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March 14, 2004

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Aretha, the Cat of the Day
Name: Aretha
Age: Two years old
Gender: Female
Kind: Domestic Shorthair
Home: Maryland, USA
 
   This is Aretha. She's a lovely marbled cat with speckled belly. She lives with me and her 'sister' Gladys in Maryland. Aretha is a rescue cat - she and her siblings were found at a couple of days old by a dumpster. When I adopted her, I also adopted Gladys - who isn't a blood sister to Aretha, but is close to the same age - and they came home together with me. At first, Aretha was the larger and more dominant of the two, but those roles reversed so that now Aretha is harassed by Gladys - that makes me feel a special bond with Aretha.

    Even though Gladys might compete for attention, Aretha knows how to get her loving: when I'm going up the stairs, Aretha beats me to the top and by the time I reach her, she has assumed this belly-scratching pose. The other time she has my undivided attention is when I turn the shower water off. When she hears it go off, she immediately appears, knowing that she will get her loving. She's a sweetie!

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