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Karen Scofield's avatar

Meeow 😻👈🤗

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Kenard Burchette's avatar

Thx. Love ur story.😊

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René Volpi's avatar

Thanks! 🙏

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Elly N. Clark's avatar

WONDERFUL!!

I adopted a cat 🐈 when she was 13yo and she gets cuddlier every year. 💕 Love!!

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René Volpi's avatar

Thank you so much! 🙏

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John Maur's avatar

I’d honestly need one

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René Volpi's avatar

I promise it'd be the best move ever! Please, adopt. ✌️

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John Maur's avatar

How do I get one?

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Rita Garretson's avatar

Ahh, so sweet to recap the entertainment.

I have a grey cat with grey colored fur. She greats me at the end of my workday. Teto comes out of the tall flowers like a tiger in the jungle. Then greets me with "I love you". In his little cat voice.

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René Volpi's avatar

Awe…. Thank you! Hi, Teto! 😻

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Eleanor ODonnell's avatar

A life with a special cat is so profound! My last pet was a cat that was truly my buddy!!

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René Volpi's avatar

Yes, absolutely. Every single rescue, cat or dog has a special place in my heart 💗. Forever.

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Elaine's avatar

So cute, they have a mind of the very own. ❤️😀

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René Volpi's avatar

OMG. Do they ever!?? 😻🙌

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Virginia's avatar

Beautiful …

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René Volpi's avatar

Thanks, Virginia! 🌹

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Karloff's avatar

Houdi reminds me of our rescue, Kiki. The Cat distribution system waited until I was 64 to pay me a visit. Better late than never.

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René Volpi's avatar

Indeed! 😊

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Jae Curry's avatar

Beaut story! Loved it!

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René Volpi's avatar

Thank you immensely, Jae! Much appreciated. ✌️

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Jeanine Kitchel's avatar

Love Houdi!! And great story. What a doll.

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René Volpi's avatar

Thank you, Jeanine! 🌹

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Catherine's avatar

How fortunate you are René to have so MANY friends adoring Houdi is beautiful! Almost none of my friends are cat people. Missing my recently deceased senior hugely; gut is telling me to not yet bring another home, so am 'listening'. This home without at least one cat feels so off😭 Soon... soon. Thanks for sharing the story and dearest pics of your new girlie, Houdi❣️

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Catherine's avatar

ps: Who's the cute ginger kitty with Houdi in the pic above? They look so bonded. Houdi is fine when the ginger is on its way to a different home?

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Katie B's avatar

Such a sweet story 🤗❤

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Kiki's avatar

such a delightful story, and so ‘of course’ - you are the cat’s servant, and don’t you forget it…. but it’s truly your fault, René. How can you call a cat Houdi(ni) and not knowing immediately that you can’t win in a ‘hide-and-seek’ situation?! that’s just naive :)

I’m a dog person, but if I see a cat, I have to cuddle it too - it goes w/o saying, ppl who love pets, love them all (but don’t have to ‘have’ both or all or ponies, guinea pigs, birds etc.). I hope your new pad will be a happy place, for you and for your master, Houdi! (what a great name this is, makes me smile). My then young child renamed our dachsie to TIGER! When I asked him ‘why’, he said: Because she is so fast, runs like a tiger and is as beautiful as one - and so our ‘Lee’ became a TIGGIE (small tiger)

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René Volpi's avatar

Nothing but love for your comment. Thank you, Kiki! ❤️✌️❤️

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<Mary L. Tabor>'s avatar

Gabriel García Márquez's _A Hundred Years of Solitude_: Top of my list of fab novels along with Joyce's _Ulysses_. xx to you and your cats.

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René Volpi's avatar

Kindest comment, as usual, Mary. Thank you very much! 🌹

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Sandy Shaller's avatar

René, I sympathize, but also love, the way your cat has done what many cats do...trained you. My younger son, Brian and his wife Bonnie, had a cat name Marcel. He was the grouchiest cat I have ever seen, but when Brian and Bonnie had their first child, Marcel was so tender with her and tolerated so much, he even didn't mind when one day (before her parents saw it) Robin started sharing Marchel's food!!!

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René Volpi's avatar

I think you misunderstood the fact that this is a parody. Thanks for your comment, though.

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Depswah's avatar

Cats, a best friend for other cats, dogs, horses, ferret, guinea pigs and hamsters too! I loved your story - Sending love and blessings to you and your feline friend. Thanks for sharing.

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René Volpi's avatar

Thank you!! ✌️❤️❤️

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