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I am Treble Bolt. I have 2 cats (and a hedgehog). Treben is my 4 year old, a black 3 legged cat. I took him from my husbands' family farm when was only a few weeks old. The vet figures he was run over by a lawn mower and lost half of his back left leg. I had to syringe feed him and remember having to give him lots of antibiotics because he was very malnourished and his stump was infected. He pulled through like a trooper and is very healthy and happy today. He is very clingy towards me, very talkative, and goes between being laid back and insanely hyper. He sometimes likes my husband (who wasn't keen on me keeping him in the first place, because of the fact that some farm kittens just don't survive, but Treben has grown on him).
Nekkhalen is my other cat. He has all four paws, but we rescued him at about 4-6 months old from the woods in fall of 2013. What took me by the heart strings was here is this half grown kitten, obviously malnourished and uncared for, but would not take any food unless you pet him first. He was hanging around a friends gathering we attended and was asking for food and petting from everyone. He is extremely loving and laid back. My husband and I figure, where ever and whomever he came from gave him a rough time. He looks like his tail is bobbed (it is at half length, with a 90 degree bend at the tip) as well as looking like his tail was broken at his rump. He was extremely timid and scared of every move we made early on. He never played and was not at all used to being picked up or petted in a gentle manner. My husband figures he was a wild kitten, but with how tame he is, I figure he was in an abusive home before being lost/abandoned in the woods. After over a year of having him, he only recently (last 3 months) has regularly started to play with cat toys (every time he has, my husband and I both stop what we are doing to watch him with joy). He still has timid moments, especially when strangers are in our home or when we move too fast. He still has the habit of wanting attention before eating. He will not jump on our laps, and still is uneasy about being picked up, but often desires to lay on our laps and snuggle (he will butt our chins and try to rub himself all over our faces).
It was hard to get Treben to accept Nekkhalen at first, but over the course of 3 months since bringing Nekkhalen home, they became fast friends. It was very hard to get Treben used to another cat, because he hates all other cats (and dogs). But it worked out very well for us because Nekkhalen had fleas, a respiratory infection, and was malnourished. Due to our home being under renovation, it was easy to keep them completely separated while Nekkhalen recovered and Treben got over his single child mentality. But now, over 1.5 years on, they have a charming (and often adorable) relationship. Here they are caught catnapping together.
Nekkhalen is my other cat. He has all four paws, but we rescued him at about 4-6 months old from the woods in fall of 2013. What took me by the heart strings was here is this half grown kitten, obviously malnourished and uncared for, but would not take any food unless you pet him first. He was hanging around a friends gathering we attended and was asking for food and petting from everyone. He is extremely loving and laid back. My husband and I figure, where ever and whomever he came from gave him a rough time. He looks like his tail is bobbed (it is at half length, with a 90 degree bend at the tip) as well as looking like his tail was broken at his rump. He was extremely timid and scared of every move we made early on. He never played and was not at all used to being picked up or petted in a gentle manner. My husband figures he was a wild kitten, but with how tame he is, I figure he was in an abusive home before being lost/abandoned in the woods. After over a year of having him, he only recently (last 3 months) has regularly started to play with cat toys (every time he has, my husband and I both stop what we are doing to watch him with joy). He still has timid moments, especially when strangers are in our home or when we move too fast. He still has the habit of wanting attention before eating. He will not jump on our laps, and still is uneasy about being picked up, but often desires to lay on our laps and snuggle (he will butt our chins and try to rub himself all over our faces).
It was hard to get Treben to accept Nekkhalen at first, but over the course of 3 months since bringing Nekkhalen home, they became fast friends. It was very hard to get Treben used to another cat, because he hates all other cats (and dogs). But it worked out very well for us because Nekkhalen had fleas, a respiratory infection, and was malnourished. Due to our home being under renovation, it was easy to keep them completely separated while Nekkhalen recovered and Treben got over his single child mentality. But now, over 1.5 years on, they have a charming (and often adorable) relationship. Here they are caught catnapping together.
