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| Porch Purrers |
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| Our Pets |
| Dusty |
| This is our first and oldest and now deceased cat. His name is Dusty. He was born on July 4 (The United State's Independence Day). He was almost 17 when he died (June 19, 2001). He was a longhaired, orange tabby cat. He was a good "father" to the other cats, Spooky and Speckals. He truly had nine lives: He was attacked by dogs and hit by a car (limped for the rest of his life) before becoming a full-time housecat. Even though at the end he was needy and even had his own special canned cat food (that the other cats thought was very special!) we miss him dearly. |
| Speckals |
| This is Speckals, our dark tortoise-shell cat. Speckals is my daughter's cat, and she named her before she knew how to correctly spell Speckles. Speckals was born around Halloween (October 31), along with her brother Spooky, and she is now six years old. Even though she is tubby, she is faster and stronger than her brother. Her hobbies include talking to birds and catching bugs. She's an indoor cat and doesn't even like going outside, so we lucked out with that one! |
| Spooky |
| This black American Shorthair's name is Spooky! It's a fitting name considering he was born around Halloween. He has a very high-pitched voice, and one of my daughters says that if Spooky went to school, he'd get beat up every day because of it! And he's very talkative, too. He's very lean and has a really long tail, and resembles a panther. He enjoys picking fights with Speckals and "helping" me make the bed. He also races our dog, Brandy, down the hall at "snack time." |
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| Angel |
| Angel was one of our well-known "porch purrers." Now she has been captured and forced to live in the insanity we call civilization. This picture was taken before her capture, and it depicts her playing with one of her favorite toys. Her brother, Tiger, is watching from the step. She's a shy one but she lives up to her name astoundingly. |
| These are our "Porch Purrers." The one on the left is named Skitters because she's skittish and because it's a funny word from the book The Grapes of Wrath. The one in the middle is Tiger, named for his stripes. The last one is named Angel because she resembles an angel with her big, innocent eyes. If anyone has completely fallen in love with these furbabies and would like to see them 24/7 (and I don't mean over the Internet), drop by and adopt one! To good homes only, of course. |
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