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Lightning

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Date: 2012 [unknown]
Location: Duluthmap
Surname/tag: McCormick
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Lightning was adopted February 2012. He was a bundle of energy at the pet store. He came with two siblings and we were there the moment they all arrived. I, Angelique, named them Lightning, Cloud, and Rainbow because someone wanted to name one Cloud but couldn't think of names for the other two. I played with all three and Cloud and Rainbow stayed on my lap or hid in corners. The poor things were so scared and had been traumatized by a toddler at their mother's house. Lightning on the other hand was running everywhere and playing with a new bright green plush ball. He was a tiny bit bigger than his siblings and had a fire to him that was awesome. So after shots and neutering Lightning became the newest little McCormick. We set him up in the basement and set up Lynk's things in the kitchen so we had one cat per floor of the house. We let Lynk join us in watching the crazy kitten run around like mad in the basement for a couple hours. It disappointed me a bit that Lightning didn't care about us one bit, he just wanted to play and Lynk stayed well out of his way and just watched. We let him be and checked on him every few hours with the same reaction, Lightning was either playing or sleeping and not caring about his new humans. The next day everything was changed though. I felt bad leaving a kitten in the basement all night in February but there was nothing that could have been done differently (we needed a test result back before introducing him to the daycare area and to notify parents of the kids in care and Kittasha had seniority for the top floor). I rushed downstairs to watch my rolly polly fuzz ball at play and couldn't find him anywhere. I called and called and suddenly he popped out from hiding and ran to me. Lightning climbed on to my lap and demanded hugs and pets for an hour and he purred so loudly the whole time. I was happy to find he really did want attention and was happy to supply it. Before long Lynk and Lightning were inseparable and great playmates.





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Lightning had his teeth removed a few years ago and the drooling got worse but hardly phases him. I keep cloth napkins around to cover my skin when he is drooling on my arm while curled up in my lap. The other day I found his green ball and he chased it around and played with it for quite some time. Still loves it so much!
posted 10 Feb 2024 by Angelique McCormick   [thank Angelique]
Lightning absolutely still loves to purr and snuggle. Many days right after dinner Jonathan and I sit on the couch and read, watch something, or play video games. I almost always get to pet Lightning for awhile. He jumps up and sneaks onto my lap in anyway possible. He's a 13 pound cat now so there is no real way for him to sneak anywhere. As soon as I pet him he purrs and snuggles into me. He also drools when he purrs so I try hard to keep him out of my face.
posted 4 Jan 2015 by Angelique McCormick   [thank Angelique]
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