Well, well, Cat of the Month already and it's only the 2nd!
Yes; I thought I'd better get this out while I still have a bit of time to breathe before the term starts.
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Yersinia!
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When Fofa and Kika moved out, happy to be back with their mom and no longer chased by Pandemonium, it became obvious that Pan needed a playmate. He was so happy to have company! He’d get so bored home alone all day that I’d come home and find the place a wreck.
Happily, Pan’s mom still lived at Eric’s grandmother’s farm, and was still having kittens, season after season. One fine day Eric stopped by with a small cardboard box, and inside was Pan’s half-sister (possibly full sister, but what were the odds of that, with so many tomcats around?)
Happily, Pan’s mom still lived at Eric’s grandmother’s farm, and was still having kittens, season after season. One fine day Eric stopped by with a small cardboard box, and inside was Pan’s half-sister (possibly full sister, but what were the odds of that, with so many tomcats around?)
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Yersinia Pestis was very very shy, and stayed under the furniture for days. I could tell she was white, with a patch or two of calico, but it took several days to get a good look at her. Soon enough, though, she was coming out for catfood and a spot of petting, and a bit of a wrestle with Pan. Her calico was on her head and part of a shoulder, like a slipping shawl, and her tail. It was like this calico tail was stuck onto a white cat by accident.
Yersinia Pestis was very very shy, and stayed under the furniture for days. I could tell she was white, with a patch or two of calico, but it took several days to get a good look at her. Soon enough, though, she was coming out for catfood and a spot of petting, and a bit of a wrestle with Pan. Her calico was on her head and part of a shoulder, like a slipping shawl, and her tail. It was like this calico tail was stuck onto a white cat by accident.
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It was pretty funny to see her wrestle with Pan, this small, delicate kitten and the full-size Tom. Really, she was always the one to jump at him, trying to bowl him over. Pan was ever so gentle, willing to play but never trying to win.
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Yersinia was possibly the dumbest cat I’ve ever had. Clumsy, too; she’d bonk right into things. I didn’t want to let her out so young, but Pan wanted to go out so I’d often be getting up and dancing around to let one out and not the other. Then I opened the window in the bedroom for Pan while Sinia was in the kitchen. Pan would be in, Pan would be out. Sinia couldn’t figure out how he did that. It took her four days to discover the bedroom window was open.
So I closed it, and opened instead the sliding door in the kitchen while Sinia was in the living room. Again, Pan was in, Pan was out, Pan was in, Pan was out. How did he do that???? Three days this time to discover the trick.
Yersinia was possibly the dumbest cat I’ve ever had. Clumsy, too; she’d bonk right into things. I didn’t want to let her out so young, but Pan wanted to go out so I’d often be getting up and dancing around to let one out and not the other. Then I opened the window in the bedroom for Pan while Sinia was in the kitchen. Pan would be in, Pan would be out. Sinia couldn’t figure out how he did that. It took her four days to discover the bedroom window was open.
So I closed it, and opened instead the sliding door in the kitchen while Sinia was in the living room. Again, Pan was in, Pan was out, Pan was in, Pan was out. How did he do that???? Three days this time to discover the trick.
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Eventually Sinia was allowed out too, which was a mistake. She was such a sweet little kitty. If only she didn't try to follow Pan across the street.
Eventually Sinia was allowed out too, which was a mistake. She was such a sweet little kitty. If only she didn't try to follow Pan across the street.
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1 comment:
Aw, such a sad ending!
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