Pet Shop Boyz

Jackie the pet shop boy cat



A golden retriver pup who was at the shop for a late-evening wash & blow-dry

At another pet shop

Last week, I went to the nearby pet shop to stock up on Fussie Cat, as I sure don't want to run out of cat food over the CNY holidays, and I don't know how long the shops may be closed for. This is the pet shop where Jackie-O the ex-community cat now lives.




















Jackie-O

This shop has only recently brought in Fussie Cat, and through the goodwill of Jackie-O (I'm his old friend) and since they kind of know I'm friendly to community cats, I was given a very good price for a carton of 24 cans. :)

In the course of chatting with the owner's mom, I discovered that Jackie-O has several other friendly companions living at the shop besides Milky the chihuahua, whom I'd met previously.


Milky, compared to the size of my hp pouch

Milky is a chihuahua which used to be constantly caged under poor living conditions at another pet shop (mind you, a pet shop!) until his current owner decided to spent $$$$ to buy him over, so as to give him a better life. Perhaps that explains his timid behaviour.



Milky is friendly yet timid. He kept running away from me, but I could not resist his cuteness and insisted on carrying him. *grin*

Then there are the two families of chinchillas, one of which has 2 baby chinchillas! These are pet chinchillas owned by the animal-loving owner and are definitely not for sale.


I wanna go out, get outta my way! *Siam, siam! *




Mom said: "If you stand still and pose, I will give you an almond", and that's what the furry guy did.
Heheh! So adorable!

I must visit them more often during the late hours, so that I can play with these furry cuties.

:)

Jackie-O at the pet shop

Some weeks' ago, we got a chance to take a few photos of Jackie-O, the cat that was fostered by the pet shop ("O" for original, as he's was the first community cat named Jackie).

From a ruffled stray that was always chased around by Sugar, Jackie-O has grown into a handsome boy with a wonderfully soft coat of fur. The folks at the pet shop have taken good care of him.

Jackie-O is quite content to stay within the confines of the small shop (not nomadic at all) and is not at all bothered by the dogs that come to the shop for grooming. He gets to sleep anywhere in the shop and is the first to test out samples of cat treats given by the cat food supplier. :)






His stay at the pet shop is kindly sponsored by my neighbour, Ms A.

Cat that lives in a small pet shop

Yesterday, we finally got to see Jackie (aka Thin Tail), after a long absence. This is not the Jackie which I'd fostered and which currently lives at MIL's block, but a silver / light grey tabby male cat. Let's call him Jackie-O since he's the 'original' Jackie.

Jackie-O used to live around Ms A's (my neighbour) block, but used to get into fights with that territorial Sugar, and relegated to living around the fringes of his territory. Then one day, for some reason, Ms A put Jackie-O up in a small pet shop for a few days, and somehow, the few days stretched into months, so now Jackie-O is living at the pet shop which also does grooming for dogs, with the kind sponsorship of Ms A.

Seeing him yesterday, I was very very pleasantly surprised to see how beautiful Jackie-O has become, especially with his gorgeous green eyes (too bad I didn't have my camera with me). He also looks much more relaxed and confident. Not only is he not flustered by the presence of the dogs that were sent to the shop for grooming, he has become more tolerant about being carried.

With his lovely coat and good manners, no one would have ever thought that he was once a community cat. The shop people said Jackie-O is easy to care for, and seem to enjoy his presence too. I'm so happy for Jackie-O. :)