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Coloration: Black
Likes: eating the yummy kitty food left on the back porch
Pet-Peeves: mean humans
Favorite Food: Blue Buffalo Indoor Sensitive Skin
Skills: surviving outside
Dwells:
outdoors
Arrival Story: I live in the neighborhood around the house of the human who put this page up. One day, a friend cat of mine, a handsome tom, told me that these humans in the green house feed cats on their back porch, and I went over with him to see if it really was true. It was, and I was so happy to have a steady food supply! The she who put the food out named me Shadow, because I am so skittish. At first I was afraid that she would chase me away, and then her he came out and I thought he was going to chase me away because he came after me in his big boots, but he spoke in a soft voice telling me it was alright. He was just going downstairs with towels, so I watched him and then went back to eating. Now (late April 2007), after about two months of hanging around, I'm not so skittish and wait on the steps for my food to be put outside. I even let the she touch me a couple times, and I meow at all the humans.
Lives Remaining: 6 of 9
Forums Motto: Green eyes watching... Catster Local Spots I've Marked: Feral Cat Coalition Of Oregon The Groups I'm In: ♥All Fur Fun♥, Black Cats Crossing our Paths, FOR THE LOVE OF LAUREL, Fabulous Ferals, Febreze® Pet Odor Eliminator™, Feral Cat Caregivers, FOSTER FAMILIES FOREVER, Portland Fur Kids, Portland, WE LOVE CONTESTS
The Last Forum I Posted In: Snowy & Martin's wedding - Saturday 30 June 2pm EST!
Yesterday I had a great idea! The other people who feed me and take care of me haven't been around as much, so when I went over to the green house for my usual meal I stared at the lady for a while without eating. She figured I wanted some water, so she came out with the mug to fill the bowl. Nope, that's not what I wanted, but I head-butted the mug to tell her that I appreciated the thought. She asked me what I wanted, and I rubbed up against the porch step then stared right at her. Finally, she got the idea!
I let her put her hand up to me, and then sniffed it and arched my back a little. She put her hand on my soft fur and petted me ever so gently. We were both shy about me being petted, but she was gentle and I turned around and around to be petted on both sides and my back. I even let her pet all the way from the back of my ears to the tip of my tail!
Then, finally, after about 5 minutes of me allowing her to pet, she said she had to go back inside. I didn't want her to stop petting me, so I followed her up the porch. She pet me one last time, and then went back inside. I stared at the door, wanting her to come back out again.
Later on, when I went back for my next meal, the man was there watching me from the door. I looked at him, then looked around for the lady. He said she had gone someplace else, but she'd be back later. Maybe today she'll be there and pet me some more?
The people in the green house haven't seen me for over a week. I may be coming when they're not looking, but they usually see me out and about. SpongeBob's been around, but not me.
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