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April 7, 2002

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Kayla, the Cat of the Day
Name: Kayla
Age: Seven months old
Gender: Female
Kind: Maine Coon
Home: Hornsby Heights, New South Wales, Australia
 
   Kayla and her sister Tamsyn have their own bedroom, two activity centres, 20-30 toys and the latest addition is a cat flap. Kayla and her sister Tamsyn came to live with us when we discovered them in a veterinary hospital. They where both very shy and unlike the other stray cats there, were not playing or being active at all. We fell in love with them both the moment we saw them. We wanted two females with long fur, although Tamsyn's fur is not as long as her sisters being a short hair. We think they may have been due to be destroyed as the card attached to their pen had the date they came in and a date out which none of the other's kitten's had. We couldn't leave them not knowing how uncertain their future was and so decided that they were the two for us.

    Kayla is a little madam, she likes to sleep in the top of her castle (activity centre) her favorite toy's are a feathered tickle stick and rattle mice. She mothers her sister who looks up to her and depends on her greatly. Cleaning Tamsyn when she feels she is dirty or calling for her if she can't find her. Tamsyn always obeys and comes running to see what her sister wants. When Kayla runs she hops along like a bunny rabbit with her little back legs. She has the sweetest little meow which she uses first thing in the morning for her breakfast, only partially opening her mouth.

    Kayla has already established herself as the neighborhood bully, although she is a kitten all the other cats in the area are afraid of her, This pleases Tamsyn no end, being afraidy-cat she is never far from her sister's side. Kayla loves to be in the bathroom and is fascinated by the sink and the taps. She likes the cold tap to be turned on very low so she can dip her head under it to have a drink. Occasionally the water goes up her nose while drinking and makes her sneeze, it then gets a wack of her paw for being so naughty. Although they trust us now, they fear all other humans they have been in contact with. Unfortunately I know nothing of their first six weeks before they came to us. I hope they both grow to be very happy girls and learn to trust humans more in their years to come.
 

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