For those who asked:

[in_the_blue]

I just heard from the vet. Jack's owners finally called them back... they are from the Equine Center not too far from here, and they did get Jack as a barn cat. But they didn't realize he was declawed when they got him (hmm, don't think he really is but I'm not going to say a word about that) and so he's not a very good barn cat (ha! he's been catching all our moles), so if we want to keep him they're all right with that (damn straight).

I have the owner's name and number and will be calling her to have a chat. Right now this gorgeous, people-loving INDOOR cat is sleeping happily shedding his grey fur all over my light-colored sofa and it doesn't bother me in the least. I am not going to give him back so he can be left outdoors to get riddled with fleas and tapeworms again.

So there.

sff_corgi, you'll appreciate this: MINE.

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[angelofthenorth.livejournal.com]

*congratulations*

Do we get pics posted to hp_feline??

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

I didn't even know such a community existed. :)

I'll take pictures after I talk to the owner and get it all straightened out. Look for them here, if not there.

[angelofthenorth.livejournal.com]

Cool

HP_Feline came out of the squeeing about mctabby's Imperio...

[sff-corgi.livejournal.com]

Yayyyy!

Declawed? Ack. [frown]

And this is from the 'OMG, a sixth cat' person a few days ago? ^_^ :))

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Hush up. He's not declawed, but I'm not telling the owner that. If she couldn't even be bothered to check... his claws were just trimmed really short.

Although I always thought if I did adopt a declawed cat at the same time as a non-declawed one, I'd name them Claude and Declaude. But alas.

Cats pick us. It's so rarely the other way around. What's one more to add to the mix? It's just more fur to clean up, more shots to give, more ears to clean, more intact claws to trim. In exchange for a few bites and scratches and tons of love.

If the owner had been looking for him or was the least bit concerned, I'd run to give him back. But now, as they say on the Pearl, I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request. That means 'no.'

Plus, you get to meet him when you're here in June.

Yay for G's kittiness!

[sunny-daylee.livejournal.com]

YAY! Cap'n Jack is AWESOME! And so are YOU! And you get to live together! (because, that's really the arrangement a person and a cat have, right?) Oh man, can't wait to meet Mrrf.

Re: Yay for G's kittiness!

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

If the Bad Boy of the North -- aka Cap'n Jack -- made it here safely on our road (squish city), he deserves to stay. He definitely picked us to be his caretakers and companions. Last night I was lying on the couch on my side, and you know what he did? He put his front paws and head on my waist and hugged me.

Nuh-uh, no one else gets to keep him.

When are you coming to visit? :)

[shellebelle93.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm so glad you will get to keep him. *hugs both of y'all*

I'm relieved. "Barn cat" indeed.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Just to be perfectly neutral, the old owners really do have a huge barn, and they run a great service for disabled kids and adults with their stable.

I just don't want the cat that's supposed to be mine living over there.

I think he really is the reincarnation of my last cat I had to put to sleep (brain tumor, old age combination). He has the exact same miaow. And I think that's why he's determined to be here--I always knew Tommie would come back somehow.

[shellebelle93.livejournal.com]

:-)

Sweet!

[perceval.livejournal.com]

Meouw!

And no, my rings seem to be gone. Which is ... one less thing to be attached to.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Yup. I don't even wear my rings half the time. :( Still, sorry you misplaced them.

[chrysantza.livejournal.com]

His Royal Wideness, Pharaoh Aleister I, thinks that Cap'n Jack is one lucky kitty and is glad that HIS mommy was insistent on keeping him.

"Barn cat" my ass. Too often that's just an excuse for neglecting one's cat.

Crystal, who will have to check out hp_felines

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

We loves our kitties. Every single one of them was supposed to end up here.

Pictures soon.

[blanket-cape.livejournal.com]

Yay! for Cap'n Jack!! ^_^

Now you have your very own Animagus kitty! I shall give him extra attention on Saturday! I'm glad he's found a really great home.

[voxmaille.livejournal.com]

::growwwwwl::

MINE!

::snarl::

(Did I get the reference?)

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

That's one excellent way to look at it.

[voxmaille.livejournal.com]

Hee. Okay. :) I just thought of Gustave and Angua facing off in the snowy wilderness. ;)

[voxmaille.livejournal.com]

GASPODE. I mean GASPODE. I don't know what I was typing a minute ago. >_

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

's okay, I haven't read my Terry Pratchett yet.