I am finally getting around to sharing a picture (hope it comes up!) of my young ginger tabby, Meeshe. I at first thought he was to be a blonde tabby, but his coat is darkening. He was wandering about in town on Xmas Eve morning, and with a zillion errands to run I STILL couldn't stop thinking about how friendly his approach seemed; he immediately rubbed up against me as I knelt down to pet him, then tried to jump onto my lap. So on Xmas day I took my cat carrier and went back into town looking for him - no luck. In the evening I went again looking, and was successful.

Before I could take him to the vet, he stayed out on the porch (I have an elderly female cat inside) and I spotted him up on the roof several times! Quite communicative; he would jump up and hang by his front claws on the door so he could look in the door window and meow, as if to plead: "Why can't I come inside with you??". He is quite a character, and has the sweetest disposition. He has one dark whisker which looks strange because it doesn't match his coloring. I keep waiting to see when it will shed so I can save it. (I save the claws and whiskers that my Lily cat sheds, if I happen to find them. How eccentric is that??). The tip of his tail is white, not ginger. Seems to me the tips of most orange or ginger cats tails are dark, yes?

Sadly, he is FeLV+ and when the vet's office called to inform me they wanted to know if I still wished to go ahead and neuter him, or . . . Well, my response was: "Of course proceed with neuter" as he deserves to enjoy whatever life has to offer. It may not be a long one, but I will do whatever it takes to make it a comfortable one. He is thus far asymtomatic and enjoying himself immensely!




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Regards ~ AvaJoy
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[This message has been edited by AvaJoy (edited June 27, 2001).]