This cat is actually ours. I was looking for a second cat, thinking that it would be nice for our first cat to have a friend. I went online and found a beautiful cat up at a shelter. When I arrived there, I was momentarily sidetracked by the strange looking animal that I saw in another cage. I asked, "What is it?" The worker told me that it was in fact a cat and that they were having a hard time even getting people to touch it, because of its unusual appearance. I had just finished playing with the pretty cat that I came to adopt. The worker urged me to play with the "alien" looking creature. Of course, being the sucker I am for a sad story, I ended up leaving with Snuggles (the "special" looking cat).
I was concerned about my son's reaction to this cat. I picked him up from school and explained to him that we did have a new cat, but it was not the one that we were looking at. I told him that it looked a bit different than other cats, but that I was sure it was a cat. Well, we get home and he sees the new cat and immediately is on the floor playing with it and hugging it. Now, I'm wondering if something is wrong with my son's vision. It seems as if he is completely unaffected by the cat's alarming appearance. All I can figure, is that true love is blind.
These days even I am attached to that cat. The poor thing has the worst breath that you could imagine. She clears the house when she uses the litter box (it is truly a toxic smell, unlike anything that could be imagined). The only thing she has going for her is her wonderful personality.