Dash, Dash, and More Dash!

So, I've fed the Bell Center cats a total of four times so far and only Dash actually comes out to see me. But, that's okay because Dash is so friendly and cute that if she's the only kitty that I see, it's perfectly okay. She demands to be pet before she'll eat. She bumps your hand with her head. Or your elbow if you're busy trying to pour the food or water. And she meows. A LOT. But that is also perfectly acceptable. It reminds me of my cat, Edith, who could probably out-meow a Siamese. She was loud, and had an opinion on everything, including her entrance into a room. Anyways, Dash is simply too adorable for words, so here's a picture instead :)

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See how adorable that kitty is? She has the sweetest little meow, so it's pleasant to sit there and listen to her talk. I still miss my kitties, but being able to spend time with Dash makes up for it by quite a lot actually. I can pet her and talk to her like I would with my kitties. I just can't hold her. Not that I'd want to. She likes to roll around in the dirt.
Fun Fact: Soot is my runt. She was always the runt, so when her mother stopped producing milk, Soot was the first to feel the effects. She almost died on us. I had to rub her chest to get her to breathe. That's the day they moved into my room and I began feeding them kitten formula from a syringe. Within a week, Soot was back on her feet :)

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New Kitties! :)

So last night was the first Cat Alliance meeting, where new kids who want to sign up to feed the cats of Trinity could do so, and also learn more about the organization, what they do, and about some of the cats themselves. There are a lot of different feeding areas around campus. More than I, or perhaps, anybody who doesn't look for them, realizes. And the cats don't all get fed at the same time as each other; there are morning cats, lunch cats, and late afternoon cats. The number of cats per feeding area also varies. Some cats have an area all to themselves (like Valentine, the Beze cat); others share it with siblings or other cats in general (like the Art cats, or the Coates' cats).


Anyways...


I signed up to feed the Bell Center cats at 5-6 PM every Friday (this was my first choice, so I'm pretty excited). There are three cats in this area: Dit, Dot, and Dash. I believe all three are black and very friendly. They may not be my cats, but I still feel as if that just by feeding them and sitting with them for a few minutes every Friday will help me to not miss (as much) the relaxing effect that a pet seems to have on their owners.


Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of the Bell cats yet, but I do have some of my kitties :).
Fun Facts: Charlemagne is my biggest cat weighing in at a hefty 21 pounds. He's my only boy, and he's a typical tomcat. He is a very relaxed cat. The only thing that really bothers him is when you accidently step on his tail. In the picture above, he was about two months (8 weeks) old.

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