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Hello, my name is Padraig, aka Paddy, fussy boy, little voice, nose kisser, hair chewer and blue kitty boy.
I am a grey and white tiger stripped Tabby kitty with a white chest, belly and paw tips. I have what mom calls
"classic cat eyes" which are almond shaped and gold/green. When I was little they were deep blue, then bright
green for a while and now that I am over a year old they have become a greenish/gold color - sometimes more
green than gold. I wear a blue
collar - goes nicely with my grey and white stripes - so my background and page are blue. Mom had always
thought that Michael was going to be her "devil kitty" but I have taken that title all for myself! I can manage
to get into just about anything - and I am really good at "stealing" things of mom's! On March 17th I was 10 years old. I am quite the attention seeking lover! I also love to chew on mom's hair, arm, or anything else I can when I want extra attention. What?? MacTavish is "MY" dog. Love to play with him and give him a bath - he tries to clean me, but he's just so slobbery! Sleep by him on the bed and when he's in the playpen I sleep on the chair watching him so that he's not alone. I've got grandma pretty well trained. When she comes in the house to pick up the dogs I run to the ottoman in the family room and rollover on to my back. Lets grandma know that it is time to brush me and scratch my belly!
I was born on March 17, 2001. That's how I got my name - Padraig
is Gaelic for Patrick and I was born on St. Patrick's Day after all! Anyway, our mom was rescued by a lady when she
was just pregnant with us, so the nice lady took care of her and us until we were six weeks old. If we weren't
adopted out by 4/29 we were going to go to the A.P.L. where Michael was. Anyway, mom talked to the nice lady
and found out I had four sisters. So, first she stopped at the A.P.L. and got Michael, and then she came and picked
me up. I was so happy to see her and just wanted to cuddle. I am five days younger than Michael, but at six
weeks of age I was the larger of the two (not any more). Our foster mom fed us lots of good food and we were
very healthy.
Anyway, I went out to the car in a little blue box that mom had and lo and behold there was a black and white kitty
asleep in there too! His name is Michael and we take turns being "in charge". Well, we got to our new home
and found these two big white guys there. Mom told me they were dogs, but I had never seen one before. Diarmid
snarled at me and walked away but the other guy, Alexander was curious. I had such a little meow (still do) and
he cocked his head funny and walked away. Mom put us in a big cardboard box with a nice plush rug, litterbox,
food and toys and I went right to sleep. Spent the first couple of nights in the box next to mom's bed until
she got our kennel "remodeled" for us. It used to be our angel sibling Maxie's "time out" space. Got new shelves,
new wheels and a good coat of paint to the base. It's got lots of room (2x3x4ft) and we love to play in it. Has
all the comforts - litterbox, play toys, bed, food and water - what more could a guy ask for? Mom only makes us
stay in there when she's not at home. I guess she just doesn't trust us yet!
Diarmid & I becam buddies - its a "Gaelic name thing" and Michael is usually around Alexander. Although,
Alexander is cool. We play "kitty spinning". I run up to him and pounce on his feet and he flips me with his nose
and I spin across the hardwood floor. Get up and run back for more! You should try it sometime - quite a rush!
Unlike Michael I have full run of the house all the time because I don't misbehave. I love to lay under mom's desk
when she's on the computer and play with her toes. I'm never too far from people or dogs, that's for sure.
Michael and I joined CLAW - a club for cats who purr and serve. We figure we will have a lot to add to
their group for kitties who live with dogs! Here is our membership card:
 Spring of 2002 I joined Cats in Company along with Michael. Pooh and Maxie are members (even from heaven) and so we decided to join too. Here's their nifty logo:
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