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| Name: |
Hobbes
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Age: |
Six years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Domestic Shorthair
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| Home: |
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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When
I got my first apartment, I knew I wanted to get a cat. Having
grown up with lots of pets, I missed having one around. I made the
journey down to the BARCs shelter in Baltimore to search for a cat, not
sure of what I would find. As a shelter employee showed me around, I saw
lots of adorable kittens who were getting adopted left and right. In
their cages, the adult cats waited patiently - they weren't as small
and cute as the kittens, and were being overlooked. In the last room of
cages, I saw Hobbes sitting quietly in his cage, watching two employees
examining another cat. As I bent down to talk to him, he stuck his paw
through the bars and grabbed my fingers. I was in love!
I brought him home that day, and he was thrilled to get out of a cage
and into my apartment. He had been waiting in the shelter for many
months due to his age. He inspected every room, closet and cupboard,
then flopped down on the couch, purring loudly. He was so happy to
finally be home!
Hobbes has proved to be a great companion in the few months I've had
him. When I wake in the morning, he's so excited he races up and down
the hallway, chirping and batting at his toys. When I get home from work
he always wants to be held and scratched, and is content to hang out and
be a couch potato. He always asks for his canned food right a 5:30 - he
knows when it's time for his daily treat! He also has a strange affinity
for the bathtub. He likes to sleep in there, especially after I've taken
a shower and it's damp. I've never seen a cat that likes water so much!
If I turn on the faucet, he'll lick at the stream of water like it's a
fountain.
Hobbes lives up to his namesake - the friendly, witty tiger in the comic
strip "Calvin and Hobbes" - and is a great friend to me. He's a great
example of why adopting a rescued cat, especially an adult one, can be
so rewarding!
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