The Pet Shop

[Aelin]

Some times they can also come into our dreams.

[McGrandpa]

He does Aelin.     And I will do what TL suggests.  Even if I end up hugging Mogwai, he sure don't mind!

[sanbie]

Yep...I have one of my cats who passed years ago...she still jumps up on my bed at night and tucks in with me...I love it.

[McGrandpa]

Gonna hop in my WayBack down memory lane thing.   My first cat, the first one that ever claimed ME.  I named it Baby.    She was born, nursed, weaned in the same house I lived in.  Her and all her litter.  Don't recall how many were born that litter, just that there was a bunch fur babies and their Mom was ol Calico.  She was a good old cat.  Always there.  Was still there when I left for boot camp, not there when I got home though.   But, Baby was the runt, and nobody thought she would make it, so small and weak.   But she did.  One fine day as I was headed to the front door, she darted out and latched onto my pants leg.   Three steps later, I was outside and she was on my shoulder.   SHE got there, no getting put by me.   I thought, cool!   So, I left her there, got on my bicycle and headed to my buddys place.    Neighbors greeted me as usual, but when they saw me with a kitten on my shoulder they made a range of expressions.   Got to my friends place, parked the bike by their steps, spoke to his mom as she hollered me in.   Went up and woke my friend.   He sat up, got quizzical looking, said "What the hell is THAT?"  Oh right, David meet Baby, Baby, David!  She claimed me when I  walked out the door just now.   That was the summer before I started high school.   She stayed with me constantly from then till I went off to Coast Guard Basic in California.  She stayed real tiny, about the size of a normal 8 week old kitten.  But she was grown.   She had plenty of appetite, so being underfed wasn't it.   Three years that cat stayed ON or close to me.   She was kinda like a living ornament.  She caught and ate flies.  YUCK.  But she liked em.   Her balance was amazing.  She liked riding my bike with me, her front paws on the handlebars, and hind feet on the frame.   She didn't fall off.   And she loved going anywhere at all.   When she wanted a nap, she climbed atop my cap, curled up and slept.   She didn't meet me at school when it let out in afternoon.  She waited for me on the front step at home.  We had fun playing together.   Her fave toy was any bit of string or ribbon.  Easy to please.  I miss that little black cat.   Pure black with yellow eyes.  Baby, I miss you girl!

[thelufias]

No pets allowed where I grew up....Housing Projects....well...unless you consider mice, rats and Goldfish a pet...

[McGrandpa]

Mogwai.   I gotta write a song for him!  :)

[Aelin]

My Mom said to me that this morning she heard the ball with a bell inside pushed to play with. She arrived in the seconds to see if it was Eleni or one of the Twins playing with, and congratulate the cat. The 3 of them where laying or sleeping in the places she left them. No one had moved.
Yet ball had moved and did it few times after that. Cats still not moving to play with.

[thelufias]

Hummmm.....I wonder what's ringing the bell

[McGrandpa]

EEEEEK!   A  M-m-m-MOUSE!   


Mogwai got me up at 4 am.   Then ran off the bed out the door toward kitchen.  He did that again when I didn't just hurry up.    Third time he put his icy cold nose right on my nose purring like crazy.   ARRRGH!   Ok I'm up!  And he hopped off the bed, all 4 paws spread, landed running right under my chair and to the kitchen,  seems he was hungry.  Ya Think?   ;o)

[McGrandpa]

I have been feeding Mogwai Purina Cat Chow for Seniors for a couple years now.  He likes it ok.   If his bowl is empty,  he fusses at me till I put more in it.  Heh!   Must be pretty good.   Tattoo is the only cat I had for 13+ years.  Was hoping for 20, but we can't  predict nature.  Mogwai turns 12 in two weeks.   So, the vet says that's pretty old, he is in his 60's in people years.  He still plays and acts all corny when he is excited, sometimes just takes off running full speed all over the house.   Then, comes and stops right along side me, then literally flops over against me and sleeps.  MY Buddy!  :D