| Gwynhala's Catz |
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| Gwynhala's Catz |
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Gwyn's TANNER, GRAYSON & MICHAEL |
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| Tanner
is our oldest cat. He's about 10. He's from an animal
shelter. When we got him, he was so sick he wouldn't eat
so we fed him with a syringe (no needle). Cat's - it is
said - won't eat if they can't smell their food. Anyway
he is the dominant alpha animal in the house; only Calvin
will cross him. Tanner will sit in a doorway, and no
animal will try to pass that doorway - not even the dogs.
We pretend he is a Norwegian Forrest Cat, but he's
probably some kind of mix. Michael belonged to some people who bought him as a present for their small boy. But the small boy was allergic to him. So these people.....Grrrrrr...tied Michael out in the backyard on a 6 foot line with a stake to the ground. Can you say, "bait"? Well Mrs. Gwynhala went to visit these people, saw the cat, and told them if they ever wanted to get rid of the cat she would take him. They called the next day. He's pretty much a chocolate point Siamese short-hair, we think. He's kind of skittish but very nice. Grayson was a barn cat. Mrs. Gwynhala showed quaterhorses for a while, and the owners had some exotic animals including a Cerval cat, a bobcat, and a Bengal cat. The Bengal bred with some feral cats and Grayson was one of the results. He has a really great personality - second in command but does not lord it over others the way Tanner does. He like to watch Animal Planet on TV. |
| Gwyn's TANNER, QUINTON & JAZBO |
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| Quinton.
Our Vampire Kitty. By this time Mr. Gwynhala has lost
track of where the kitties come from and has given up on
trying to stop them, but has, with great difficulty,
managed to have his office declared the ONE room in the
house that is a no-kitties zone. Quinton was the last of
his litter to be adopted. He has striking black and white
markings and long hair, but he was born with a double set
of fangs. He also has low self-esteem and high ambition.
These qualities struck us as rather vampire-like, and we
gave him a name borrowed from the series Dark Shadows.
His duplicate fangs have been removed. He wants very much
to have Grayson's position as #2 cat, so the two of them
don't get along very well. But Grayson bears his rank
with ease and without arrogance, while Quinton plots and
sneaks and acts rashly. Tanner is on good relations with
all of the kitties, even Quinton. And Quinton - despite
his ambition & other dark qualities can be a really
nice cat. Jazbo came from a woman and her children who were giving away kittens from a box at the supermarket. The woman said....Grrrrr.....that what they didn't give away, the traffic on their street would take care of. Can you believe these people? Needless to say Mrs. Gwynhala scooped little Jazbo up promptly and brought him home. BTW. Let the record show that Mr. Gwynhala does not approve of all of these cats. One cat would be just fine for him. But what can you say in the face of such cruelty? |
Gwynhala's MONJO |
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Monjo.
I don't remember where Monjo came from. But we had
another black kitten, JackJack, that Mrs. Gwyhala loved
dearly. One day we were fostering a sheltie (it had been
kicked out of the barn for scratching the nose of a prize
quarterhorse). Something happened - we don't know what -
involving our dog Keesha, the sheltie, and JackJack, and
JackJack ended up dead. JackJack is now buried in the
roots of a pine tree with a statue of St. Francis
watching over him. I put the sheltie down - a very tough
choice but there was another incident where one of our
goats died mysteriously and she was suspected in that too.
I guess that makes Mr. Gwynhala pro-death penalty.
Anyway, Mrs. Gwynhala prayed that JackJack would come
back to her. And one day she found Monjo, and decided
that this was the answer to her prayers. |
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