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February 28, 2002

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Marla, the Cats of the Day
Name: Marla
Age: Eight years old
Gender: Female
Kind: American Long Hair
Home: Massachusetts, USA
 
   Marla was adopted from a local shelter, and she became sister to my two other cats. She was so shy it took over a year to be able to pet her. She keeps me company when I am using the computer. (She is helping me now as I write this!) She has the most loving personality and I cannot remember how it was before she became part of the household! When I first adopted Marla, the shelter said she had been living in a shack behind a large apartment building. She was so shy it took almost a year to be able to pet her, but suddenly one day, she nudged my hand to pet her, as if she knew that she was here to stay. She has become very affectionate and loves to give little nose kisses.

    Though she is around eight years old now, she has a lot of kittenish traits. She might be laying still on the rug, when suddenly she catches sight of something behind her, she tries to grab this intruder, and will chase it round and round, running in wild little circles. While I know it is her tail she has conquered after a few minutes, she will lay down again, satisfied that she has subdued this strange invader. She loves to sit on the keyboard when I use the computer, and as soon as she hears the sound that the computer has been turned on, she literally flies from whatever room she is in to "help me type!" She is a great sister to my other two cats!
 

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