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Lassie the Cat

Family Fur | November 12th 2007 by Phil Harris

When I was in college, way back in the late '70s ... I had a sudden attack of Fur-sickness. The disorder came about gradually, but then it caught up with me all at once. Fur-sickness, for those of you who have never suffered from this affliction, is read more

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Domino, Part 4: Dances with Spirits

Family Fur | October 26th 2007 by Phil Harris

Once in a while, my good friend Domino, the Siamese cat would get that feeling too, or so it seemed. Domino, and perhaps this is characteristic of all Siamese, would stand the hair up on his back, his tail would puff out like it was some kind of gian read more

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Domino, Part 3: The Lion in Cat’s Clothing

Family Fur | October 17th 2007 by Phil Harris

Domino was always ready to accept a playful challenge, and he was a worthy adversary in roughhouse play. One of the most exciting activities was a game of “Blow and Die”. This game took several minutes to complete a single round, because it looke read more

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Domino, Part 2: The Purple Pillow Stomper

Family Fur | October 16th 2007 by Phil Harris

The quirky part of Domino’s purple pillow fetish is what he would do with it. I don’t think he played with it all that much, aside from batting it around for a few seconds after someone threw it at him. No, his favorite purple pillow activity was read more

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Domino, Part 1: A devil redeemed

Family Fur | October 15th 2007 by Phil Harris

When I first met Domino, he had a different name. My “biggest” sister Suzy returned to live with us after earning a college degree as a Spanish teacher. Note: I say “biggest” sister, because she is twelve years my senior, which made her seem read more

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Kitty

Family Fur | October 6th 2007 by Phil Harris

Yes, I completely understand that "Kitty" may be a lame name for a pet cat, but that is the name of the first pet cat I had the pleasure of knowing. Perhaps to add insult to injury, we ended up keeping one of her kittens, and promptly named her... "P read more