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Date of birth:
June 20, 2005.
Name: Joe Bob
Nicknames: Joey, Bobby.
Likes: Snackin' Time.
Being petted. Exploring his new home.
Dislikes: Any other cats getting too close to him.
In early 2007, we had
two foster cats, named MoonMan and MoonDance. They were with us
for a break from the pet store, where they’d been sitting in a
cage for ages.
They were with us for
quite a while, but MoonDance was a bit of a hellbeast, and wore
out her welcome. She went to the pet store and MoonMan (who had
become Joe Bob to us) was soon to follow, but he developed a urinary
tract infection, so we kept him for a few more weeks. Once he
was healed, he went to the pet store as well. He sat in a cage
for a lonnnnng time, and was finally adopted after a couple of
months. The people who adopted him ended up returning him (I don’t
know the reason why), and he went back to the shelter.
And then he stayed
there.
His hellbeast of a
sister got adopted (she was actually very sweet but had a really
scary scream on her when she was annoyed), and every so often
we’d talk about Joe Bob and what a good kitty he was. At the end
of January 2008, after Spot was put to
sleep, we started talking about the idea of adopting a new kitty.
NOT because we were replacing Spot, but because the best way to
honor his memory was to rescue another cat.
We discussed foster
kittens, we talked about just waiting, and then Fred said “Joe
Bob! Let’s adopt Joe Bob!” I agreed, but said I wanted to wait
a couple of weeks, because I wanted things to CALM DOWN around
here. But Fred is like a two year-old when he gets an idea in
his head, so he went to the shelter and adopted Joe Bob.
The shelter manager
was VERY excited that we were adopting him, because she knows
what a good boy he is. We brought him home, and he’s been acclimating
to his new home. He’s a little freaked out, so we’re taking it
slow. He likes being petted, but he’s a little leery of the other
cats. Given that he and Tommy and Sugarbutt were good friends
before he left for the pet store last year, I hope he makes friends
with them again. It’ll take time, but we’ve got all the time in
the world.
See
more pictures of Joe Bob over at Flickr
(after we adopted him) and here
(when he was our foster).
Main
cat page.
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