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December 15, 2004

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Katie, the Cat of the Day
Name: Katie
Age: Eleven years old
Gender: Female
Kind: Cat
Home: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
 
   My name is Katie and my family consists of mom and Neil. Then I have two siamese cats (HP-11 & Menew-13), t-boo (Shih Tzu-8), two birds (Angel, albino budgie-3), and Congo (African grey parrot-1). We are one big happy family. Well... Sometimes I squabble with Menew.

    We are all inside pets, and we have a big back yard that is nestled up against the woods. I love to go there and explore. In the afternoons I love to sit in the birdbath and watch the rabbits and wild birds come into the yard and eat. I use to chase them, but now I don't. Mom didn't like it when I did that. Now I just watch from a distance. I must tell you, it's a hard habit to break.

    My early life was kinda sad. When I was eight to nine weeks old I got lost from my litter. I had to look for food on my own. It was scary at night being alone, nothing to cuddle.

    I was wandering around when suddenly this storm hit. I ran up this big tree and tried to hide. I got so wet and it was scary I started to cry. Ms. jean rescued me. She fed me and I played with her little dog. I lived outside, but this was okay, life on the streets wasn't that good.

    About a month later Ms. Jean picked me up, we rode in her car, first time ever. Boo the dog went with her all the time. I was feeling lucky. Not cat in the hat, but cat in the car. We stopped... She put me out and left without me. I ran into the woods to hide because cars passed by so fast... What was going on? What was I to do? I was scared. I stayed close by, hoping she would come back.

    Two days later I heard voices, there she was to get me. She had the lady from across the street with her. I knew who she was because when visiting, she played with me. When Ms. Jean called my name I came running, the neighbor picked me up and off we went. I was so happy. Now I would go home... Safe again.

    On the way home I heard the neighbor say to Ms. Jean, "I can't believe you would just drop this poor kitten off and leave her". After that I started living with mom, neil and the others across the street. I didn't even go to visit. I am one lucky cat - 6 out of 9 lives.

   Mom says:
    Katie is a great pet. She is friendly, playful, loyal and obedient. She waits her turn and shares willingly. She is loveable and loves to be loved. She has added a lot of joy to our family.

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