Finally got time to listen to the audio clip again. This time I took notes

Let me tell you a bit of the cat history in this house. Duffy came to us in November of 1998. He was bullied by Mouse, another orange/white male we had; but he was loved by Phineas, also orange/white. He was always a bit reserved, kept his own council, not a mean bone in his body.

In 2000 we adopted Henry, another Gemini, born on May 26, 2000. He was a wild thing – climbing trees, running around on the roof of the house. Full of life. A year later we got Reese – in the Fall of 2001. Reese and Henry fell seriously in love. He would wash her, cuddle her, and she adored him.

Henry got really sick in the late summer of 2002, and died on Labor Day. Reese had lost her best friend. So she latched onto Duffy.

I’m not sure Duffy was thrilled about it, but he does humor her – to a point. He will bathe her, and cuddle, but not for as long or as often as Henry would.

Then in June 2003, Mouse died. Mouse had been the Alpha cat. Now the others were looking at Duffy, and he wanted no part of that role. He is decidedly non-dominant. But he will let the others know when they are pestering him too much. He likes life peaceful and quiet.

Reese would love to go outdoors and eat grass. But the girls are indoor only – the 4 boys go in and out. Harness Reese – Joyce was correct on this – doubt she would tolerate this.

Charming and happy-go-lucky are words I would never use to describe Reese. She's a gorgeous cat, with the disposition of a snake

Duffy is sweet, non-confrontational, not a mean bone in his body. He's my cat.