I miss my Max and Sophie

garyganoo

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Here is a short video of my two beautiful cats Max and Sophie: Max loves to get on top of the TV and pull the chain on the ceiling fan while Sophie watches and gives moral support.

My problem is that Max and Sophie are no longer living with me and I miss them very much. I have been "lurking" on this site for over a month now reading about other people's cats. I often go to the "Pet Smart" store to look at the kitties up for adoption, but I am unable to have a cat where I live now.

Sophie and Max were my first cats ever. I have them since they were about 8 and 10 weeks old. My roommate rescued Sophie (the Siamese) from the street when she weighed less than 2 pounds and was infested with fleas. I fell in love with Sophie on first sight. Since my roommate wasn't able to take care of the cat at the time, she became my responsibility. This was my first cat ever. I knew nothing about cats so I got some books and read about cats and checked out on-line websites about cats.

I took Sophie to the Vet several times to get her tested for disease (negative), get rid of her fleas and to get her kitten and rabies shots. Then I brought her back at about 5 months old to get her spayed.

At this point, I felt bad about leaving her alone all day and now my roommate wanted a cat to call her own. I just so happened that there was a note in our lobby that was offering a kitten for adoption. We adopted the black and white "short hair" male, that is Max.

Max and Sophie became great pals, although Max was more outgoing, mischievous, affectionate and playful. Sophie was a scaredy cat, perhaps because of her unfortunate kitten-hood on the streets. It was funny, because Max, the tiny kitten, assumed dominance over Sophie who was three times his size.

Max would swat her with his paw and initiate a play fight. Sometimes, if Sophie would play too rough, Max would say "meow, meow, meow, meow", and Sophie would let him go. lol. They never hurt each other, only me. lol

They would play chase, wrestle and groom each other, which always ended up in a fight. lol. They would sleep close to each other but rarely snuggle together. I was fascinated by observing their "cat behavior" and their individual personalities. They refused to drink water from their bowl, they would only drink it from a glass on my night stand. They trained me to keep that glass full of fresh water at all times. lol Sophie had the most peculiar way of drinking. She would dip her paw in the water and then lick the water off of her paw. Max just stuck his head in the glass and lapped it up.

Anyhow, I am very sad now because I had to move unexpectedly. My roommate had promised to take care of the kitties from the start if I had to go. My roommate got her own apartment and I brought the kitties over, with all their toys, food, carriers, litter boxes, etc.

I miss them so much. What is worse, I am not sure if she still has them. I live in another state and I follow her on her face-book page. She got a new puppy and always puts pictures of the puppy on face-book, but never puts up pictures of the kitties. She comments about the puppies all the time, but she never comments about the kitties. When I ask her about the kitties she says that they are fine, but I don't believe her.

I miss Max and Sophie and I hope that they are OK.
 

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Oh I am so sorry about this. What characters they are!

If you want to know, you really need to pin this roommate down (verbally of course). Say she is being vague. Is there someone you know who lives in that area who could check on them.

I hope you can get this resolved and do find out they are fine. She may just be wrapped up with the puppy at this time.

I am glad you came here to write about these two Max and Sophie. Now many people know of the love you have for them.

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I really enjoyed watching the video, they're both such characters!!!
I think it's a shame you couldn't take them with you when you moved, and I hope you can find out what really happened to them too. Good luck and let us know.
 

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I know how hard it is to not have your cats around, my two live with my partner and I don't often get to see them

I hope you can find out how they both are
 
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I did ask my roommate, on facebook, to tell me the truth about the cats. She insists that they are always hiding under the couch but they eat and drink OK. Then the next day, her sister wrote a comment about how Max likes her and lets her pet him. I just don't believe them. She has lied to me in the past. Max does destroy things. Maybe she got rid of him. I would just like to know the truth.

There is nothing I can do about it now anyway. I feel bad because they trusted me so much, especially Max. I feel like I betrayed their trust. Max is so trusting. He lets me put medicine in his mouth with a syringe without putting up a fight. I have to fight with Sophie and then she stays mad at me for a while. (lol)

Would it have been possible to take them in my car from Miami, FL to upstate NY? I was on the road for 3 days. The car was completely packed with all of my stuff. Would they let them stay in the motels along the way? Anyhow, I can't have cats in the house where I am staying now. I'll only be here until Christmas, then I'll probably move to CA permanently.

Here is a picture of them. Max likes to sleep in the sink, either in the bathroom or in the kitchen. The bathroom sink drips so his tail always gets wet but he doesn't mind. lol http://s1098.photobucket.com/albums/...andmore392.jpg

Here is another cute picture of them: http://s1098.photobucket.com/albums/...andmore376.jpg

Here is a picture of Max grooming Sophie: http://s1098.photobucket.com/albums/...andmore400.jpg
 

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Hi there
we're so happy to get the chance to welcome you to TCS. So sorry that you had to leave Max and Sophie behind. I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay with us - we're one great big family and you'll find loads of friends here. If I can help at all while you're finding your way around TCS just click on my username and send me a Personal Message - I'll do what I can to answer your questions.
 

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I am so sorry that you had to leave your beautiful babies behind...
I really hope that your exroommate is being truthful and that the kitties are fine.
 

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Hi there

Welcome to TCS (The Cat Site) I'm so sorry that you had to leave your kitties with your roommate, I hope she is telling the truth for your sake and the kitties. Here, you'll find a great community here to help you with whatever you need. I know that you'll love it here, I certainly do! TCS is filled with so much cat information in one place! If you need help with anything, around the forum or not, feel free to PM (Private Message) me on my Profile. I hope that one day soon, you'll be able to at least see some photos of Sophie and Max.

Hoping to see you around the forums,
Jackz, Jazzy & Ginga.
 

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Geez Hun,

Im so sorry.
I hope you get your answers soon. Maybe if you asked specifically for pictures she would either fess up or give you the happy news that they are still with her.

Keep your chin up Pal and hope for the best. No matter what Max and Sophie wouldn't want you to be sad.

Best regards

~Noi
 
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