Dan's Pussy

Continuing on with my cat theme from yesterday............pictured above is my friend Dan's pussy...cat.  I would tell you the cat's name but I've forgotten.  Short term memory loss is one of the inevitable afflictions of a 69 year old.  I'm getting there.


Since I don't remember this cat's name, I will refer to him as "Dan's Pussy" (which I'm sure Dan will appreciate when he reads this blog.)  Hey, I tried calling him this morning to ask him the name of his cat but no answer. Dan's a busy guy traveling between his three properties; one in Landenberg, PA, another in Rehoboth Beach, DE and a third in Sarasota, FL.  Dan's Pussy travels with him to his home in Landenberg and Rehoboth Beach.  When Dan travels to his home in Florida, I guess he goes pussyless.


The first time I met Dan's Pussy was in October of 2009.  I was immediately struck by how big Dan's Pussy was.  I do like me a big, fat orange.................WAIT A MINUTE!  Dan just called on the phone.  


I'm back!  The name of Dan's cat is..................MAX!

So from here on out I will refer to Dan's Pussy as Max.


As I was saying before I like a big, fat, orange pussy cat.  I asked Dan where he got Max.  Dan told me that Max was abandoned in the parking lot of an apartment complex near Wilmington Delaware along with another cat.  Both of the cats belonged to an old lady who died.  When her relatives came to clean out her apartment, they put her cats out in the parking lot of the apartment complex to fend for themselves.    

This is the kind of mindless, thoughtless, selfish treatment of animals that I hate to hear about.  Sometimes I can hardly stand to have knowledge of this kind of heartless cruelty towards animals.  


Dan and his partner Dave rescued Max but were not able to find the other cat.  The poor animals, just try to imagine what they were going through.  Used to a life of comfort and security in an apartment of an old lady who apparently loved them, now to be tossed out into the unknown.  These kinds of stories just break my heart.  I try not to think about them.  

I asked Dan if Max ever goes out.  Dan said "Never!"  I suspect Max used up all of his remaining nine lives the time he was fending for himself in that parking lot.  


Well, he has a good home now.  Dan is a sweet guy and will take good care of him.  And I can see where Max is providing love and comfort for Dan too. 

Someday....someday I'm going to get a kitty cat for myself.  Just you wait and see.

I Want a Cat

Tonight I met a cat that I fell in love with. Unfortunately he belongs to another.




His name is Matt. He is a six year old big, fat, lazy, orange, male tabby cat.



Matt belongs to my friend Dan. Or more accurately, I should say that Dan belongs to Matt.



I knew it was love at first sight when I saw Matt curled up on a comfy cushion when I entered my friend Dan's house tonight. Matt paid me not attention but I couldn't take my eyes off of him.



Boldly, I strode over to Matt and gave him one very loving stroke from his head to his tail.



Matt raised his head slightly issued a sound like "huh?"



Once he saw that I wasn't Dan, he curled back into his fetal position.



Dan, Bob and I gathered around the couch to hash out the issues of the day, Matt moved from the cushion to Dan's lap, paying me no heed at all even though my eyes were boring a hole through him.



Later, Matt moved to the back of the couch where we were sitting. I said some endearing words to him, hoping to win over his heart. And this is what I received in return. He gave me a look that said "please go away."



Matt, I will go away now but I know that someday, someday I will have a kitty cat just like you Matt.



Sweet dreams my feline friend.