Urgent- Need Name !!!!- A sad Tripod story.

**GreyhoundGirl** · 08-03-2006, 12:14 PM

I went to see Tripod yesterday, he's gray and black. He is SOOOOOOOO sad.

He tries to srcatch himself with his stump. ( he has a hip, but no leg ) All you see is the stump moving and the ear waiting to be scratched, but the foot not being there to scratch.... It was the saddest thing I have ever seen a cat do.

People are now calling him Stumpy. ( my grama REALLY likes that...

) Now she is trying to insist people call him Puss.

**smokey the elder** · 08-03-2006, 12:22 PM

Smokey the Elder would do the same thing, try to scratch with her stump. That was my cue to give her ear a good scritch!

**catnapper** · 08-03-2006, 12:55 PM

Flutter also scratches herself with ehr little leg. It just flutters in the air. I personally love that little look and I walk over and scratch the itch for her

**GreyhoundGirl** · 08-03-2006, 02:40 PM

Yea, I had to scratch him, too. I couldn't resist ! It was just sooooo sad, the stump is about a inch and a half long, so it didn't even come close to reaching.

Some things about Stumpy:

Stumpy runs quite fast. Tends to lean on things, though. Doesn't like Cat Grass. Loves string, hair, ( especially mine

) Camera wrist-straps and anything that moves.

AND... ( most disgustingly ) Enjoys CHEWING on his stump !!! That is just disgusting, how can you stop this behavior?

Doesn't like Jenny ( He gave her a look of immence dislike, which she DIDN'T return ) ( surprisingly

)

**moosmom** · 10-30-2006, 04:50 PM

GreyhoundGirl,

How about Nikon?? Believe it or not, animals don't realize they have "limitations". MooShoo who is blind in his right eye and has partial vision in his left has no clue he's not a normal seeing cat.

Bless your Grandma for taking in such a wonderful little boy. I hope they have many long years together.