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| Name: |
Guinness
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Age: |
Two years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Domestic Medium-Hair
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| Home: |
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
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My
name is Guinness. I am named after the famous brand of beer because my mom
had to beg and plead and cajole my dad to keep me since I was about to gain two
brothers. Since Guinness is my dad's favorite beer, my mom was smart enough
to name me something he already loved.
I have the best life but it didn't start out so great. My cat mom was left on
someone's doorstep with all of us kittens just after we were born. We stayed
outside in a basket all night long with lots of scary noises. Thankfully the
woman whose house we were left at knew about
Critteraid so we ended up
there. We were sick, hungry and scared but everyone at Critteraid took very
good care of us. My mom is a volunteer and everyone was asked to visit us in
our quarantined room to help socialize us. I charmed her right away and when
I was ready she took me home. However, I was still sick and it was impossible
to keep me from away from my new brothers and Denali got very ill as well. No
one was happy for awhile as I needed special medicine and my oldest brother
Denali had to stay at the vet's office overnight because he had stopped
eating. I'm a big boy now and though noises still scare me (especially the
evil snake-like thing that sucks stuff up) I have a special safe place under
the big bed. My oldest brother Denali eventually got better and we enjoy
grooming one another. However, Crouton and I have never quite clicked but
that's ok because we have the best tussles! I am very smart, not to mention
beautiful, but I am not a lap cat. I love being petted, scratched and brushed
and I will curl up next to you but let's face it -- not everyone is a
cuddle-monster.
I am a master at opening cupboard doors and taking all the plastic recycling
out of the bin and scattering it around the house. Did I mention the fish
tank? It's the coolest thing in the house - especially the plecostomus! When
he comes out from hiding I chase him around the tank. My other favorite game
is having a shoelace tied to my big tail so I can go round and round and
round as fast as I can until it falls off. Then I cry until it is tied on
again. I also enjoy bringing mom all my toys when she is in bed just in case
she might want to play with them too. Now you see why I'm so special!
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