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Sweetie |
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Sweetie |
| Sweetie
is a very pretty grey and white cat who has been with us
since 1991. She had been abandoned at an apartment
complex when her owners moved and left her to fend for
herself. As she is a fairly independent little girl, she
managed to do just that for a while. However, as she had
not been fixed, she soon got pregnant and gave birth to
four kittens. Life "on the road" is hard enough
on your own, without having babies to take care of! As
she got thinner and thinner, the property manager took
pity on her and took her home. Unfortunately, Sweetie
wouldn't tolerate the lady's other cats and spent all of
her time living in the closet with her kittens. Once the
kittens were placed, Sweetie came to live with us. It was
decided that she would be far happier being able to come
and go as she pleased so that she could keep her distance
from other felines! We had planned on keeping her inside
for a couple of weeks until she became acclimatized to
her surroundings. Sweetie, independent as always, decided
that she didn't much care for that! She clawed out the
screen from the window and disappeared. When we realized
what had happened we were in a panic looking for her. We
didn't have to look too far! She was stretched out on the
wood deck, sunning herself, totally unconcerned about the
furor she had caused! Sweetie always lives life on her
own terms. In the words of Rudyard Kipling, "She is
the cat who walks by herself" - and we love her for
it!
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