I grew up enjoying both cats and dogs in the family, but I think I am just slightly more of a cat person. About two years ago we adopted "Jack" (AKA Mr. Kitty) from a shelter in Jackson, WY.
He was a very curious cat, who took great satisfaction finding creative places in which to nap!
He came during a transitional, rebuilding time in the life of myself and our family to serve as a "Recovery Kitty".
About a year later someone decided that "one" was not enough, so a tiny siamese named "Bosco" (AKA "Roscoe") joined our family.
At first Mr. Kitty had a difficult time sharing "his space".
After a few heart to heart "conversations" with each other, both cats came to a "space sharing agreement" ...
...and eventually became good friends.
We are glad to have Roscoe and Clover (the flying dog) to make life interesting. Roscoe is a friendly, smaller-sized cat, who is a bit more aloof than Mr. Kitty. He often joins the boys and me in our regular treehouse "campouts" (about 25 feet up!), but he is up right at sunrise to head out on his daily "mousing safari" in the alfalfa fields behind our back fence.
He is adjusting to life with Clover - who started out smaller than him, but has since grown to be larger. He enjoys associating with "the dog" when he is in a mellow mood, but avoids her when she is in a "wilder" mood.
About a month and a half ago Mr. Kitty left us. He would often go on excursions for a day or two at a time, but the days turned into weeks, and we haven't seen him since. I suspect that his friendly curiousity caused him to expend all of his nine lives, or perhaps he had other "work" to do elsewhere.
He will be missed.
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