Heather B. sent me these photos and shared this about her cats, Pollock and Rothko:
POLLOCK
“Pollock is my gorgeous four year-old Russian Blue Mix. Named after
the artist Jackson Pollock, he was adopted from the
Eastside Humane Society in Bellevue. He’s very sleek and trim (he stays that way by jumping over the fence many times a day) – solid grey through and through with big greenish yellow eyes. He has a thick, beautiful coat. He likes to wake his human up every morning right around dawn to be let outside. He spends his days solo, roaming the backyards of 14th Avenue folks or hanging out on the chair – HIS chair – on the porch watching the world go by or curled in a catnap ball. Even when it’s
raining, Pollock likes to be outside viewing the weather from undercover…just when it gets windy, very cold or snowy does he spend more time indoors with his family. When inside, he
loves attention from his human, especially right before bedtime, when he’s at his cuddliest. He likes to snuggle up real close, even if it means on your chest with his head under your chin – purring loudly and marching up a storm. His little brother, Rothko misses him desperately when he’s out all day, so he gets neverendingly chased around the house in vain attempts at play. Pollock is a pretty laid back, calm cat who enjoys his solo time. Every once and a while the two of them will play up a storm, though and their human catches them giving each other baths and lots of love on occasion, too! Pollock also knows when his human’s car has pulled into the underground garage and she can hear him meowing loudly for her before she even turns off the engine.
ROTHKO
Rothko, named after the
artist Mark Rothko, is the baby of the family – and spoiled to prove it! He is the sweetest, most adorable little tabby cat you ever did see! At nearly three years old, he still is chocked full of kitten. Adopted from the
Seattle Animal Shelter after my beloved Costello cat died, Rothko brought life, love and furry cuddles to our house! Rothko is full of personality. With his tufted ears, short little legs and round face, his human smiles every time she looks at him. He has thick, very soft fur that contains almost every pattern and color known to cats. His mission in life is to get his brother Pollock to play with him. He succeeds a couple times a week. Rothko stays inside 99% of the time but loves to hang out on the window sills, especially breathing in the fresh air and hearing the noises from outside through the screens, when he
chatters at the birds and squirrels.
His human especially adores that Rothko knows when she is home. He greets her from the bedroom window and then races to the living room and rolls over for her, looking at her from upside down as if to say, “I’m SO glad you are home!” Sometimes Rothko “goes crazy,” racing back and forth over every surface of the small 537 square foot condo, literally bouncing off the walls as he goes! He gets that look in his eye, makes some strange combination of meowing / purring – “murring” – and just takes off! He seems to wear himself out after just a few minutes of this. However, Rothko’s real claim to fame is his powerful, purposeful and intent head butts. Rothko loves to head butt anyone and anything sometimes hard enough to make you think it could leave a bruise! It is his main form of communication. When Rothko crawls out from under the bed to check out visitors, if he head butts you, it means he thinks you’re A-OK.”
If you would like to see your pet featured in the Pinehurst Pet of the Week column, please send a photo and a few stories about your pet to Erica at ehas2dogs@gmail.com — I’m always looking for new pets to include on the blog.
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