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| Name: |
Cookie
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Age: |
Three years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Domestic shorthair
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| Home: |
Newnan, Georgia, USA
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About
three and a half years ago, a small, kinda rough-looking little Tuxedo
cat appeared in my neighborhood- my roommate and I named her Sophie. Sophie
was almost completely feral, wouldn't let people get near her, but she was
very appreciative of the food and fresh water we put out. And, in due
course, around late March 2008, Sophie produced a litter of two tiny kittens
- a larger black-and-white guy whom you see here, by the name of Cookie, and
a much tinier little girl-cat sister, all black except for two
white spots on
her chest, whom we named Mookie.
Cookie, even outside as a 'feral' kitten, was a sweetheart, you could tell.
His Mom would be showing him how to stalk something and he'd lose it in
mid-stalk, just get too carried away with being a kitten, and start rolling
around on the lawn, while Sophie glared at him. And when we caught him and
his little sister, they got nothing but sweeter. (Incidentally, Sophie and
all her other kittens, as well as most of her boyfriends, were all
eventually caught, fixed, vaccinated and found loving homes.)
Mookie has stayed a petite little girl-kitten, over the last three years-
but Cookie grew! Cookie is now a very handsome eighteen-pounder of a
tomcat, a big huge bundle of love- his mostly-symmetrical markings make him
very handsome, and the crowning touch is the tiny black spot on his white
nose and a tiny white firefly tip on his black tail. He's still a totally
friendly, affectionate guy, for being born "feral"- in fact he's purring in
my lap as I write this. We're very glad Cookie allowed himself to be
captured and 'domesticated'- and he survived the relocation to Georgia from
New Jersey without incident. He's still buds with all the rest of the
members of the Pride. One photo shows him sharing a window-seat with Birdie,
another, presumably-unrelated feral tuxedo-cat we caught. We hope he stays
with us for many, many years to come.
He and I have "cuddle time" every morning when I check Cat of the Day and
other sites- he curls in my lap and purrs and kneads and nuzzles- it's a
daily ritual. We've always thought he was especially handsome, and really
ought to be in commercials or something - he's smart enough to train, and
he's a beautiful boy, to be sure.
See more images of Cookie!
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