Originally posted by Chinadoll
Awwww! Cute pic! Cataholic- I'm sure you've said it before, but i must have missed it. How did you come to have all tux kitties?
Wow, how did I miss your question? What a purrfect opportunity to gush about my cats!

Well, Tex was soooo accidental. In 1991, I went to Neady Cats (a no kill shelter in Massachusetts), and wanted a non-kitten. There he was seven months old, and ready to come home with me. I took one look at his face, and his perfect markings, and I was done. His 'real' first name was Tux...but I wanted to rename him, but not confuse him..so it became Tex (and you all thought the state thing was planned).

Then, fast forward to Ohio...I moved in Feb 1995, and happened to tell the vet I wanted a friend for Tex, since I was going back to school- I thought he would need some company. I mentioned a b/w..and sure enough, days later, one was dropped off to the vet. That was Georgia (and yes, the state thing was started).

Fast forward 7 months, maybe 1996, maybe, then came Tennessee...dropped off at my mom's school. I had told her "no more cats"...and she called, and I remained firm, up until she said, "and he is b and w".

Then, fast forward four years (2002)...I was stupid enough to tell my girlfriend, who rescued a pregnant stray, "I will take a b/w kitten if she has any"..this was a solid white mother. Guess what? She had 4 kittens- one black, one white, and TWO tuxedos. That is Alabama and Dakota.

Then, just this July, same friend told me she (actually her boyfriend), found the perfect addition to my herd...a cross between Dakky and Tenny...and that is Minnesota- the semi feral one.

So, at some point, it became a purposeful acquisition, but not entirely intentional...if that makes any sense...I did have to laugh when the first stray to show up at my house in two years was a Tuxedo...I thought I had become a dumping ground for dominoes.

Thanks for giving me the perfect opportunity to tell all about the herd!!!!!