reds and some ruddys. Spock was (just using the past tense bothers me so maybe for awhile I'll say Spock is) a ruddy which is the regular color for Abys. Spock was 12 weeks old, just old enough for an Aby to be separated from its mother. He was beautiful and playful. I wanted this cat! The asking price was $300 which is normal for an Aby which will be a pet, i.e. neutered and not bred. No fast stuff allowed you don't get your registered pedigree until you submit proof of neutering. Show quality Abys can run $1,000 or more. I learned all about Spock's pedigree and the Champions and Grand Champions in his lineage. Spock was born July 28, 1988 which made him a Leo, a good sign for a cat! Jones is also a Leo as are some of my 2 legged friends. I had never seen an Aby up close let alone four of them and two of them reds! The idea of showing Spock at cat shows intrigued me but it still seemed like something old women and rich people did. Couldn't they call it something other than Cat Fancy? I know now I was wrong about that but Spock was going to be neutered and live a long and wonderful life with me, as Jones has. This new cougar like cat was going to be my Jones replacement (when Jones “retired”) for the next 15 to 20 years and boy was I excited about it! It's important to get excited about things. I recommend it at least once a year.
The month was October and with Christmas coming Beth offered to get Spock as my Christmas present. I never thought twice and accepted her generous offer on the spot. Spock came home with us that afternoon. We barely had time to get Spock acquainted with his new surroundings when I had to take Beth to the airport. I should mention that John gave me Spock's favorite toy to keep. It was a rabbit's foot with a bell on it. Spock loved it and would fetch it whenever thrown. We spent many happy hours tossing that rabbits foot in the air and watching Spock leap great leaps to catch it and bring it back to me so the game could be repeated endlessly. If I wasn't in the mood, Spock would throw it in the air himself by holding it in his mouth and tossing it up in the air and then catching it. I don't know how many times my sofa was lifted by me to retrieve the foot after being lost by Spock. He would pace around and sometimes whine looking for it only to toss it under the couch again. Maybe he liked seeing me lift the couch up.
Spock brought a new excitement into my life as anyone who has had a kitten recently can agree. If you haven't had a kitten around in recent years, get one! This new learning life for which the world is an exciting and wonderful place can shake the accumulated dust off any human. Spock had so many cute things he did that I will try to restrain myself. One, I must tell you. Every morning, after my shower, Spock would jump up on the bathroom sink/vanity and, while I brushed my thinning hair, would stand up on his hind legs and flail his front arms furiously. I finally figured out he wanted to be brushed too. I got Spock his own (green) brush and began brushing him when I brushed my own hair. This got to be such a routine that Spock would get up a little before me each morning and wait on the bathroom vanity for me to get out of the shower so he would get brushed. At these times he would purr madly with eyes transfixed and seem to be where the Buddha says people can go with the proper discipline. These were special times for us, more so now that they're gone. I think I could live an eternity and not forget the absolute sweetness of that cat standing on his hind legs, arms flailing, asking for some brushing. Beth and I have pictures. "Preserve your memories, they're all that's left you."
Spock was a watcher of television. I can take it or leave it but I am religious about certain shows. Jeopardy and Twin Peaks, for instance. Spock actually watched TV intently. I think he especially liked Alex Trebeck from Jeopardy because he was always touching Alex's face very softly with his paw. I'd had Spock about a week and some friends brought over their new Sony Camcorder to show me and to see Spock. We taped about an hour of Spock playing with his rabbit foot and his paper bag. My friends made me a regular VHS size copy of the tape and sometimes (on slow nights) I would play it for Spock. I'm not sure if he knew it was him on TV or just another cat but he had a great time touching that cat on TV with his paws. I have photos of this also.
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