Growing up, I had a relatively short list of cats in my life. First, there was Butterball, then Kiki, then Bitty Kitty (or Bidi for short). I moved away and didn't get any other cat until after I married Steve. Then, the cat we had (Stripes) was SO great. He forced you to love him. He would even go pheasant hunting with us because he loved fresh birds. He was an outdoor cat.
When we first got married, my husband told me that animals belong outside - especially on a farm. We wouldn't be having any inside dogs or cats! We tried to make him cave in. We would adopt little kittens and put them in the house (so the dogs, hawks and owls wouldn't eat them) but usually the cats would get kicked out of the house for gnawing furniture or being too dumb to use the litter box.
Then, we got Carl. He joined our home about five months ago. The kids named him after the Billy Bob Thornton character on Slingblade. Anyhoo, he is a wonderful little animal with a lot of personality. He likes people and he knows how to use the litterbox. Surprisingly, he has not yet been kicked out of the house. He goes outside, of course, to carouse like any normal tomcat will do. But so far, so good. He has behaved and really blessed our lives.
We all love Carl.
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I love Carl! He is so adorable - that face is precious. Isn't it funny how attached we get to a really great cat. He's one of Tangy's, isn't he? Forgive me for preaching here - but - I hope he isn't a "tomcat" for long. There is a wonderful surgery out there to cure that. Keeps them from ever developing those lousy characteristics you mentioned. Okay, off the soapbox; I hope that you love and enjoy him for years to come. KMC
He is so cute... Tangy did good. She is a really good cat, too - lots of fun! lf
OK KMC - You have to know my husband. He has this thing about male animals (except cattle). He will not get them "fixed." He thinks that's just WRONG!
We'll see...He reads this, you know!
I'll only add that if you get him fixed, you shouldn't have those "male" problems with him. Makes for a better cat all the way around. I have two males that are fixed. They are still big and beautiful - but they don't do any of those bad cat things...KMC
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