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[mythochromos]

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[clare_dragonfly]

I hope I can get something written for this, because my baby is a black cat too :D

[mythochromos]

I awww'ed at your icon. ^_^

We planned to get two kittens and 3/4 of the litter were solid black, so it was inescapable. Only later did I learn that black cats have a much lower adoption rate and are often euthanized. After these two pass on, the plan is to especially look at black kittehs when adopting again, give them some chance.

Lexy is a handful but also very entertaining. She's vocal and makes a wide range of different sounds, even mimicking the tones we use to convey different emotions in order to persuade us. She doesn't want anything to do with a human who is sick with something contagious but she knows when it's depression instead and insists on kitty snuggle time medicine. I think the Bio-Mom was put off by a black cat initially but after knowing Lexy for a while, she commented that it was a shame people are averse to them.

When it doesn't slip our shaky memory, we give Lex a special treat on Halloween because it's Black Kitty Day. And also give one to her sister, Pooka (who is black and white like a cow with a Batman mask), because it's only fair.

[clare_dragonfly]

It's been my experience--and that of others I've talked to as well--that black cats are the sweetest and the cuddliest of all the cats. So if/when I find myself in a position to adopt a cat in the future, I'll be looking for another black one, as well!

Aww, that is sweet. Maybe I'll give Ophelia a special treat this Halloween. It will make up for how much she hates the witch hat...

[mythochromos]

Maybe I'll give Ophelia a special treat this Halloween. It will make up for how much she hates the witch hat...

LOL! I don't think a witch hat would stay on Lexy for five seconds. Kitty dressup amuses me so much, though...I love to see pictures from people with more laid-back pets.

[clare_dragonfly]

Oh, I don't put the witch hat on her! XD That would never work. I like to wear a witch hat, and then I pick her up, because she's my witchy black cat. Normally she likes to snuggle on my shoulder, but I guess having the brim of a hat right there freaks her out!

[mythochromos]

Ahaaaa. Yeah, strange hats might do that.