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Hi, My Name is Zipper and I am the Supreme Being of my household, and the Centre of Life of my human, Melissa.
It is my lot in life to establish order and harmony in a household consisting of Melissa, my *ugh* Bichon Frises Buttons Good Karma and Twinkie, and whatever pups Buttons happens to have at the moment.
In spite of how it may sound, life is good. Please, keep that under your hat. I don't like "them" to think that things are perfect. I currently have everyone trained to cater to my every whim and desire, and if they think all is idyllic they may slack off on the attention that I have become accustomed to.
I should begin by telling you a little about myself. I am 18 years old, and according to some folks that is pretty old. I have never been out of doors, so owe my longevity to that fact. I have been less likely to get a disease, or have an accident.
I have been pretty healthy other than the fact that I have diabetes. I had an injection of Insulin every morning for a few years, but now after a 10 pound weight loss, my diabetes is controlled by diet alone. I have to eat "special" food. Believe me, there is nothing too special about food when it comes out of a can. Especially when the dogs have their food homecooked by Melissa. Apparently the stuff is good for me. It's kept me healthy for quite a few years, and to tell you the truth I do like it. I would rather you not divulge this fact to my human though. She feels guilty every time she opens a can of my mush, and I find I get more sympathy that way.
Speaking of my human ; did you know that people who own pets actually live longer. Pets can significantly lower your blood pressure. You see, us felines do earn our keep. Let's face it, there is nothing more relaxed than a cat....you humans could learn a thing or two from us.
This of course works only for people who enjoy their pets, and have a true love and respect for them. Others have no business owning pets.
My three favourite things in the world are eating, sleeping,and tummy rubs.
I have a window hammock that I got for Christmas that is pretty far out. I start my day in a chair by the window in my bedroom (yes, you read right MY bedroom) then I move on to Melissa's room and catch the late morning and afternoon rays in there.
I can also do some bird
and squirrel 
watching from that window.
I have a box full of toys but they don't interest me much anymore. That doesn't stop Melissa from buying them. I guess she likes sucking them up the vacuum cleaner, because that is where most of them end up. I leave them just far enough out of the way that she can't see them, but the vacuum can find them.
Now, you all may as well save yourselves some time here. I'll go 1 - 2 - 3, and together, everyone say "Awwwwwwwwwww, aren't they cute! If I wait for individual reactions we could be stuck here all day!
I am on your right and Bandit is on your left.
Even at this tender age,we had everyone jumping through hoops to please us! They all thought we were so cute.
People ask, can you train a cat? The answer is no, but a cat can train a human!
This is my sister, "Bandit" and I posing one Christmas in our sweathers. We lived with Bill & Wendy then and they bought us these cute sweathers.
As you can see I used to be rather rotund. I was 22 pounds worth of rotund! I've lost alot of weight since then and prefer to go au natural to show off my gorgeous new figure.
I guess you could say we were a tad spoiled when we lived with Bill and Wendy. Look at the presents under the tree!!!!!
This picture was taken on the occassion of my 13th birthday right after Melissa had presented me with this...this...this "thing" as a gift. Three years later it sits, untouched. I have yet to figure out what I am to do with it. As I mentioned before, I am not one to play.
It has a bell, and that just serves as an annoyance. By the way, who took it upon themselves to assume that all felines like bells anyway? They put them on everything related to cats, including our collars. I don't want to jingle when I walk ; would you?
Now, this is what followed the feather-on-a-stick fiasco! My obvious lack of enthusiasm forced Melissa to think of a way of making it up to me. She came through, and I had my dinner by candlelight right at the table. If this offends you I have a solution...click HOME on your task bar. It doesn't bother me at all! *VEG*
Every birthday, I get a candle in my mush, and Melissa sings (if you can call it that), Happy Birthday.
 Bandit 1996
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Bandit was my sister, my best friend, my closest feline companion in the entire world. When she left to cross the Rainbow Bridge, she took a piece of me with her.
I mourned her loss. It was devastating. I sat in Melissa's room with my back to the door for months. I even ate my meals in there. I, like a human, had to come to terms with her loss in my own way. I know that one day Bandit and I will be together again and in that fact I take my comfort.
The Rainbow Bridge is a moving place where people place tributes to the pets that they have lost.
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