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Coloration: White
Likes: mealtimes, playing with toys, sticking her head between the blinds at night and looking out the window, using the scratching post or just lounging on top of it
Pet-Peeves: Toffy, the Swiffer, the vacuum cleaner, having her teeth brushed
Favorite Toy: Pipecleaner toys
Favorite Nap Spot: She has many! Here are just a few: under the bed, on the big chair, under the coffee table, high up on top of the bookshelf in the living room, in the laundry basket on top of an old housecoat
Favorite Food: Vanessa usually gets a mixture of kibbles and eats a bit of canned food several times a week too.
Skills: Scattering kitty litter, hissing, purring loudly, using the scratching post and scratching boards
Dwells:
indoors
Arrival Story: I adopted Vanessa in June 2006 from a no-kill cat shelter in Richmond where she had been dropped off along with her 8-week old kittens a few days earlier. Vanessa's previous home was in Surrey where she lived in a trailer with her family (which included several little kids and a dog). When I first saw Vanessa (or Creamcheese as she was called at the time) I was surprised at how small and thin she was and how little fur she seemed to have. Giving birth twice in a six-month period had obviously taken a toll on her. I am grateful that her previous family decided to bring her to the shelter the same week I had decided to adopt another cat, because otherwise who knows what might have happened next. Vanessa was spayed the day after I met her and came to live with Toffy and me the following day.
Bio: Vanessa is a beautiful white cat with green eyes and pale pink ears and nose. She has become much furrier than I ever expected; the fur on her head and around her face is especially soft to the touch... and you should see how fluffy her tail is. She is rather skittish, which means she's playful and energetic (I love watching her bounce off the scratching post) but does not like being held, brushed or petted much... and she doesn't hesitate to let me know it. That said, there are times when she lets me cradle her in my arms like a baby for the longest time all the while purring contentedly. I realize that Vanessa may have had to endure abuse from the little kids in her previous home, not to mention the mean streets when she managed to get outside. She has adjusted very well here and I am happy that she is part of the family.
Lives Remaining: 7 of 9
Forums Motto: Furry Girl
The Groups I'm In: ﮎх٦♀♣, A Catster Winter Carnival, Catster Kimis, Catster Marketplace, Muppet's Bucket (HQ-approved fundraiser), New Site Homepage! Sweet!, Pawsome Pages, Pure White Kitty Club, Samoa's Detective Agency, SIBLING RIVALRY *feline*, The Delta 5, The Great Catster Roadtrip, The Hazel Lucy Appreciation Society, The Kitties' Club, Voki Madness!
Wishful thinking: I bet Mom wishes Toffy and I got along like these two. Well, kits, it ain't happening!
Isadora and Skippy tagged me in the ice cream game. I'm supposed to say what flavour of ice cream I most resemble. I bet you're thinking that's easy… vanilla, right? Well, not quite. I'm more complex than just plain old vanilla. I'm more like vanilla bean with white chocolate chunks, crystallized ginger and marshmallow coconut cream swirl. Aren't I sweet? *giggles*
Not only am I sweet, I'm smart too! Last night for dinner I got to eat one of my favourite flavours of Wellness canned cat food: turkey! Mom said she bought it especially for me. Unfortunately, she had to give some to Toffy too, along with the usual turkey and chicken formula Evo. I ate as much as I could of what was in my food bowl before letting Toffy finish the rest. Meanwhile, there was still plenty of food left in Toffy's food bowl.
A short while later, when Toffy was napping in the living room, I went to the kitchen where Mom was preparing a snack for herself. I sniffed at Toffy's food bowl and hesitated, then next thing you know I was eating his food. I could hear Mom quietly but proudly telling me that I was a smart girl. *smiles*
Was I ever hungry! I ate almost all of Toffy's food! And it was canned food, not kibbles! When he finally came sauntering into the kitchen several minutes later, there was hardly anything left for him to finish. Ha ha ha!!!
Okay, I'm tagging the following kitties in the ice cream tag game:
My pink flower contest has been going on for over a month now and I'm sorry to say that no kitty has guessed correctly where the pink flower was hiding. I haven't received any new guesses for several days now, so I think it's time to reveal the answer.
If you recall, the pink flower was originally attached to my Colorado Catnip Quilt with a pretty green ribbon, but one day Mom came home to find that the pink flower was missing. She looked all over for it (well, except for the place it was hiding) and could not find it anywhere. In fact, more than a week went by before Mom found the pink flower right here. As you can see from the picture, the pink flower was hiding under the coffee table! Notice the marks on the carpet? That's how far Mom had to move the coffee table in order to see the flower. A mystery remains, though. How did the pink flower end up there in the first place? Hey, don't look at me!
Purrs,
Vanessa
P.S. Something else is puzzling me... what happened to the pink flower that was in the Catster Gift Shop?
I had a v-e-t appointment on Wednesday and you know what the v-e-t said about me, kits? She said that I'm purrfect. Well, except for my teeth. I'm going to get them cleaned on Tuesday. That means I get to go for another stroller ride! What fun! I just hope I don't end up looking like Toffy. He went for his teeth cleaning on Friday and they shaved part of his head and now he has a huge cut with 8 ugly black stitches at the back of his head. He came home looking pretty awful with crusty stuff around his eyes, his third eyelid showing and his tongue sticking out of his mouth. Eek!! And not only that, he has to wear a silly E-collar and take medicine! Nope, Toffy was not a happy camper! He must have had more done than just a teeth cleaning. I'm purrfect, except for my teeth, so I'm pawsitive that I'm safe from whatever treatment Toffy had to undergo.
Well, I bet you're all curious to know where the pink flower was hiding, aren't you? Sorry, but I can't tell you until some kitty guesses it correctly. It's not that difficult if you think about it, kits. You have to give me the exact answer in order to win one of the furbulous purrizes mentioned in my diary entry about the contest. I would love to give you some clues, but that wouldn't be fair to the kitties who already used up their 3 guesses. So, if you haven't read about my contest yet, check out my May 17th diary entry for more details!
Purrs,
Vanessa
P.S. Come on, kits! Hurry up and play! I have another contest in mind already but first some kitty has to win this one!
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