Zoey - the white kitty? Huh? She was white as a baby. At the time Zoey was adopted we had Isabel the gray kitty and Agatha the black kitty - it made perfect sense that we needed a white kitty. In May we went on a major road trip and ended up at my parents house. Wouldn't you know it - their neighbors had kittens - white kittens. The bad thing was that Zoey was already promised to another family. We were at my parents for a few days and soon it was time to head home. The kitten owners still had not been able to reach the family that had reserved Zoey so we left with no kitty. 4 hours and 250 miles later a call on the cell phone..."the kitty is yours if you want her". Without missing a beat my sweet husband turned the car around and we drove all the way back for her. Zoey's name was decided on because we had Aggie (starting with an A) who was black so we went with a Z on the other end of the spectrum since Zoey was a white kitten. It was the most popular name for girls in the year she was born.
She went from being the white kitty to a beautiful marmalade Persian. We call her the orange kitty. When Zoey was a kitten she was affectionate and cute. Then she went through a "phase" (that lasted several years) of being a total crabass. She hated Oliver and if he came within 5 feet the screeching and howling would begin. It wasn't much better with the dog. Pretty much the same with the additions as we brought them into the family. She has always loved Aggie and the two of them spend lots of time together. She was also mean to the humans. Never to me - her mommy and rarely to her daddy but everyone else was fair game for snarling, biting, hissing and general ugliness.
Fast forward a few years and we have a pretty sweet girl. She is friends with her arch enemy Oliver and can occasionally be seen snoozing or bathing him. She has been grudgingly receptive to the ferrets attempts to make nice and the two of them coexist peacefully. She appears to have no opinion either way about Nigel the hedgehog. As for humans - she has mellowed considerably. She likes laps and pets now from pretty much anyone.
Zoey loves cantaloupe - it is her all time favorite. She also loves the milk left over from a bowl of cereal. She is a big fan of getting brushed and wants to be in your lap as much as possible. She also has another nickname - Bath Kitty. She bathes everyone and everything and she has an instant bath on switch if you pet her by her tail she will immediate start bathing and if you stop so does she. Zoey also likes to be vacuumed - she wants you to use the hose attachment with the lint remover and give her a good rubdown (will work on a video of this one too). If only all the other critters liked that I would have a lot less hair to deal with! Zoey has spunk for sure and we adore her - even when she is cranky... :)
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