He was so mean that my mother-in-law was scared to death of him. If we didn't put him up, she wouldn't come in. (Many would consider this a blessing!) And, he especially hated women. He'd sit on the edge of the couch and hiss/growl. It was an awful noise, one that made it quite understandable that people should fear him.
One of the funniest stories from my past comes from this dumb cat. Believe it or not, this is true.
The cat was in the bathroom closet, (that's where we kept the litter box) and he was howling. Hubby and I went in to see what his problem was. He jumped out of the litter box when we came in and started scooting his butt across the floor. As gross as this sounds, there was something hanging from him. It was red and we realized it was a shoelace. Hubby stepped on it and the cat moved forward until the entire shoelace... all 36 inches of it, were out! Yes, it was a high-top, 36" basketball shoe shoelace! I would catch him chewing on them from time-to-time, never thinking the stupid animal would eat one. But he did, and somehow managed to pass it without any problem.
We had to take Rufus to the local shelter when my son was born. We didn't want to and tried a few days to wait it out and let them get acquainted, but the way he hissed at women was what he did to my baby. When I found him standing over the top of my son hissing and growling I had to do something.
I like to think that since he was neutered and declawed he found a nice owner who spoiled him with cat costumes and a nice plush cat bed, but a part of me thinks he was probably put to sleep. It's been so long now that I guess I'll never know.
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