is he fred or is he rizhik?

a ginger by any other name is just as crazy

Imagine: Changing names, changing addresses, getting your balls cut off then changing everything back again.

That’s what happened to Rizhik

Or Fred?

Dunno.

Since July there’s been an orange tabby with big bulbous nuts ratting around the neighbourhood.

His ears had mites and he seemed scrawny.

But his purr?

As a cat person, I can confirm that his pur is world class.

My children fell in love.

My wife fell in love.

I thought about how much cats cost - not when you get them, but once they get sick, they get super expensive quickly.

Day after day, week after week he kept coming around until they had enough. They scooped him and brought him to the SPCA.

too many kitties

Three years ago, it was difficult to get a kitten or even a young cat. These days with people returning to their offices, the demand for cats has dropped and there’s no room at the inn for stray male cats. They would not accept him there.

Instead? We were encouraged to adopt him.

Encouraging my wife to adopt an animal is like encouragin…