Red was a Red tabby cat. My vet gave Red to me after I had to put my Siamese house cat, Sugar, to sleep. My vet found Red abandoned on a golf course in the middle of December. My vet’s wife had trained Red to stay off the countertops.
Red got along fine with my other house cat Ginger that I had then. Red was brilliant. If I asked Red do you want to go outdoors, he would head right toward the door. He liked to tease me when it was time for him to return to my house. Red would take off running when I almost caught him to take him back into my home. Red would do this about three times before I could finally carry him back into my house.
Red’s favorite toy was a circle toy ball game. Red was ambidextrous and would hit the ball with either paw. Red also wanted to make sure you were watching him play his ball game. Red was very proud that he had entirely mastered the circle toy ball game. I rescued a cat that I found under a car one day at a restaurant, and I named him Philmoor. Philmoor caught on to the circle toy ball game immediately, and Red felt terrible about that. Red hardly ever played with his favorite toy after Philmoor mastered the circle toy ball game.
Red was an amiable and outgoing cat. Red loved the attention of other people, and he thrived on it. Red liked sleeping on my bed at night with my other two house cats.
At the age of 17, Red’s spine gave out. Red could no longer control his urine. My vet said some older cats develop a defect in their spine late in life. I had Red put to sleep at my vet’s office. Red was a wonderful, kind, outgoing, and loving cat.
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