History of the Cats, Part 1

I had actually been thinking about Megan's allergies and the sources of them, when I got off track a bit. I started thinking about all the animals she grew up with, particularly cats.

The history begins before she was born with Sam. Sam came from Okinawa, his sister Cindy stayed behind with another family. Sam was around briefly after Megan was born but died from a very serious urinary tract problem that some cats develop. He even had the surgery to try and correct it.

Next came VK, he was a Siamese cat with crossed-eyes and crooked tail. He was a very loving, gentle, laid back cat. He was technically D1 cat's as the name implied "V's" Kitten. We got VK when D1 was about 2 years old.

Then came Muffy, another Siamese cat that took on the personality of D2. Muffy came into the fold when D2 was around 2.

The third cat was Higgins aka Bubba. Bubba was a seal point Himalayan. He was brought into the fold when my mom passed away - we got him from a breeder in the Northern Virginia area while we were there for my mom's funeral. He was to be Megan's and a replacement for Sam. Megan was about 2. He had a wonderful personality, loved to reach up and pat you on the butt to get your attention.

A fourth cat, another Himalayan, this time a flame-point came from a breeder in Texas. By the time the little guy made it to me he had some health issues (very similar to the ones that were overlooked by the breeder we got Cody from). He was definitely the runt of the litter but was still a comfort during a rough period of time in our lives. His name was Kaboodles but we called him Kabby - he was "supposed" to be my cat but he loved us all. If I would have known then what I know now about caring for the sinus's of smoosh-nosed cats, the little guy might still be alive today.

We also had a variety of strays - one that lived outside was named Bob for his bobbed tail. I referred to him as the dog's cat. They would play and hang out together. The dog is another story. The worst memory I have of Bob is him getting into the house and getting my little parakeet - from the cage no less!

Other than Kaboodles & Sam, I have no idea what happened to any of the cats. I heard Higgins got loose and ran away. I doubt D2 took Muffy with her. VK would have been 14 the last time I saw him.

Sigh, guess I shouldn't have drudged this up.