Jessie
17 years ago we acquired a kitten from our local vet. Bless his heart, he saw us coming and drug us to the back where this little darling was begging to be taken home. She had been found by two college students on the parking lot of the local McDonald's and had been nicknamed Grimace after the character from McDonald's and because of the huge change in her face when she meowed so loud.
My daughter named her Jessie. She is a gray calico with peach, gray and white markings. She was allowed to go outside to play with the dog until we discovered that she was terrified of motors of any kind. She heard the neighbor next door turn on his car and shot 40 ft. up a pine tree. She stayed there for one day and most of the next before she took a flying leap from the top of the tree and landed with a splat on the ground below. She then scrambled to the back door and clawed the door trying to get inside. She had no injuries and has been indoors ever since. She is very loud and has quite a vast language. She has never been very large, maxing out at about 8 lbs.
She is a water cat. She enjoys swishing her tail in the bath or getting in it if it isn't too deep. She will jump right into the shower and has no fear of the water. Not really a good thing, as she also will jump right out and into the middle of the bed. She regularly uses the sink as her bed and will not drink from a water dish, but must have the tap turned on for fresh water.
She has lived a long healthy life without illness until this year. This year she developed an upper respiratory illness and scared us all to death. Fiesty little thing has come back though and is back to her regular routines. She does not believe in remaining in bed after 6:00a and seems to be set like a clock, regardless of the alarm setting on the clock. She, of course, takes many naps through the day, but feels the need to start the day at a regular time. She also takes her treats at a specific time at night and rarely deviates if she can help it. She demands her treats at 8:30p and is then set for the night. We have other cats, but she is the only one who seems to keep time that well.
My daughter named her Jessie. She is a gray calico with peach, gray and white markings. She was allowed to go outside to play with the dog until we discovered that she was terrified of motors of any kind. She heard the neighbor next door turn on his car and shot 40 ft. up a pine tree. She stayed there for one day and most of the next before she took a flying leap from the top of the tree and landed with a splat on the ground below. She then scrambled to the back door and clawed the door trying to get inside. She had no injuries and has been indoors ever since. She is very loud and has quite a vast language. She has never been very large, maxing out at about 8 lbs.
She is a water cat. She enjoys swishing her tail in the bath or getting in it if it isn't too deep. She will jump right into the shower and has no fear of the water. Not really a good thing, as she also will jump right out and into the middle of the bed. She regularly uses the sink as her bed and will not drink from a water dish, but must have the tap turned on for fresh water.
She has lived a long healthy life without illness until this year. This year she developed an upper respiratory illness and scared us all to death. Fiesty little thing has come back though and is back to her regular routines. She does not believe in remaining in bed after 6:00a and seems to be set like a clock, regardless of the alarm setting on the clock. She, of course, takes many naps through the day, but feels the need to start the day at a regular time. She also takes her treats at a specific time at night and rarely deviates if she can help it. She demands her treats at 8:30p and is then set for the night. We have other cats, but she is the only one who seems to keep time that well.
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