About 3 weeks ago we adopted 2 more cats. Yes, Bob is still alive. He's getting pretty old and not the high energy entertainer he once was. He also had developed a bad habit of yelling for no apparent reason. He's deaf, but we are not and the really loud MEROW, MEROW was getting tiresome. One afternoon we visited our neighbor's house and barn, where the kids played with dogs, goats, fed chickens, ducks, bunnies and horses. They also had 4 baby kittens running about. Of course, Nikki and Jenny started begging for kittens. We almost had Dad convinced when we came up with a compromise plan. Immediately we found 2 1-year old cats for adoption on Craigslist. Before we knew it, they were ours. Already neutered and up to date on their shots, these two brothers are now know as Charlie and Tiger. Bob's yelling had almost completely stopped. Charlie is very defensive and hisses and growls at Bob, who is oblivious to the hostile sounds. In time, they'll become friends, I'm sure.
Don't tell my kids! They will want kittens too (we are going to Iowa in May which is prime kitten time on the farm. I will be fighting with Neil and the boys to keep the cats there!).
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