My Rescue Cat Speckles - A Love Story

We had two old dogs die of old age in the years before we encountered the cat. We'd been through a lot with them so we weren't ready for any new pet commitments--and besides, we favored dogs. I didn't dislike cats, but I sort of mistrusted them. We diligently searched for the owner, posting online, at pet stores, putting up fliers. He wasn't chipped so that was also a dead-end. He was fixed and had no front claws and because he was a pure-breed and pleasingly plump, it was obvious he'd been well treated.

Well, we never did find the owner and a few days after he burst into our lives, he was dubbed Speckles. Most of the time he's known as Specs.

Although it doesn't always come across in his photos, he has the sweetest disposition and never hisses or bites anyone. He'll let you pick him up as much as you want and scratch his back. It only took about a week before Specs moved inside our hearts.

These cards just make you smile.

For awhile, I was a freelance writer for Ehow and used to be very busy in their once fun and zany forums. Specs along with about a dozen other pets was one of the favorite photo subject to 'pimp', which was basically to enhance a photo with drawing or special effects. I have dozens of pictures and great memories and the Ehow peeps became quite fond of him I miss the forums and all the zany drawings and pictures. The Ehow forum is long gone, but he spirit of pimping pictures still lives on.

I'm biased but I think Specs is really photogenic and I have him on quite a few cards at Greeting Card Universe.

Specs has turned out to be my best pet ever and I've had lots of pets through the years. He's so loyal, gentle and continuously entertaining. He's so smart he's almost psychic.

The vet has estimated his age as between ten and twelve years so I'm hoping I have him for many more years. I've definitely gone from someone with reservations about cats to a cat lover. And one of these days, I'll probably have one of the exotic short hairs as a kitten. I'll just need to invest in one of those companies that make adhesive lint rollers. This breed sure does shed. :}

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