Pets of WHSLA: Pookie and Sammy

Thank you to Eileen Severson for this post about her family's two cats: Pookie & Sammy. 

"We have two cats, Pookie and Sammy.  We adopted Pookie when he was about 6 months; he is now 11 years old.  He can be very affectionate and “meow-purr” when being petted and having his butt “smacked” (cat owners—do you know what I mean?).  He likes bopping me in the head in the early morning indicating he’s hungry.  He is VERY talkative when he wants food or to go outside and honestly can be rather annoying.  We have a little shelter for him outside to protect him, but he did go on an adventure in October.  I was letting him out of the shelter to have him come inside and he took off after another cat that I didn’t see in the yard.  I tried chasing them, but I didn’t have shoes on, and it was dark.  That was October 1.  He didn’t make it home until Oct 20.  His tail was injured, and he lost 5 pounds.  He’s better now and we’re much more careful with him.   

Pookie in the catnip

 

 

Sammy is five months old.  We adopted him in November.  The woman that was fostering him mentioned that he was her “wild one”, she wasn’t kidding.  He is all kitten—curious about EVERYTHING, playing with whatever he can get his paws on--paper, bits of food left on the floor, the Christmas tree, your nose, fingers, toes, and his crabby mate, Pookie, etc.  We are enjoying his antics (except for Pookie), but he can also be exhausting.  When he is tired enough, he can be affectionate too."

Sammy and Pookie

Sammy

 

If you have pets you'd like to brag about, drop Brenda F. or Michele M. a line.