Blotchy (1994 - 2011)
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james_davis_nicollHe appears have died very suddenly, waiting next to one of the prime mousing locations.
He and his sister turned up on my doorstep in June 1994, very young and cautious about the human; Blotchy being Blotchy, he let his sister explore me first but became friendly as soon as I produced kibble. His sister didn't live long - my neighborhood is very dangerous for ferals) but Blotchy managed to evade the cars. In February 1995, I decided to bring him indoors, where he adapted to the role of store cat almost instantly.
His sister and what happened with younger litters is why I rounded up all the ferals and adopted them out; the death rate among kittens was almost 100%.
He survived the long-term effects of being hit by a car as a kitten (which eventually cost him all his teeth) and the onset of diabetes in 2005 and remained the boss cat, at least in his own mind, right up until the end.
He and his sister turned up on my doorstep in June 1994, very young and cautious about the human; Blotchy being Blotchy, he let his sister explore me first but became friendly as soon as I produced kibble. His sister didn't live long - my neighborhood is very dangerous for ferals) but Blotchy managed to evade the cars. In February 1995, I decided to bring him indoors, where he adapted to the role of store cat almost instantly.
His sister and what happened with younger litters is why I rounded up all the ferals and adopted them out; the death rate among kittens was almost 100%.
He survived the long-term effects of being hit by a car as a kitten (which eventually cost him all his teeth) and the onset of diabetes in 2005 and remained the boss cat, at least in his own mind, right up until the end.
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Date: 2011-05-01 09:32 pm (UTC)