April 13, 2008
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Anyone want a cat?
This ad was in our local paper this morning. I just thought it was funny…..
Seeking home for cat where beauty valued more than behavior. Zoe-Gorgeous long-haired calico former stray; healthy, spayed, shots and Frontline current, feline leukemia negative; may have been indoor cat in previous life, as knows how to use littler box; sleeps in garage at night for safety; terrified of thunder. Those are the good parts. The other parts; personality ranges from affectionate to aloof to occasionally surly; life-altering experience to crate for transport – body armor helpful; dislikes other cats and probably dogs; doesn’t hunt; not much car sense, so prefer quiet neighborhood with little traffic. If you can appreciate her positives and embrace her flaws, dial ******* for more information. No obligation for call. I promise not to trace your phone number and drop her off in your yard.
I had to take our cat to the vet the other day. Rocky only weighs 15 pounds now (he lost 4 since his visit last year), but he’s still too big for any kind of carrier that I could easily handle. So he rides loose in the car, expressing his displeasure the whole way there (luckily the vet is less than 5 minutes away) and then sits in my lap until time for his exam and shots. He’s very good for the vet, doesn’t even react to the shots. And when it’s time to pay, he sits quietly on the desk while I sign my name to the credit slip.
But getting him back into the car is another story. He is determined not to get back into that thing and fights me all the way. Body armour would have been nice this time! He actually got away from me and I had to dig him out from under the car. Happily we got home quickly and he high-tailed it out of that car so fast you wouldn’t have seen anything but a blur if you’d been standing there! He hid out for a few hours and then, in usual cat fashion, acted like nothing had ever happened when he came asking me to pet him later.
I love cats. I wish the lady with the cute ad lots of luck!
Comments (3)
Remember how Hamlet used to get in my car if I left the windows down and sleep in the back window? I’ve never seen a cat like a car like that one did!
Yes, he was cool. He was also the only cat I’ve even known that drooled. We have had some really interesting cats.
I hope the lady with the ad finds a good home for Zoe….he may be a pain, but for the right person he will probably be a treasure.
Being a former subject of a Calico master, I can fully appreciate the description of that cat. My Miss Kitty was also a domesticated stray….well, she domesticated ME, not the other way around….but anyway, she would approach me to be petted, and I learned that it was my responsibility to know precisely when she had had enough petting, as she would, without warning, give a brief growl when petting time was over, followed by a modest swipe. This growl and swipe would encompass about a millisecond of time, so I had to be on my toes. After a while, she also learned that I was not above giving a little swipe of my own.
She is now living at her retirement home at Chisolm Trail Campground, where in her old age (11 years) she seems to have mellowed a bit. She even allows Paul’s kids to pet her, which would have been unheard of in her earlier years. I still see her on occasion, and she remembers me well, as she throws that tail in the air when she sees me, and heads for the feed bowl. (Something about cats that seems to foment a desire in them to be scratched when they eat…..)