He's way more than a pet to me. I went through a lot to have him. He was intended as a birthday gift to my girlfriend three years ago (in a few months) but her parents said no. It just so happened I was leaving for an almost month long stay at my Aunt's place in California the NEXT DAY so I pleaded with my parents to let me keep him, they said no. My mom tried to tell me she would try something but from what I heard she took him back to the shelter the next day. So I called some friends from the train (I took a train to California from Philadelphia PA and I don't recommend it without one of those cars with a bed) and got a couple of friends to go into my house, take two of my guitars on the premise they were borrowing them, pawn them, get the cat from the shelter and give it to another friend who would then be given the money to take car of it until I could figure something out. Well my parents didn't budge so I shuffled him around to a few friends and finally brought him back home, much to my parents surprise it was the SAME CAT they kicked out almost two years prior. My girlfriends parents said she could have him now, but then balked. And finally at that point he was at our house for a couple of weeks and my father warmed up to him.
He's been on a raw meat diet ever since I've had him and he is in excellent condition. When I first met him in the shelter he was putting his paws through the bars to try and touch me. He is very handsome, but as a youngster had a messed up tail that since grew back. No one else probably wanted a black cat with a forked tail, which is another reason I took him.
On top of all of that he is an amazing companion, almost a cross between a dog and cat. He can fetch these balls I got them, I through them and he runs, gets them in his mouth and brings them back to me. Sometimes he even drops them right into my hand. He can take short walks with me but at length usually wanders off. He kills animals but hasn't figured out to eat them yet.
He represents a lot to me. My love for my girlfriend and the crazy stuff she put me through and my father's kind heart (which sadly failed him this winter). I might not get him back but I'm certainly going to do everything I can to find him or what happened to him.
