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December 26, 2004

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Black Jack, the Cat of the Day
Name: Black Jack
Age: One year old
Gender: Male
Kind: Domestic Short Hair
Home: Oregon, USA
 
   This is Black Jack. He is a wonderful cat. We got him and his "brother" (not a littermate) when he was about six weeks old. He was much smaller than his brother and we thought he would always be small. A year later he outweighs his brother and is a big, fat cat.

    Black Jack loves his family that includes me and my husband, and Black Jack's cat and dog brothers. But he is very afraid of anyone else. If he gets caught in the house when we have visitors, he hides under the bed. He will keep checking to see if the offending visitors have left or not. If they are still here, he gives them the evil eye and runs back under the bed.

    Also he is very sensitive to changes in his environment. We are remodeling the utility room where Black Jack sleeps at night. All the activity has him very upset. He has to be coaxed into the room with a bowl of canned food, then we have to hurry and shut the door before he runs out. After he figures out his food and bed are still there, then he is okay.

    The picture was taken last Christmas. Black Jack loved to hide in the Christmas tree and peek out at us. I think he felt very safe in there. We love our neurotic Black Jack, and would not trade him for anything!

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