Hello, I am a Galofie!

Oops! Guess it's a girl . Sorry

Thanks so much for the kind words, all! Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

I'll post some more pics when I get a chance. I even have a sound bite of her somewhere, making the strange squawking sound that Galofies make.

Amazingly, we got this Galofie at the pound; what person would have the heart to drop this sweety off at the pound, I do not know.

She was extremely frisky as a baby Galofie, not afraid to challenge the two large male cats we had. But when she was about a year old, she stopped jumping up. The she stopped running, and soon she was only walking very slowly.

The vet said the joints on her back legs were falling apart. The bones were literally crumbling where the ball meets the socket in the hip joints. She was in so much pain that she couldn't stand up, and she cried terribly if you even tried to touch her.

So she had to have radical surgery; the vet cut off the top part of her thigh bones and just put them into the hip sockets. It took many months for her to recover. It took weeks before she could even walk again without trembling.

But she did recover! In fact, over time she got stronger and stronger, and eventually she could run and even jump up again! Now she's almost like any other Galofie. But she has a funny way of running; it's sort of a waddle, actually. As we say, she "Galoafs" around.

But what a heart she has! She is the sweetest little creature I've ever known. She never gets in trouble, and never complains about anything. Like most Galofies, she's extremely shy, and runs to hide whenever the doorbell rings. Most of our friends have never even seen her (or any Galofie, for that matter).

Thanks again for all the good thoughts; I will post more pictures soon.

Mike - way to pull one over on some folks!

her tail is quite unique, was she born that way?

They are beautiful!!!

She is the cutest, most adorable little thing I've ever seen. What wonderful expressions on her precious face.

What a beautiful girl she is!

Originally Posted by hissy

her tail is quite unique, was she born that way?

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Yes. If you look at an X-Ray of a Galofie's tail, it's very strange - crooked and misshapen. The vet thought that might be related to her bone problems.

Originally Posted by hissy

Mike - way to pull one over on some folks!

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I have no idea what you mean.

LOL I absolutely love this!!! She truly is beautiful!! I can't wait to see more pics!!

what a cat....
she looks like my PJ - though PJ's belly isn't as white and she's got a long tail. Ah, torti love.

Man I haven't laughed this much in ages! Don't think it's Rosie who has competition, Susan.....could be our Wyyyyyaaaaaaannnnnnnnnn might have met his match!!

What a sad story with an amazing ending. It must have been a tough decision to make to have this surgery done, but obviously the right one! Thanks for sharing. She sounds truly special.

She's beautiful!

I'm in love with your Galofie.
More pictures & Galofie stories...please.

So do Galofies come in other colors besides Calico? Yours is beartiful!

I want a Galofie, just like your Galofie!

LOL!! Love these Galofies! Beats out the Kohona cats for best new breed IMO! She sure is one goofy looking sweetheart!

Originally Posted by jdpesz

So do Galofies come in other colors besides Calico? Yours is beartiful!

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I'm not sure; I've only ever seen this particular Galofie. That's how rare they are. I imagine it's quite possible though.

Originally Posted by xocats

I'm in love with your Galofie.

More pictures & Galofie stories...please.

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Thanks! Let me look around for some more pics. Somewhere I even have a sound clip of her singing with her strange squawking sound.

Thank you to all of you for such kind words! I think Galofies can sense that people are so taken with them.

BTW, it occurs to me that I never told you the name of my Galofie:

It's Sofie Galofie.

Also, Sofia Galofia. And Sofus Galofus. Or, when you have a cold, you can call her Gadofie.