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"I will miss you so much, Big Brofur. You taught me everything I know about being a good kitty. I will see you at The Bridge and we will curl up together again..."
Coloration: Gray Tabby
Likes: It's a toss up between chasing bed mice, especially those in bed with Daddy, sleeping on mommy's lap, falling asleep in front of mom's computer monitor so she can't see it to type, he also loved playing with his late, great big bro, Ernie and eating.
Pet-Peeves: Not being allowed outside, sudden movement, being grabbed, being approached by strangers. dogs who bark too loud, being held by people he doesn't know.
Favorite Toy: He likes to play "marble soccer" on hard floors. He drops the marble and then chases it around.His first love is his brother Ernie. He loves to wrestle and chase Ernie. Ernie taught him a lot, like it's safer to scratch on the post than the furniture!
Favorite Nap Spot: In October of 2007, Izzie's favorite nap spot became on my lap or nearby.
Favorite Food: Izzie is NOT fussy like his brother Ernie was and his sister, Delilah is. He will eat most anything I give him, although he only gets the BEST!!
Skills: It was pinning his 9 pound big bro Ernie onto the floor and chewing on Ernie's ears. (Ernie didn't mind as long as Izzie didn't bite too hard!
Dwells:
indoors
Arrival Story: Izzie was born under my neighbor's (unenclosed) deck. I saw his Mom first and trapped her. Shortly thereafter, Izzie was at our patio door "talking" to my other cat, Ernie. I chased him around the yards trying to catch him, but he was understandably terrified. I once again borrowed a live trap from our Animal Control Officer, and within five minutes, trapped him. My husband proclaimed loudly that I was NOT to add any more animals to our menagerie. However, within thirty seconds of seeing Izzie, I knew I would try to rehab him. I took Izzie to the vet's immediately to make sure it was safe to have him in my home with my other cats. Thank God he is negative for all those nasty viruses. Mom took good care of him. He had fleas but was not flea-ridden. He also didn't have ear mites. I felt terrible that I trapped Mom and had her taken away and also trapped a sibling of Izzie's. But I am going to give Izzie a wonderful life--and he probably wouldn't have made it otherwise!
Bio: Izzie, his mom and his sibling(s) are a product of uneducated people who think animals are expendable and disposable. Izzie and his sibs didn't ask to be born and although I am not the moron who got a cat and then decided I didn't want it (her) and threw her out to breed, I feel responsible for this little life. I am trying very hard to socialize Izzie in my home with three dogs (sometimes four when we "babysit" for my son's lab, and two other cats. It's expensive and time-consuming and I didn't ask for another cat, but Izzie fills my heart with his little Maine Coon trills and beautiful face. Once he trusts us, I know he will be a great cat!
Lives Remaining: 9 of 9
Forums Motto: Always make it look like the dogs did it Catster Local Spots I've Marked: Macedonia Veterinary Clinic The Groups I'm In: ♪Little Music box♪, Hey! You Look Like Me!, Catster Maine Coon Lovers, Chef Skylar's open restaurant, Grandad Conrad's Athletic School, Jack & Kiki's Wedding Getaway!, Kitty Place, Maine Coon Madness (mixes and full breeds alike), Maine Coon's "R" Us, Multiple Cat households!!!, Muppet's Bucket (HQ-approved fundraiser), New Site Homepage! Sweet!, Newmen's Night Club, Pawsome Pages, The Maine Coon Gang
The Last Forum I Posted In: Fake Cats? Huh?
What is your name? Izadore P.
What other nicknames do you have? Iz, Izzie, Brat Boy, Izzie-boo, The Prince
What breed are you? Mostly Maine Coon
Where were you born? Under my neighbor's deck, my mom thinks.
Where do you live now? Twinsburg, Ohio
What is your favorite toy? Anything with 'nip on it including pipe cleaners. Also flourescent little mice. I also like my dog sisfurs' ears
What is your favorite store? I've never been in a store. I put my order in with meowmie and wait for her to deliver it.
How many toys do you have? I dunno. Someday I'll have to take a week to count them all.
Wet or dry food? We are free-fed Purina One dry and get a Fancy Feast Elegant Medley 1/3 of a can twice a day, plus treats whenever we can weasel them out of meowmie.
What is your favorite color? Catnip green.
Are you bad when nobody's looking? Who waits until nobody's looking?????.
Are you friendly? Yes, but cautious.
Are you overweight? No way. I'm way too active to let the calories catch up with me.
Do you eat people food? Not often. I mean, I like meowmie's cooking and all, but I'd rather have my own food.
Do you eat bugs? I don't eat them, I just exterminate them.
