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26. Our now deceased black cat Andy-

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 05:06 PM

Saturday

He would do this bizarre thing where he would sit facing the wall and look up to the ceiling,
his ears would pin back and he’d cock his head as if hearing a noise and then let out a loud reeeoowwww!!! , jump high against the wall dragging his claws as he came down and dash off to another room meowing loudly.
WTF !!!
Wife and I would just exchange shocked looks and laugh.
He was a weird little cat but we loved him and his odd ways. (sigh) We sure do miss him….

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