Birthday: April 2nd 2000 Coloration: Brown Tabby Likes: Get his big nose rubbed Pet-Peeves: To many Turkish Poof cuddles Favorite Toy: A furry mouse toy Favorite Nap Spot: Snuggling by the radiator Favorite Food: Tuna Skills: He's gay, if that's a special skill? Dwells:
indoors Arrival Story: We were living in Phoenix, Arizona at the time. It was the middle of the summer (and if you have been to the desert you will understand just how hot that is) and he was one of many kittens born to our apartment complex. They hid in the engines of cars during the day and many were killed because of this. My husband Dave and I joined two other neighbours in trying to round up the kittens and find good homes for them or get them neutered and released again (all the Rescues and the Pound were full). We had a few failed attempts and then one hot day I was sitting at the edge of a bush with tuna trying to lure out any of the cats there. I wasn’t even looking and then I felt a weight on my knee and I stroked Apollo. He was the only tabby kitten and we had noticed him scoping out our home before. I very carefully stood up and handed him to my husband, who ran away to the apartment with him and an angry mother cat at his heels! We figure Mr. Apollo Jello Nipples never forgave Dave and to this day steers clear of him. Though in recent years he has let Dave rub his nose. We caught and rehomed another of those kittens before our apartment complex poisoned them all. Mr. Nipples was from good stock as his father was a huge black cat we called Shaft. Bio: He was a totally feral cat from the get go. He took a liking to our Alaskan Malamute X Cora and would snuggle with her but didn’t trust us humans for years. He had a physical relationship with our rabbit Albie and mourned horribly when we had to give him away because of our move to Scotland (we were told that rabbits rarely survived quarantine). A few weeks before the big move I found Turkish Poof and Mr. Nipples became his daddy. Which was a relief because he was so distraught over Albie. So Cora, our Quaker Parrot F'lar, Mr. Nipples & Turkish Poof flew to Scotland and were put into 6 months of quarantine. Apollo was about 2 years old and Turkish Poof was then only 4 months old. Usually they wouldn't have excepted such a young kitten but since he was to be housed with his daddy, they excepted him. We visited the animals every weekend. It actually made all three more affectionate. Our bird was quarantined at home so had no big trauma. We lived with my MIL for five years and Mr. Nipples had up to 7 other cats to know and love in that time. He got along with everyone but was especially fond of Skeezy Tot and Bumcat. When I was pregnant with Jason he and Bumcat would watch over me and be my nurses. Turkish Poof and he had a falling out for years but the relationship seems repaired now. We put it down to teenage angst on Turkish Poof’s side. After quarantine he became more friendly with me and now that he is living with my MIL he has become quite the bed snuggler. He got his name from a friend of our's son. I named him Apollo and Nick named him Mr. Nipples. Lives Remaining: 8 of 9 Forums Motto: I am gay! The Groups I'm In: FANCYPANTS CAFE, A Catster Winter Carnival, European Shorthair Club I've Been On Catster Since:
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