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The Cats I knew when I was younger

 I was feeling inspired by a cute blog with cat stories I read recently, and went through my drives to find old photos of the kitties I grew up with, so I could share them with y'all. 




SOCKS


Nicknames: Old man Jenkins


Socks was my "old man" kitty, who lived an incredibly long time to the point where my cousin and I would joke that he was just immortal. He was a very loud Burmese, and he would make sure everyone knew when he wanted attention. Sometimes he'd pee on things but he was well behaved otherwise. Because he had been present with me throughout my whole childhood and adolescence, I even drew comics about him and the other cats we had when I was a small child.







TURNER


Nicknames" "Turnaround" "The Marshmallow"


Also nicknamed "turnaround" and "the marshmallow". Turner was a tabby cat that was given to my family by my uncle. He was a very quiet kitty that didn't like to be pestered, but once he tripped on catnip he found his voice and got more vocal. He was a very sweet kitty.



ORION


Nicknames "Big Poop" "*assorted strings of various expletives when he pooped on the floor*"


Orion was a bizarre little cat, belonging to my father. He would take nasty shits in front of our fridge, just a couple feet away from the litter-box. He would also try to hump people's chests sometimes. A more cute trait of his was that sometimes when he heard music, he would rock back and forth, drooling. While some of his behavior was quite uncouth, there was a good chance it was due to the poor dear having been rescued from an abusive home before he lived with us.


ROMEO


Romeo was originally a stray that kept picking fights with our cats, but one day he showed up injured at our house, so we took him to the vet and then adopted him. Thankfully, he learned to get along with his new cat family. He was a great big Maine Coon, and very needy. I remember he would get mad and try to open my bedroom door while I was sleeping because he wanted to climb all over me. He also made adorable chirping sounds to let us know when he was about to jump up onto something.


RAFIKI


One of my aunt's cats. Being someone else's cats, I don't have much to tell other than that he was fluffy and cute and made babies with his own mom. He also pooped on me once. That was very gross.




MAMA KITTY/BABIES


Mama Kitty was Rafiki's mother, if i recall. She was a tiny little cat and I think she belonged to my cousin but later ended up living with my aunt for some reason? It was so long ago, it's hard to recall. But she was indeed, quite cute, and also a momma.



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