Terry the Cat

So, as promised this will be the story of Terry the cat.

He is a 'very special little boy'. Not just a little strange, but very wierd! And sweet.

Terry likes to try and help me knit whenever possible too (if only he had opposable thumbs...), instead he just likes to eat the yarn or the ends of the needles.

This first picture is of the neighbor's cats sitting on my front step, and Terry wishing that he could go outside and play with them. Sadly Terry is a strictly indoor kitty. He would probably get eaten for supper if he went out to play with them.





I discovered almost 2 years ago that Terry has Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Yes cats can suffer from that too! (Thankfully almost all the problems are upperGI - a bit easier to clean up...) Thus Terry is on a very rigid diet of a low allergen food that is supposed to keep him from getting sick. When he has an exacerbation he gets to take prednisone. Yes, that's right, a crazy cat on steriods!!

I have discovered hoewver that there is at least one food that he LOVES that doesn't make him sick. Motts brand MANGO PEACH APPLESAUCE!! He thinks that this is the best treat ever and will lick the plastic bowl clean and want more! (he only gets to lick the bowl after I've finished 99% of the applesauce.)

When Terry was a kitten, he would get lonely if I was in the shower on the other side of the shower curtain (so very far away!) and would jump in too, as long as he didn't get too wet. He stopped doing that long ago, but still thinks that the only good water in the house is the water straight as it comes out of the faucet. Even if it entails risking almost falling into a full tub of bath and bubbles!!

And last but not least, Terry like most cats has a bit of an attitude. He does what he wants, when he wants. We've been working on the 'no cat on the table' thing for years...I've given up - look at that defiant look!