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| Name: |
Lucky
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Age: |
Four years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Domestic shorthair
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| Home: |
Houston, Texas, USA |
Lucky
as we call him was a neighborhood stray cat, who at first was so
suspicious of humans when we observed him in February of 2003, that he
would not look at us. We observed him stalking birds at our feeder, and
unfortunately, he has caught a couple of unsuspecting birds prior to him
being relegated to an indoor cat. We named him Lucky, since we felt that
he was very lucky to have a home, after apparently being abandoned and
possibly hurt by someone. In fact, when we took him to get checked out
and neutered, the vet discovered that he had a seriously infected left
front toe, which had to be removed to avoid further complications. This
loss of one toe has not slowed this cat down at all - he love to chase
cat toys and can out-run our lab and all the other cats with no problem,
and he climbs the cat tree as if he were a squirrel. As mentioned, he
was so shy when we first encountered him that it took many weeks before
he would accept food while we were present in our! back yard. Eventually
Lucky began to trust us enough to take food a few feet away as we sat on
the patio; now he is spoiled by having a loving home, that he is jealous
if we pay attention to our other cats or dog. For a cat who was so shy
at one time, he now cannot get enough attention!
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