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I Own a Cat

My Cat

By: Indie42
Written on April 11th, 2012
Is a Manx cat. His name is Atticus and he's about 5 yrs old. He is an outdoor kitty b/c a couple of us are allergic to him. He loves to 'dominate' the cars. When I pull into the driveway from work, he might come tearing around the corner of the house-- not to greet me, but to scratch both front tires.
But when he is glad to see me, he comes to my side of the car and as I step out he rolls onto his back and lays there, waiting for me to rub his belly. Sometimes he won't let me get up to get in the house until he's gotten enough attention. I love that when I walk outside and call his name he comes running.
He's extremely friendly with all our neighbors, too. When we first moved into our house we didn't really meet our neighbors, but when we got Atticus suddenly all our neighbors wanted to talk to us because they wanted to know his name. He even lets the boys from the football team who practice in the field behind our house pet him.
By: Indie42
Age: 46-50 , Female
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  • stonedragonfan
    stonedragonfan

    You have a cat! My mom was a "cat fancier" which means she was half a cube of sugar away from the Mad Catter's club. She bred tiger-like American and silky smooth British Shorthairs as well as skinny Siamese and big fluffy Persians. My life has been filled with cat fur, knitted cat-nip filled toys and daily litter pan cleanings (ughh).



    My current kitty is a girl named "tinkerbelle". She was adopted a looooong time ago and has been a pet for a good chunk of my adult life. She is about as loyal of a cat as is possible for the species and a very hardy little soul. When tinker was rescued she was found outside a local drive through restaurant trying to get ketchup out of discarded packs to eat. She wasn't much past a year old but already had a litter of kittens (sadly none survived). But after much seafood (mostly salmon) tinker gained back her health and *****. Like your cat I've got some people around that are allergic but unlike Atticus, tinker is pretty much an indoor feline.

    Jul 16, 2012
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