My Special Pals

By BlackJack

I have two very special housemates and they are really special kitties. I am going to tell you about both of them, and I am sure glad I have such great kitties to share the household with.

It is really neat having another kitty that shares my harlequin coat pattern, and this special kitty is MGD. He is really great because he accepted me into his house, and has let me become part of the family. It isn't always easy having two male kitties in the house, especially when one of them was an outside tomcat as I was. MGD has always been very much a gentleman, and he was very accepting of me. Such kindness was very easy to respond to in kind, and this really helped me feel a part of the family. We will sometimes box with each other, using paws not claws, and of course we will have the occasional swipe of the paw at one another, but boys will be boys. I think it is so neat that we look a lot alike, and it gives us a special bond. I have been careful not to try and take over the house, and think we have a great relationship where we each can keep our male pride and still remain friends. I know MGD was here first, so I try to always keep that in mind. That has helped us to always get along well, and kudos to MGD for letting me be such an integral part of the family.

Spyder is just so cute! She is the special lady calico, and the odd one out being a girl and a calico, surrounded by the two of us boys. Spyder was a bit chubby when I first arrived, and now, she is much slimmer and much more frisky! She loves to play chase, and she will often go on the offensive and start chasing me around! She hunts down furry mice too, and it is neat to see how much more active she is now, since we are both very fond of playing. It is fun having a girl kitty in the house, and she keeps us boys in line and makes sure we don't forget our manners.

I am so very fortunate to have such cool housemates who were so willing to open their home to a street cat who desperately wanted a home!