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SEXIEST CAT OF THE MILLENNIUM
"MR. BAGEL CRUMBS"
"Mr. Crumbs is the epitome of the best and highest development of beauty, poise, intelligence and character," writes Candance
Carman, of Waterdown, Ontario. Bagel has already been featured in the ErotiCat Gallery, as an ErotiCat hero who saved his owner's
life.
One day Bagel woke up from a deep sleep in a bedroom and somehow knew his mistress was in trouble. Indeed, he ran to get
help after his mistress had in fact fallen unconsious in a bathtub filling up with water. His effforts saved her from drowning with only
moments to spare.
His mistress reports that all is well. "Mr. Crumbs is over 12 years old and although one of his greatest pleasures is to
sleep, his others are chasing bugs and watching birds from his balcony and playing chase the turtle and jump over the turtle," writes
Candace. "The turtle, Tortellini is a red-eared slider who enjoys a romp outside his watery tank every day where he chases after his
feline friend.
"Mr. Crumbs is a very vocal individual but never talks just to hear himself talk. Mornings are his special time to cuddle and he needs
that extra squeeze first thing in the morning.
"We renamed him Mr. Bagel Crumbs from a totally inappropriate name his first owner had given him when we found that as a year
old he loved to eat bagel crumbs. And so his new name," she says.
Carman explains who Mr. Crumbs meets the criteria for the Sexiest Cat of the Millennium:
Beauty
"Mr. Crumbs' name could be used in connection with a paraphrase of the famous lines 'Beauty is truth and truth beauty.'
In appearance, Mr. Crumbs has a shining silver coat with a dramatic flaming white slash from one shoulder, down through his chest
and neck to the toes of his opposite leg. In action he is the embodiment of truth. His corrections to us, his humans, are most
of the time appropriate. The rare times when he is wrong, he quickly realizes his mistake and apologizes for his action. But it is
his lack of artifice and his complete belief in himself from which he makes his decisions, which are so remarkable to us."
Poise
"Mr. Crumbs is able to exude a sense of ease and dignity of manner no matter what he is doing. A casual paw gesture, a flip of his
tail, a look which is totally and inherently aristocratic are simply expressiions of his dignity."
Intelligence
"Highly developed both in intelligence and intuition and the application of those two properties, Mr. Crumbs is a remarkable person.
If it were not for Mr. Crumbs seeking help for me when I had been badly hurt, I could very well have died. As well, when my husband
is out of town for business purposes, Mr. Crumbs undertakes the role of caregiver for me, telling me when to eat and when to go to
bed. On a day-to-day basis he vocalizes his needs using the same sounds for particular needs or activities or comments which become
understandable in and by themselves. He tends to mutter to himself when he's not feeling well or he's angry. He is able to assess
our moods or physical illness and do what he can to make the situation better."
Character
"Although we can call him a character, Mr. Crumbs is a very well-rounded individual. He is unfailingly thoughtful and resourceful and
caring for us,his humans. He will put off his need to eat, if I am too ill to get him his breakfast on time and curl up and try to comfort
me.
"As well as all the other heroic and wonderful things Bagel does including saving my life, he also came back from the dead. A few
years ago he went into the vet to have his teeth cleaned and to have a biopsy on a small mass on his back. Well, Bagel
didn't take well to the anaesthetic and he died. They were able to bring him back but he's definitely a cat of several lives.
"I could go on and on. Mr. Crumbs is a fascinating fellow and we are grateful for his friendship."
- Candace Carman - cael@istar.ca
(December 1999)
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