Gosh, I love this thread. What beautiful kitties and a wonderful story!
Here’s my rescue, queen Nya. She was just skin and bones with two chipped canines when we adopted her. Nowadays her favourite things are belly rubs, playing, napping, and tearing into raw meat and bones. Oh, and watching birds... can’t forget the birds!
My cats see the bird baths as the kill zone. Fortunately for the birds, they aren't effective. I keep telling them to stick to mice, packrats, moles, and grasshoppers... but they love that thrill of the chase.
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