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Dixie's New Life
The other day I was talking to a neighbor four or five houses down the
block. The conversation turned to animals and I mentioned Fluffy, the beautiful buff-colored longhair cat that moved in with us several months ago. She turned out to be their cat, Dixie. There was no mistaking it as she has a distinctive crook on the very end of her tail. They got her as a kitten and she lived with them for about seven years. Evidently she became unhappy there and decided to move. For several weeks I would see her come over the back fence from the creek bed to eat the food I left out for the coons. As soon as she saw us she would take off, but it wasn't long before we made friends. After a while, she got bolder and would try to sneak into the house to eat Kitty and Smokey's cat food. Thinking she was feral and might have diseases my other cats could catch, I tried to run her out. She wouldn't give up so I took her to the vet for testing. She came back with a clean bill of health so we got her shots, and eventually had her microchipped. She is now Queen Cat of the household and spends most of her time sleeping on our bed. I don't know exactly what her relationship is with the other two guys, but they all seem to get along most of the time, and she and Smokey, our neutered, spraying, fighting champ of the neighborhood, really seem to like each other. She and Kitty, the other neutered male have some issues, but everyone generally lives in harmony. When she first came here she didn't like to be touched and would bite hard enough to draw blood if I tried to pick her up. Now, she is the most affectionate cat I have ever seen. She loves to sit on our laps and when my wife or I am working on our computers, she is right there sleeping on the desk or standing beside the keyboard purring and pushing her face into ours to be petted. We feel so lucky that she chose us to move in with. I don't know if Kitty and Smokey feel the same way, but like I said, they adjusted. |
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She turned out to be their cat, Dixie. There was no mistaking it as she
has a distinctive crook on the very end of her tail. T I hope they don't want her back. It sounds like she would rather live at your house! Sherry |
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She turned out to be their cat, Dixie. There was no mistaking it as she
has a distinctive crook on the very end of her tail. T I hope they don't want her back. It sounds like she would rather live at your house! Sherry |
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OH my. Well, she sounds happy. Did the people miss her?
Karen "Fat Freddy" wrote in message ... The other day I was talking to a neighbor four or five houses down the block. The conversation turned to animals and I mentioned Fluffy, the beautiful buff-colored longhair cat that moved in with us several months ago. She turned out to be their cat, Dixie. There was no mistaking it as she has a distinctive crook on the very end of her tail. They got her as a kitten and she lived with them for about seven years. Evidently she became unhappy there and decided to move. For several weeks I would see her come over the back fence from the creek bed to eat the food I left out for the coons. As soon as she saw us she would take off, but it wasn't long before we made friends. After a while, she got bolder and would try to sneak into the house to eat Kitty and Smokey's cat food. Thinking she was feral and might have diseases my other cats could catch, I tried to run her out. She wouldn't give up so I took her to the vet for testing. She came back with a clean bill of health so we got her shots, and eventually had her microchipped. She is now Queen Cat of the household and spends most of her time sleeping on our bed. I don't know exactly what her relationship is with the other two guys, but they all seem to get along most of the time, and she and Smokey, our neutered, spraying, fighting champ of the neighborhood, really seem to like each other. She and Kitty, the other neutered male have some issues, but everyone generally lives in harmony. When she first came here she didn't like to be touched and would bite hard enough to draw blood if I tried to pick her up. Now, she is the most affectionate cat I have ever seen. She loves to sit on our laps and when my wife or I am working on our computers, she is right there sleeping on the desk or standing beside the keyboard purring and pushing her face into ours to be petted. We feel so lucky that she chose us to move in with. I don't know if Kitty and Smokey feel the same way, but like I said, they adjusted. |
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OH my. Well, she sounds happy. Did the people miss her?
Karen "Fat Freddy" wrote in message ... The other day I was talking to a neighbor four or five houses down the block. The conversation turned to animals and I mentioned Fluffy, the beautiful buff-colored longhair cat that moved in with us several months ago. She turned out to be their cat, Dixie. There was no mistaking it as she has a distinctive crook on the very end of her tail. They got her as a kitten and she lived with them for about seven years. Evidently she became unhappy there and decided to move. For several weeks I would see her come over the back fence from the creek bed to eat the food I left out for the coons. As soon as she saw us she would take off, but it wasn't long before we made friends. After a while, she got bolder and would try to sneak into the house to eat Kitty and Smokey's cat food. Thinking she was feral and might have diseases my other cats could catch, I tried to run her out. She wouldn't give up so I took her to the vet for testing. She came back with a clean bill of health so we got her shots, and eventually had her microchipped. She is now Queen Cat of the household and spends most of her time sleeping on our bed. I don't know exactly what her relationship is with the other two guys, but they all seem to get along most of the time, and she and Smokey, our neutered, spraying, fighting champ of the neighborhood, really seem to like each other. She and Kitty, the other neutered male have some issues, but everyone generally lives in harmony. When she first came here she didn't like to be touched and would bite hard enough to draw blood if I tried to pick her up. Now, she is the most affectionate cat I have ever seen. She loves to sit on our laps and when my wife or I am working on our computers, she is right there sleeping on the desk or standing beside the keyboard purring and pushing her face into ours to be petted. We feel so lucky that she chose us to move in with. I don't know if Kitty and Smokey feel the same way, but like I said, they adjusted. |
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Congrats!
Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "Fat Freddy" wrote in message ... snip We feel so lucky that she chose us to move in with. I don't know if Kitty and Smokey feel the same way, but like I said, they adjusted. |
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Congrats!
Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "Fat Freddy" wrote in message ... snip We feel so lucky that she chose us to move in with. I don't know if Kitty and Smokey feel the same way, but like I said, they adjusted. |
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On 12 May 2004 12:06:10 -0500, Fat Freddy wrote:
The other day I was talking to a neighbor four or five houses down the block. The conversation turned to animals and I mentioned Fluffy, the beautiful buff-colored longhair cat that moved in with us several months ago. She turned out to be their cat, Dixie. There was no mistaking it as she has a distinctive crook on the very end of her tail. They got her as a kitten and she lived with them for about seven years. Evidently she became unhappy there and decided to move. For several weeks I would see her come over the back fence from the creek bed to eat the food I left out for the coons. As soon as she saw us she would take off, but it wasn't long before we made friends. After a while, she got bolder and would try to sneak into the house to eat Kitty and Smokey's cat food. Thinking she was feral and might have diseases my other cats could catch, I tried to run her out. She wouldn't give up so I took her to the vet for testing. She came back with a clean bill of health so we got her shots, and eventually had her microchipped. She is now Queen Cat of the household and spends most of her time sleeping on our bed. I don't know exactly what her relationship is with the other two guys, but they all seem to get along most of the time, and she and Smokey, our neutered, spraying, fighting champ of the neighborhood, really seem to like each other. She and Kitty, the other neutered male have some issues, but everyone generally lives in harmony. When she first came here she didn't like to be touched and would bite hard enough to draw blood if I tried to pick her up. Now, she is the most affectionate cat I have ever seen. She loves to sit on our laps and when my wife or I am working on our computers, she is right there sleeping on the desk or standing beside the keyboard purring and pushing her face into ours to be petted. We feel so lucky that she chose us to move in with. I don't know if Kitty and Smokey feel the same way, but like I said, they adjusted. The neighbors apparently did not try very hard to find her. How did they feel about you having her? "Possession is 9/10th!!!!" Congrats of givimg her a happy home. MLB |
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On 12 May 2004 12:06:10 -0500, Fat Freddy wrote:
The other day I was talking to a neighbor four or five houses down the block. The conversation turned to animals and I mentioned Fluffy, the beautiful buff-colored longhair cat that moved in with us several months ago. She turned out to be their cat, Dixie. There was no mistaking it as she has a distinctive crook on the very end of her tail. They got her as a kitten and she lived with them for about seven years. Evidently she became unhappy there and decided to move. For several weeks I would see her come over the back fence from the creek bed to eat the food I left out for the coons. As soon as she saw us she would take off, but it wasn't long before we made friends. After a while, she got bolder and would try to sneak into the house to eat Kitty and Smokey's cat food. Thinking she was feral and might have diseases my other cats could catch, I tried to run her out. She wouldn't give up so I took her to the vet for testing. She came back with a clean bill of health so we got her shots, and eventually had her microchipped. She is now Queen Cat of the household and spends most of her time sleeping on our bed. I don't know exactly what her relationship is with the other two guys, but they all seem to get along most of the time, and she and Smokey, our neutered, spraying, fighting champ of the neighborhood, really seem to like each other. She and Kitty, the other neutered male have some issues, but everyone generally lives in harmony. When she first came here she didn't like to be touched and would bite hard enough to draw blood if I tried to pick her up. Now, she is the most affectionate cat I have ever seen. She loves to sit on our laps and when my wife or I am working on our computers, she is right there sleeping on the desk or standing beside the keyboard purring and pushing her face into ours to be petted. We feel so lucky that she chose us to move in with. I don't know if Kitty and Smokey feel the same way, but like I said, they adjusted. The neighbors apparently did not try very hard to find her. How did they feel about you having her? "Possession is 9/10th!!!!" Congrats of givimg her a happy home. MLB |
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