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Note: At the
end of May, 2003, Stimpy didn't come home. He'd been jumping over
the fence in our back yard for several months and would spend
a few hours exploring the neighborhood, but always came home.
And then one day, he just didn't. He was wearing a collar but
we never received any calls. We put up flyers and called area
shelters, but we were never able to find him. We still hope he'll
come home one day.
Stimpy is the second-youngest of our cats.
We adopted him from the animal shelter in the Fall of 1997. We
almost adopted his sister, but someone else had his heart set
on her, so we ended up with Stimpy. He's a long-haired black cat,
and when he walks across the room his tail swishes prissily back
and forth. He's the only one of the four who is obviously of the
opinion that we are on this Earth to be his servants. If you're
a "Friends" fan, you're familiar with the Joey Tribbiani
"smelling a fart" acting method. Stimpy has perfected
that look. He's the only one of the boy kitties who will let you
pick him up and hug him. When Fred leaves a half-full glass of
iced tea out, Stimpy likes to dip his paw in the glass, shake
off the excess tea, and lick the remains from his paw. He's the
most aggressive of the cats, too. Sometimes the other cats do
really annoying things like breathe or sleep, and Stimpy is just
overwhelmed with the need to kick their asses. When he rolls over
onto his back so we can rub his belly, we refer to it as "being
fancy." Lets me play with his toes, but looks disgusted the
whole time.
In Spring of 2003 we had to have him shaved,
because he got wet and his long, fancy fur got matted up, and
it was impossible to brush the mats out. There's a picture below.
Likes: playing with rattly toy mice, looking
for toy mice under the couch and stove, flopping down and rolling
over to allow us to rub his belly
Dislikes: when other kitties look at him funny,
when his "bloomers" need to be trimmed
Nicknames: Mr. Fancypants, Swish, the Mad Shitter.
In the box, of course. What cat doesn't like
to hang out in a box?
Lookin' fancy.
Before, with the long, ratty coat...
...and after, without. Shaved, but still the
fanciest thing around.
View Fancypants' Catster page
here.
Main cat
page.
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