Maynard & Boots

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Maynard is 1 lb. 6 oz. (0.62369 kg)

Boots is 1 lb. 3.5 oz. (0.5528157 kg)

I forgot to weigh them on Saturday.

Today, for the 1st time, they started climbing the
scratching post.

In this picture you can see the hairbands we use as collars to tell them apart. The red band is Maynard. Green for Boots. Maynard exhibits superiority by climbing to the top of the post and glaring down at Boots.

So far, they fight constantly but Boots won't back down. Sometimes they bite too hard and the other cries but it seems to be equal in making the other complain.

Maynard has a slight edge but as they get bigger it becomes less compared to total weight.

Black Cats

A black cat is a feline with black fur. It is not a particular breed of cat and may be mixed or a specific breed. The Bombay, known for its sleek black fur, is an example of a black cat. The all-black pigmentation is slightly more prevalent in male cats than female cats. Their high melanin pigment content causes black cats to have yellow (golden) eyes (irises).

In Celtic mythology, a fairy known as the Cat Sìth takes the form of a black cat. Black cats are also considered good luck in Japan. Furthermore, it is believed that a lady who owns a black cat will have many suitors. However in Western history, black cats have often been looked upon as a symbol of evil omens, specifically being suspected of being the familiars of witches, and so most of western and southern Europe considers the black cat a symbol of bad luck, especially if one crosses paths with a person, which is believed to be an omen of misfortune and death. In Germany, some believe that black cats crossing a person's path from right to left, is a bad omen. But from left to right, the cat is granting favorable times.

Pirates of the 18th century believed that a black cat would bring different kinds of luck. If a black cat walks towards someone, that person will have bad luck. If a black cat walks away from someone then that person will have good luck. If a black cat walks onto a ship and then walks off it, the ship is doomed to sink on its next trip.

Black cats have been found to have lower odds of adoption in American shelters compared to other colors except brown, although black animals in general take more time to find homes. Some shelters also suspend or limit adoptions of black cats around Halloween for fear they will be tortured, or used as "living decorations" for the holiday and then abandoned.