Snickers

Sadly, Snickers passed away after 18 years, on April 10th, 2007. She was well-loved and will be missed.

Snickers was a calico domestic shorthair.

I owned an older calico cat when my 11 year old daughter discovered some calico kittens at a HART pet show at the old Armory that was across from the PO in downtown Brainerd. She begged for one. They were too young to adopt at that time. She bugged me constantly about those kittens.

I told Marisa that when my elderly cat died THEN she could have her own cat. Within two weeks my beloved cat died at age 14. She began to call around to locate the calico kittens. There was no shelter at that time. We found them at Vicki Peterson's house in south Brainerd. This kitten ran up my daughter's leg (kitty claws out! OUCH !) and onto her shoulder - - and home with us.

Marisa left for college in 1996, and I inherited Snickers. She still sleeps with Marisa when she is home, a cat knows and bonds with their first owner. I do feed her and she has transitioned to me over the years. She is a wonderful lap cat and she has a loud, very soothing purrrr.

One of the quirky things about this cat is she loves water. She used to run around the top of Marisa's shower stall. Marisa was always concerned she would fall in. She jumps in the tub with me now for her bath, she loves warm water and then a good rub down! Trickling water from the bathroom faucet is a daily treat for her.

A year ago the vet told me Snickers was starting kidney failure. She has lost some weight, but otherwise seems to be doing fine. She is elderly and I am paying special attention to her, knowing that her time with me is growing shorter.

Marcia Ferris, Brainerd

 Did you know?

Cats have 32 muscles that control the outer ear (compared to human's 6 muscles each). A cat can rotate its ears independently 180 degrees, and can turn in the direction of sound 10 times faster than those of the best watchdog.