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July 23, 2009

Collared today: Apollo

NAME: Apollo

OWNER: Patrick and Angelic S. (Brother of sorts to Pierre and Pandora.

HOW THEY MET: In search of a companion for our first cat, we were informed by our friend that her friend, a local veterinarian, recently had a feral cat give birth to kittens in her garage. We went to see them and this little furry ball of fluff, who was the only boy of the litter, was the one we picked to pair with our female cat at home. We read somewhere that the female cat would be more accepting of a male.  When we brought Apollo home, we weren’t so sure that our first cat even WANTED a companion…all she did was hiss! But they eventually became friends and now they play with one another and groom each other regularly.

AGE: Approximately 4 years old.

HOME: Baltimore Highlands.

BREED:  Domestic medium hair.

BEST TRICK:  He “sits” and stands on his hind legs for treats. "Up!" 

FAVORITE ACTIVITY: Being lazy! Being an “Uncle” to the foster kittens that we host in our home regularly.

FAVORITE FOOD:  CHICKEN!

FUNNIEST MOMENT:  Love watching him chase the laser light. He can jump impressively high!

BUILT IN DINNER CLOCK: He also knows EXACTLY when it is dinner time and will MEOW like crazy ‘til he is fed!

IF APOLLO HAD A MOTTO FOR LIFE, IT WOULD BE: “Anytime is a good time for chicken and naps.”

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About Jill Rosen
Jill Rosen is a reporter at The Baltimore Sun. During her nearly 20 years in journalism, she has covered news and features — including a surprising number of stories that involved animals. There were the dog Christmas carolers in State College, Pa. There were the hounds who toured with a production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The story of a preschool teacher at Baltimore’s Father Kolbe School who had to replace her class guinea pig, who died over the winter holiday. A harrowing tale of what it was like to make homemade pet food ...

Though her clean freak of a mother refused to allow her to get a dog, she has had a number of pets through the years, including goldfish named Bob and Fingle, a betta fish named Ichabod, a wild rat terrier named Wendel, who she shared with a roommate, and, currently, sweet, sweet kitties named Leo Sesame and Milo Pumpkin and a little rescued pup named Teddy Bean. She, Leo, Pumpkin and Teddy Bean live in Baltimore.
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