Do you live with other animals? Yes, 2 dogs, Jessie and Cady. I LOVE Cady and will go from chair to chair to on the bed with her just to lay by her. I'm not afraid of Jessie, who is very big and likes to chase me, but I don't go out of my way to be friendly to her. I also have two kitty sisfurs, Delilah the Divine Diva and Lily Rose.
Do you like to exercise? Well, I like to run around and chase my sisfurs.
Do you like car rides? No.
Do you get into stuff? S-h-h-h-h.
Do you like to swim? Well, not swim, but I like to play in the water! Mom leaves the faucet on just a little bit so I can play in it.
What is your favorite treat? Temptations. Only the crunchy kind!
Do you shed? Oh my cats, do I ever. There is fur in the refrigerator!
What's the funniest thing you ever did? When I wanted my meowmie to adopt me, I came to hang on the patio screen. When she came toward it, I ran away. Then I came to hang on it again, then ran away. Meowmie finally "caught" me with food. It's my downfall every time!
What's the bravest thing you ever did? Snatching a giant spider off my meowmie's foot last fall and killing it. She said I earned my tuna for the rest of my life!
Are you neutered? Well, meowmie says I'm "fixed" even though I didn't think I was broken. Is that the same thing?
Are you a social animal? With my furmily. I'm very cautious of strangers. But I like my cousin the Labrador Retriever, Lucky Dog.
Collar or harness? Neither. When I escape outside, I go commando.
Ceramic, Metal or Plastic bowls? All three. I'm a big cat. I need 3 bowls!
Do you sleep in a crate? No way! I'm afraid they'll ship me off someplace if I get into a "crate".
Do you have a dog bed? Yep. And it's a real dog. My sisfur, Cady.
Do you belong to any dog clubs? The Cady Fan Club. It only has one feline member, me!
How does your owner describe you? It depends on how good I was that day. The other day when I flew across the dining room table which was set with some dishes and knocked off the wineglasses, I can't repeat how meowmie described me to daddy. But 99% of the time I am meowmie's precious Brat Boy.
The seasons are progressing here in Cleveland, Ohio and pretty soon all us animals (minus one,of course) will be piled up together trying to stay warm. One of the things we all told Mom and Dad we HAVE to have is a fireplace in our next house. We've gotten spoiled by the one in this house and we REFUSE to do without one. (Dad says when we start making the house payments, we can start making demands on what we want...) Ayway, we also insist on some nice big windows for some nice big sun tangles on the carpet. Delilah and I just barely fit in the ones now. (Could I be getting bigger or sumpthin?)
Don't you know that little interloper, Lily Rose, had to do something sooooo cute the other day. Mom was coming back from taking our hoomin gramma to the doctor and when she pulled into the drive, there was Cady, our Springer doggie sisfur and Lily Rose, sitting next to each other on the driveway waiting for her. Meowmie said it was just sooooo cute and darling and didn't she wish she had a camera???? Sheesh. I'm sooooo cute ALL the time and she doesn't carry on over ME!! She was rubbing my ears last night and calling me "her little baby brat boy" though. I guess I'll have to accept that.
Mom's cleaning the fridge today. Oh,boy! I LOVE to help her!
If you are in a climate where winter is on its way, we hope you are staying warm, have found your long underwear, stacked the firewood (or at least found the loooong matches to light the gas firelogs) have found both boots and warm hat, and found your favorite recipe for chili. Mom has done two of these--found the long matches and her chili recipe. Lily Rose is out today but probably hasn't ventured too far from the patio. I thought I wanted to go out too, but changed my mind when the wind blew my tail over my head. Wow!
Mom ordered "us" a Morgan bed just now. It's got roses on it for you know who, but the picture shows all three of the lady's cats on it, in it and next to it. Mom was very touched by Morgan's story. He had cataracts at birth and it's cost a lot of money to make him well. The lady sells the beds to help pay for his medical bills. So I guess we benefit also since we'll be sleeping in the bed. Mom had to borrow our human sisfur's futon bed because the dog sisfurs were fighting every night over who was going to sleep were on Mom and Dad's bed. The real estate lady made them get rid of the "girls'" loveseat that used to be in the bedroom so now they had to sleep on THE FLOOR like REGULAR DOGS!!! Well, mom and dad got tired of them fighting like---well, female dogs, every night over the bed so mom said the heck with what the real esate lady said and borrowed the futon. Then, dad locked his keys in the truck so mom had to climb through the back window this morning to unlock the door. Dad stood there and laughed. Mom said a bad word about what dad could do. Mom said "IF I get stuck in this window, I'll never live it down." It WAS kind of funny!
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