted on 01/24/2010 2:28:47 PM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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To: BlueLancer

Thank you for that post, I enjoyed it very much.

I will now be shopping all week and by next weekend, I should have a cat for my 18 month old GSD to start getting used to. He should be fine, he adjusted to our free range chickens very quickly. ;>)

Falco gets a raw quarter chicken a day with his meal, so I had worried that he would see them as walking snacks, but he decided they were just something else that he needed to watch over and protect.


47 posted on 01/24/2010 2:56:52 PM PST by Gator113 (Obama is America's First FAILED "light skinned African American [Pres-dent] with no Negro dialect..")
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