I got a call this afternoon from a total stranger who saw Minette's photo in Cat Fancy. At first I was like "OMG, someone actually wants me to do a portrait!!!" (Oh wouldn't that be awesome?) then she told me that Minette was HER cat that she lost in 2003. She wanted to know where Minette was so she could come claim her lost cat! My heart was racing because I knew I could NOT tear her away from her new family -- I know they love that girl to death.

So I calmly asked her to described HER Minette. I almost jumped for joy when she said her Minette was front pawed declawed. MY Minette had all her claws (and my guys can testify to that *especially Pouncer* since they all got the tar beaten out of them whenever they dared visit her)

Now I'm terrified some other nutcase will be calling with the same story (that I have/had their lost cat). Minette definately is where she belongs. I'll play stupid if someone else comes along and says she's their lost cat. I'll say she disappeared from the house one day (she did -- into my car as I delivered her to a lovely farm half an hour away)

Thank goodness I have a million photos of her to disproove she's anyone else's cat. I have all sides of her showing all her markings.