[Cajundaddy]

As you have discovered, cats often choose their owners, not the other way around. We always had cats and dogs until the last stray was rescued from a tree and brought home. She was white with a touch of black on one paw and quickly became daddy's girl. She was always gentle and affectionate and rarely got into mischief but shed fur constantly and I gradually became allergic to fur all over my lap, shirts, jackets... everything.

We also had hounds and this particular cat was deathly afraid and never made peace with them. The dogs sensed this and she was the only pet out of 12 that they might consider prey. One day they caught her out back when we weren't home and the dogs got her and made short work of it. A very sad day. The hounds are now gone too and the threat of allergy prevents me from bringing another cat in the house. I do still like em though.