("cat" in Japanese)
- Neko the Beagle
- Neko-Peek-o
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Neko arrived on our front porch on Christmas Eve, 1994. She took
immediate occupancy of the cushioned lawn chair and proceeded to
whine and holler. Since we already had three cats in residence, we
were extremely reluctant to bring in another and upset the sometimes
delicate balance of nature, but she was just a kitten, and it was cold
(and, we had to do something to shut her up).
There is something about Neko that the three cats who preceded her (Pauley
has since gone to RB) occasionally found extremely annoying and which drove
them to attack (we theorize that she defines the concept "natural victim").
Neko found that the best defense was to stay out of their way and out of
their line of sight, so she commandeered a perch on top of the floppy disk
cabinets, which sit on a shelf above the desk. A pseudo sheepskin rug made
it a particularly comfortable home base; this is still a favorite spot.
Neko had been in the house about five months when she suddenly noticed
the ceiling fan in the bedroom (which is perpetually on). She stared at
it in horror for a full minute, whirled around and bolted for the
relative safety of the bedroom doorway where she turned and watched it
with ever-increasing fear evident on her face, then fled.
To our surprise, Neko took to Omar (RB) almost immediately when he
joined the clowder. (Yes, he was #5! Is "suckers" written somewhere
on the outside of our house?) They wrestle and chase each other
and are generally best friends. Poor Neko finally found a kitty
who liked her very much, after a year of indifference and
outright hostility from the three cats who had preceded her.
Neko's interaction with the ferrets (and several more photographs of her) can
be found on DaBoyz's and Boo's
pages.
Neko seldom contributes to the Usenet newsgroup rec.pets.cats.community but,
when she does, it's certain to be some sort of complaint!
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