Scooter

Brad and I adopted Scooter when he was just a little kitten (maybe 3 or 4 months old) in 2004 from a rescue group who found him behind Outback Steakhouse. He was dining on leftovers from the restaurant each night and I'm sure was bummed to have to make the switch to dry cat food. In any case, Scooter has made up for any food deficiencies he may have had early on. He is on a strict diet from the vet and we are trying to give him a little more exercise.

I just cannot understand why Scooter has weight issues?!? Do all cats fancy chicken fried rice? I'm pretty sure this is NOT on his diet Baby Josh!

Scooter and Alex are great playmates. From a young age Alex has followed Scooter around and Scoot is very patient with him. Even now when Baby Josh is over and pulls Scooter's ears, he holds back the urge to nip at him. These are some fun photos from when Alex was around 14-16 months old.

Their current trick includes Alex waving the feather duster over Scooter's head while Scooter tries to take it away from Alex. Actually I hear Scooter down here alot with that feather duster at night, wrestling around with it. It has a wooden handle and you always know when he's coming up the stairs with that thing as it hits the wall on each step up!

Scooter loves to play outside with us too. He never runs away. In fact, even in our old house where there were lots of other cats around, he would chase them to the edge of the driveway but never ran across. He slips under the fence every now and then, but Alex always busts him and he returns quickly.

The really cold weather is hard for him because he's stuck in the house too with us. As an alternative, he meows inside to be let out into the garage so he can go out there to "play" at night. One night he brought back a very special surprise--poor little field mouse--but Scooter was SO proud.

This is our favorite picture of Alex and "Ter" as he calls him. Alex adores Scooter. If we leave Alex's door open at night (which is very rare), Scooter will climb up and sleep on Alex's bed with him. We keep this photo on the fridge to remind us not to be too mean to Scooter. He meows, alot, when he wants attention, and it is so loud, and so annoying. During the day Alex attends to Ter's needs, but at night he wears our patience thin.

Here's a photo of Scooter when we first got him. He was pretty bow-legged as a kitten but that has straightened out quite a bit. We love our little Ter!