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OK, Shadow-kitten the Beginning
Alright, this is like MANY years ago. I had just gotten married. Was in an
apartment that had a lease that didn't say anything about pets one way or the other. Realized most of the neighbors had cats. Asked crazy landlady who said the exterminators would kill it. Still, most of the neighbors had cats...hmmmm. One day at mall, stepped into petshop. I know, I know. But this is many years ago (some of you weren't even BORN yet) and I had looked at Cat Fancy magazines and had even been thinking of going to a responsible breeder for a Himalayan (yes, I know I KNOW). But inside was a cage in the banks of puppy cages that had two what they called PATIO kittens. Wow. Two Patio kittens! Rare breed. LOL. Now, my mother always told me not to get female pets, that males were more affectionate. I think that is because all the female pets back at my mother's were pregnant strays and they had other things on their mind. I really didn't care, though was pretty partial to females. There were these two gray and white kittens in a little cage. One kitten, the boy (he had a blue collar) was meatloafing in the litter box. Geesh, just sitting there nodding off in the toilet ick. That had to be dirty. I didn't want a dirty kitty. His sister (she had a PINK collar), she was sitting upright on that hard wire cage floor, looked right at me and gave me the silent meow. She wasn't going to sleep in a litter box, no way. Yeah, it was a silent meow, maybe I couldn't have heard it over the puppies barking but I was sure it was silent anyway. I asked to see the girl kitty. Petshop kid opened up the cage and handed her to me. Being the uber-affectionate thing she was she promptly popped outta my arms, crawled up my shoulder, hopped on my head then jumped off to explore the top of the fish food aisle. OK, "I'll take her". And I brought my Shadow-kitten home to the first apartment from Hell. Well, will hope to write more when time allows- probably the start of the tradition of evening Halloween Kitty when Daddy goes to work. This was nice. Sue |
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OK, Shadow-kitten the Beginning
On Tue 04 Jul 2006 05:15:39p, Sue wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
(news Well, will hope to write more when time allows- probably the start of the tradition of evening Halloween Kitty when Daddy goes to work. This was nice. Thanks for sharing her first day with us! I enjoyed it. Reminded me of my Shadow kitty. I still miss him bunches. Welcome to the group and I hope to read more. -- Cheryl /Meowmie to Shamrock, Bonnie, Scarlett and Rhett |
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OK, Shadow-kitten the Beginning
Sue wrote:
Alright, this is like MANY years ago. I had just gotten married. Was in an apartment that had a lease that didn't say anything about pets one way or the other. Realized most of the neighbors had cats. Asked crazy landlady who said the exterminators would kill it. Still, most of the neighbors had cats...hmmmm. One day at mall, stepped into petshop. I know, I know. But this is many years ago (some of you weren't even BORN yet) and I had looked at Cat Fancy magazines and had even been thinking of going to a responsible breeder for a Himalayan (yes, I know I KNOW). But inside was a cage in the banks of puppy cages that had two what they called PATIO kittens. Wow. Two Patio kittens! Rare breed. LOL. Now, my mother always told me not to get female pets, that males were more affectionate. I think that is because all the female pets back at my mother's were pregnant strays and they had other things on their mind. I really didn't care, though was pretty partial to females. There were these two gray and white kittens in a little cage. One kitten, the boy (he had a blue collar) was meatloafing in the litter box. Geesh, just sitting there nodding off in the toilet ick. That had to be dirty. I didn't want a dirty kitty. His sister (she had a PINK collar), she was sitting upright on that hard wire cage floor, looked right at me and gave me the silent meow. She wasn't going to sleep in a litter box, no way. Yeah, it was a silent meow, maybe I couldn't have heard it over the puppies barking but I was sure it was silent anyway. I asked to see the girl kitty. Petshop kid opened up the cage and handed her to me. Being the uber-affectionate thing she was she promptly popped outta my arms, crawled up my shoulder, hopped on my head then jumped off to explore the top of the fish food aisle. OK, "I'll take her". And I brought my Shadow-kitten home to the first apartment from Hell. Well, will hope to write more when time allows- probably the start of the tradition of evening Halloween Kitty when Daddy goes to work. This was nice. Sue Thanks for sharing, Shadow-kitten sounds truly delightful. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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OK, Shadow-kitten the Beginning
On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 17:15:39 -0400, Sue wrote:
Alright, this is like MANY years ago. I had just gotten married. Was in an apartment that had a lease that didn't say anything about pets one way or the other. Realized most of the neighbors had cats. Asked crazy landlady who said the exterminators would kill it. Still, most of the neighbors had cats...hmmmm. One day at mall, stepped into petshop. I know, I know. But this is many years ago (some of you weren't even BORN yet) and I had looked at Cat Fancy magazines and had even been thinking of going to a responsible breeder for a Himalayan (yes, I know I KNOW). But inside was a cage in the banks of puppy cages that had two what they called PATIO kittens. Wow. Two Patio kittens! Rare breed. LOL. Now, my mother always told me not to get female pets, that males were more affectionate. I think that is because all the female pets back at my mother's were pregnant strays and they had other things on their mind. I really didn't care, though was pretty partial to females. There were these two gray and white kittens in a little cage. One kitten, the boy (he had a blue collar) was meatloafing in the litter box. Geesh, just sitting there nodding off in the toilet ick. That had to be dirty. I didn't want a dirty kitty. His sister (she had a PINK collar), she was sitting upright on that hard wire cage floor, looked right at me and gave me the silent meow. She wasn't going to sleep in a litter box, no way. Yeah, it was a silent meow, maybe I couldn't have heard it over the puppies barking but I was sure it was silent anyway. I asked to see the girl kitty. Petshop kid opened up the cage and handed her to me. Being the uber-affectionate thing she was she promptly popped outta my arms, crawled up my shoulder, hopped on my head then jumped off to explore the top of the fish food aisle. OK, "I'll take her". And I brought my Shadow-kitten home to the first apartment from Hell. Well, will hope to write more when time allows- probably the start of the tradition of evening Halloween Kitty when Daddy goes to work. This was nice. Sue I wish you had taken both of them. Two kitties playing are the most fun to watch. Next chapter? MLB |
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OK, Shadow-kitten the Beginning
On 2006-07-04, Sue penned:
Alright, this is like MANY years ago. I had just gotten married. Was in an apartment that had a lease that didn't say anything about pets one way or the other. Realized most of the neighbors had cats. Asked crazy landlady who said the exterminators would kill it. Still, most of the neighbors had cats...hmmmm. Exterminators would what now? That's odd. Thank you for sharing how you met Shadow. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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OK, Shadow-kitten the Beginning
Sue wrote:
Petshop kid opened up the cage and handed her to me. Being the uber-affectionate thing she was she promptly popped outta my arms, crawled up my shoulder, hopped on my head then jumped off to explore the top of the fish food aisle. OK, "I'll take her". And I brought my Shadow-kitten home to the first apartment from Hell. Well, will hope to write more when time allows- probably the start of the tradition of evening Halloween Kitty when Daddy goes to work. This was nice. They both sound like they were cute at the pet shop. I'm looking forward to hearing how she and DH reacted to each other, too. |
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