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| Name: |
Kiyone
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Age: |
Nine years old
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| Gender: |
Female
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Kind: |
Tabby
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| Home: |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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My
family took me to the animal shelter expecting I would pick out a dog. We
came home with a cat that thinks she is a dog. Kiyone used to be known by the
name Foxy at the shelter, and was adopted out once before. Shelter workers
told us that an old lady took her home, then brought her back saying she was
"too lovable". As much as I wonder what was wrong with this woman, I still
consider it a blessing she returned Kiyone, so I could adopt her instead.
Kiyone truly is too lovable, but my family and I have learned to live with
this "pet" peeve of hers. It is very difficult to cope with a lovable cat.
Especially at three in the morning when she wants to cuddle.
Her name is Japanese and means "sound of purity." Of course, I gave her this
name before she learned how to "talk." The sound of her meow is pure. It's
also loud and surprisingly masculine. Kiyone is quite tough herself, capable
of punching me out of a dead sleep or opening a jammed door with just her
head. But she is also obscenely cute, and frighteningly smart. Once, she
would not let me hug her until I said please to her. She loves all people,
and has no fear of visitors in our house, but hates other animals. She is my
muse, and my baby. She is also my alarm clock. Kiyone is a cat with many
talents. Of course, I am biased.
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