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In reply to the discussion: What Was Your Favorite X-mas Present as a Kid? [View all]ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)She looks cute! My first cat was black and white, too, but she was a terror. My next cat was a calico, and she was wonderful. I got her from my boss who was literally a crazy cat lady. She took in feral cats. At any given time she had between 12 and 15 living with her. When I would go over for dinner, she would have them locked away in their basement (don't worry, it was a huge basement with plenty of cat friendly perches and toys). After dinner, I would demand that the cats be let loose. She would open the door, and out they would come. It was so funny to watch them running every which way. One night we were sitting at the table discussing work, and one of the cats got in my lap. When I started to leave, that cat followed me to the door. Well, guess who ended up taking her home a few days later. Her name when she lived with my boss was "Mongo". I thought that was a terrible name, so I renamed her "Malka", which means "Queen" in Hebrew. She was a terrific cat. I had to let my girlfriend at the time take Malka when she moved to California. That was a sad day.