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February 9, 2004

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Emily Louise, the Cat of the Day
Name: Emily Louise
Age: Two years old
Gender: Female
Kind: Maine Coon Mix
Home: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
 
   The "Divine Miss Eminem" is a gorgeous two-year-old Maine Coon Mix living in Las Vegas. She was one of my daughter's cats (rescued from the animal shelter after she reached her paw out of the cage and tapped her on the shoulder). She's very special to us because she kept our dying 15 1/2 year old cat company in her last days. My husband and I "borrowed" Em to keep our Mandy company, which she did quite nicely. We were so upset with Mandy's passing that Emily stayed on "for a bit" to comfort us. (She truly was a tremendous help.)

    The next thing we knew, it was several weeks later, and our daughter was at our house with "Adoption Papers", which were all done up in Legalese on nice paper with spaces for the required signatures! Needless to say we signed without hesitation, and "Emily Louise" became "officially ours," although our daughter maintains maternal and visiting rights - and exercises them faithfully! She tells us that she knew Emily would never be coming back to live with her after she saw how happy this wonderful kitty made us - Emily has that gift.

    So now precious Em has my husband (her "grampie") wrapped around her little paws. And you can bet that she knows it too! She waits for him to get home from working the swing shift because he always greets her with a nice back scratch - one of her favorite things. Emily has also proven to be quite the actress. We have watched her fake a leg injury which responded nicely to the sound of the can opener, and one time even total paralysis of her back paws only to be miraculously cured by the sound of the patio door being opened. We were thinking of getting her an agent! Per Emily's request, I have attached her most favorite glamour shot.

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