| Holy Mew! | 2003-05-24 01:48:25 ET |
So, we now know some history on my Mister Pagan.
<backstory before I go into history>
Pagan showed up on our porch in March 1999, completely emaciated. We brought him in, fed him and took him to the vet. The vet told us he was approximately 8 or 9 years old. We took him back home, and kept him fed and hydrated, and now he's a chubby healthy mew
</backstory>
My mom was talking to a guy who lives just up the street from us in our complex.
He mentioned that our cat looked a lot like the one he lost several years ago.
My mom asked him "what colour are his eyes?"
he replied "Green"
mom asked "did he have a collar?"
he says "yes, brown leather with studs"
mom "oh my god, that's him!"
It turns out that he was born in 1995 (so the vet was WAY off on his age), fathered a litter of kittens, then was neutered in 1996 (the guy still had all the records!)
His original name was "Coal" (or possibly "cole" but he's a black cat, so Coal is more likely ;))
He disappeared, apparently, *a couple of years* before he came to us.
The owner thought he was dead.
My mom asked if the guy wanted Pagan back ... the guy said that it was okay, he has about 8 other cats, and he's just happy the Pagan is alive and healthy and has a good home.
Mom brought Pagan outside to see his original owner. Pagan hates being picked up, and usually runs away the moment you put him down.
But we think he may remember the guy, because he stayed and accepted pets from him.
I think that is so cool!
And I'm incredibly happy that the original owner didn't want to take him back ... I would have been in tears if he had.
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