bye bye pouncer
Thu Apr 7 2005 21:14 MDT #Pouncer got hit by a car today. Our nice neighbor nancy found him by our front gate and brought him inside.
Pounce was such a crazy wonderful kitty. He attacked me through curtains when I first met him when he was a tiny kitten. He loved playing and hunting. Pounce loved sleeping in my hanging closet - these fabric shelves that hang down from the clothing rod. he was so cute hidden away back there in my clothing.
One of my favorite things about Pouncer was the way he would just flop onto his back whenever I would walk by him outside. He loved having his belly rubbed. His white stomach fur was so soft and he was so trusting. It always amazed me that he never attacked my hand while I was petting him - most cats with his love of playing do.
He could be a pain in the butt of course - every full moon he would meow like crazy to go outside all night long. He even dribbled piss on my arm once after I had squirted him quite a bit the night before. I guess he was trying to train me back.
Mostly though he was so well behaved and wonderful. He was so awesome. I'll miss him so much. Last night he cuddled a lot with us and i am happy for that. I'll miss going upstairs and finding him sprawled napping on the bed. We would fall asleep at 7 pm together this last winter .
I'll also never forget the day I took him into Santa Fe with me. He wriggled out of his cat harness by Pete's Pets, which is very close to a major thoroughfare. He wriggled backwards out of the harness and dove under my parked car. I managed to grab him just barely by his rear haunches. He never did like the harness much. I kind of had to drag him around when he was in it.
I have to admit I have been torn about whether or not to let the cats outside. thor is going to become an indoor cat now. I think Pounce loved being outside and had a great life while he was here. I wish he could have been with us longer.
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