Henry Penry

Henry is our second of three cats that I'll tell you about. Henry was my other cat from before I married my husband. He is the friendliest cat - and he loves Mike! Henry has a lot of nicknames. I call him Henry Penry often. He is Henny, Hen Pen, Hanky, and other silly names!

Henry has given us a couple of scares since we moved to Oregon. He got really ill about a month after we got here. I honestly didn't think he would make it - he was so still and non-responsive for several days. I grieved that weekend, while still trying to medicate and force-feed him. It was a very scary time. He pulled through and has gone back to his "normal" self. He had one more incident that started similarly, but thankfully, it wasn't the same thing and with a round of antibiotics he was fine.

Henry is also the cat who dove off of our third story balcony and went missing for about 28 hours. I grieved for him during that time too, as I was not very hopeful he would come home. We live backing up to a State Park, which is very wild. Henry is not a very smart boy, and he has never lived outside, so I was very worried for his safety.

He was found by our apartment manager's wife and their dog. He had hidden under a car, and their dog, Notch found him! I was SO happy, and Henry's buddy cat Ben was super happy as well. He has been great since being back from his adventure. He isn't allowed out on the balcony now, as I am pretty sure he would try getting up on the railing again!

Henry is a very silly boy. He is about 8 years old, but still acts like a kitten much of the time. He has just found his voice, and he talks a lot now - actually, he squeaks a lot. He also chirps when he's wild and playful. He loves to play, and often takes over when another cat is trying to play. He LOVES Ben and they cuddle a lot. Henry's favorite place to be is "on". He needs to be ON my lap, sleeps ON me, etc. He is very much my cat, but he really loves Mike too.

I was very surprised at our trip across the country when we moved. Henry did the best of all the cats. He wanted to be watching out the car windows, and he talked a lot. He seemed happy, not stressed out! Henry entertains us, and is just all around a sweet cat!

--Tammy

Comments

[turtlecookie]

Isn't it fun how they all have their own personalities and quirks? Zip is my "squeaky boy," too. When he meows it's not what you expect from a cat of his stature. I'm glad Henry was safely found and is feeling better. :-)

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[Laurel]

I was worried for Henry, too, when he escaped, but hopeful that he would come home. I once had a cat gone for two weeks when we lived in the mountains and, all of a sudden, there he was meowing at the screen door to get inside. It's the best feeling in the world, the relief of finding a pet again.