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- From: nlp@pacvax.pacersoft.com (Nancy Pilsch)
- Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
- Subject: Re: favorite cat
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- Date: 31 Dec 92 19:54:16 GMT
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- Hobbes came first. I had just moved out of my parent's home, and had
- gotten my tax refund. I decided that I would adopt a cat with some of the
- money. The volunteer that was helping me was standing in front of Hobbes'
- (then Mike) cage and all of the sudden a black & white arm shot out and
- started wacking her ponytail like a boxer uses a punching bag. I had never
- had cats before and wanted one that was playful. I got it!! He is a great
- cat, and even thought he is friendly, mommy is the one he saves the cuddles
- for.
- I decided a few mos later that Hobbes needed a friend. At just that time a
- friend of a friend was moving in w/ her SO, who was severely allergic to
- cats. Since she never really cared about the cat anyway, she told Kev, who
- was watching him while she moved, that if he couldn't find a home for the
- kitty, he would have to go to the pound. There is no way he would have
- been adopted. He had never been cuddled, & had been abused, and as a
- result was very squirelly. He shied at every move. He had just been
- declawed and his only defense was to hide. I figured since he was just the
- right age, and color (black and white, also) I'd try it. Well they fought
- like crazy for about a day, and now they re like brothers. Calvin still
- doesn't liked to be picked up, but after some serious sniffing he will jump
- up on just about everyone's lap, when he decides its okay, for a scratch
- and cuddle! My SO was so against me taking Calvin home that he wouldn't
- speak to me for a week. Wouldn't you know that Craig is Cal's most
- favorite person in the whole world. If Craig is home, Calvin can always be
- found on his lap. Craig calls him Sparky and they are the best of buddies.
-
- Nancy,
- Calvin & Hobbes (catnip junkies)
-