By curatorcat on Skatehive
Greetings, Fabulous Felines and Hoomans of Hivelandia and surrounding communities! Today is a rather big day around here, as we celebrate Shadow's — aka "Curator Cat" — 10th Birthday! As a tiny kitten! Happy Birthday, Shadow! It's hard to believe that the tiny kitten from the shelter — who got ill and almost died in his first week with us — has been with us for almost ten years! Birdwatching! Of course, once he got past his rather rocky start, he grew up to be a large and healthy cat. Fun Fact: The Hoomans deliberately chose Shadow because he was black, because black cats and kittens typically take longer to get adopted, thanks to old superstitions. Got treats? Fun Fact: Shadow's short stubby tail is not the result of an accident — he was born this way. The litter of kittens that were dropped off at the animal shelter included two with full tails, two with "bobtails" like Shadow's, and one with no tail at all. Our best guess is that he has some Manx or American Bobtail in his ancestry.