Thursday 21 January 2010

Brutus has a new toy

Yesterday my roommate Becky walked out the door and over to her car, prepared to go back to work for the afternoon.  To her surprise, she found a a stray kitten hiding under Herbie (a.k.a. "The Love Bug").  Wow, what a sorry piece of fur... malnourished, filthy, and covered with fleas.  The kitty was so weak; it wobbled as it walked and could barely hold up its head.  Both of our hearts melted (I am so my father's daughter), and we decided to try and nurse the poor thing back to health.  Meti gave [what we think is a] her a bath and sprinkled her with flea powder.  Though I must say she didn't come out looking much better than she started!  This cat is gunna need some serious rehab.








Pete the Chicken Cat was of course traumatized by this new addition to our family.  He has been pouting ever since she arrived.  Brutus, on the other hand, really loves his new toy.  We are doing our best to keep him from nosing and drooling her to death.  And she tolerates him amazingly well.

As far as a name for this little one, "Sorry Piece of Fur" just won't due.  Too bad Camela isn't to help me come up with something really interesting.  (We had one cat named "That" and another named "Dog" thanks to her creativity.)  Perhaps I will follow the PNG tradition of not naming a child for a couple of weeks while I think on it.  Any suggestions from cyberspace?

9 comments:

  1. definitely call it "cat of Brutus," kind of like "baby of (mother's name)" since Brutus has taken such a liking!

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  2. Ha ha... we could call her "Baby of Brutus" or "Bob" for short :).

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  3. Yes, "Bob " is a much better nickname than "COB" (cat of brutus).
    I think you have it!

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  4. Sounds like Bob has the edge, but what about Joy of Brutus (Job). With her coloring and a little meat on her bones, she could be Garfield. What about SOrry Fur In Essence (Sofie)? OK that's a stretch. I'm still thinking...

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  5. I go for "Blend" since she seems to be "blending" into the family as well as the floor (according to the picture).

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  6. Sorry for not identifying myself....kenp48 is Beverly Christoffersen of Lake Jackson, TX

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  7. I was thinking that "butterscotch" would be appropriate! :-) You are definitely correct..... you ARE your father's daughter! :-)

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  8. Steph, When I first saw the picture of that poor thing I told Phyllis that it looks alot like a north american Bobcat because of it's are tall and pointie ears. It looks like a bobcat so Bob would be the proper name. Go for it.

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  9. How about FRED...(Fleabag Rehabilitated for the Entertainment of Doctors)

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