The Adventures of Prosper, the Tortitude Cat
I thought I'd share how I and Prosper met; from her perspective.
My name is Prosper, I’m a tortoiseshell cat with an
attitude. I suppose most cats are independent but us “torties” are known to be
independent with an attitude; everything we do we do with attitude or we don’t
do it at all.
I’ve been asked how I landed my comfy place with Ter Scott
who tells me he’s the Life and Legacy Coach™ but to me he’s just a person I let
live with me. Well, there’s my attitude coming out again. I’d have to say that
I love him and he’s great to have around. Anyway, here’s my story mixed a bit
with what he told me.
He has this friend; Deb, who loves cats. Actually she loves
all animals as she used to work for a veterinarian but I suppose since she
doesn’t have room for a horse in her house she settles for a few cats. Ter grew
up not liking cats; probably because he got bit real bad and his arm swelled up
with pain when he was an early teen so from then on that was every cat’s fault.
But both Deb and another friend had tortoiseshell cats and
he found that we are a special bunch; playful, intelligent and with just enough
sass to be interesting. So he told Deb that if she ever found someone who had
one to let me know. He told me that even when he said wanted a cat that he really
wasn’t sure if he had just lied or not.
To his surprise, Deb called him in about a week or so and
asked if he was serious. He asked her if she had found a tortoiseshell and she
said yes! I and eight of my siblings were up a tree when Deb’s friend happened
by with her pickup truck and soon we were going for a ride to Deb’s house.
That’s when Deb saw me and called Ter. Ter came over and
immediately saw that Deb had a new cat; and it wasn’t me. It was my sister (who
she later named Shiraz). When Ter asked why she got another cat Deb said that
it was dark and the cat walked in her house and she thought that it was me. Once
in, Deb did not want to let her go. (Smart sister I got). So Shiraz has now lived
with Deb as long as I’ve lived with Ter.
I walked in next. Unlike all of my other siblings, both
Shiraz and I could be mistaken in the dark because our silhouettes are the
exact same. We’re both the same size and long haired but she is completely
black and I am a tortoiseshell. We were both very young, very small and barely
got done being weaned.
So that’s how I came to come to Ter and it’s been great (for
the most part) ever since. When we visit again I’ll let you know more about me
and how I got my name.
