What is Tom Kipper?
Tom Kipper is a cat adopted by my sister, Kathleen Everett, and her husband, Eddie, of Mill Valley, WA. The snagglepuss belonged to their neighbors, but family tragedy left them to be unable to care for him. Tom was left outside where he was attacked by a dog.
Kathleen, an experienced cat owner, managed to catch Tom and take him to the vet, accumulating only seventeen deep scratches, only four of which became infected. Eddie, also wise to feline ways, agreed they should keep him. Upon the approval of the neighbors, Tom joined the Everetts' Pippen (a large, proud tabby), Clayton (a sweet black cat who teaches young children to hunt by bringing them half-dead mice), and Fizzgig, The World's Most Ridiculous Small Dog (TM).
Kathleen and Eddie put Tom in their bedroom, knowing he would need time to acclimate to the other members of the household. Tom promptly fled to the closet where he stayed. After one year, he made occasional forays at night, creeping behind large pieces of furniture. After three years, Tom ventured during the daytime to the underside of the Everetts' bed.
Everything changed the day the Everetts' young daughter, Risa, opened a tin of kippers. No one knows where she got the kippers, but when Tom smelled the fishy goodness, he sprang from under the bed and immediately slinked figure-8s around Risa's ankles. The girl fed the entire tin to Tom (she doesn't actually like kippers, she just likes opening the tins). When Tom was finished, he fled back to the bed.
Once a day, Risa would open a tin of kippers and feed the wary cat. Eddie and Kathleen are proud to know their daughter is as much an animal lover as they. After four months, Tom let Kathleen pet him with one finger on his fluffy head. The day Risa dropped a tin of kippers on the metal trash can and Tom didn't react, the family realized he was deaf. They slightly modified their reactions to the old man, and he has responded accordingly, up to and including helping Eddie with his work by sitting on his keyboard.
The day Risa dropped the tin happened to be Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement.
Well, some of it's true...
Kathleen, an experienced cat owner, managed to catch Tom and take him to the vet, accumulating only seventeen deep scratches, only four of which became infected. Eddie, also wise to feline ways, agreed they should keep him. Upon the approval of the neighbors, Tom joined the Everetts' Pippen (a large, proud tabby), Clayton (a sweet black cat who teaches young children to hunt by bringing them half-dead mice), and Fizzgig, The World's Most Ridiculous Small Dog (TM).
Kathleen and Eddie put Tom in their bedroom, knowing he would need time to acclimate to the other members of the household. Tom promptly fled to the closet where he stayed. After one year, he made occasional forays at night, creeping behind large pieces of furniture. After three years, Tom ventured during the daytime to the underside of the Everetts' bed.
Everything changed the day the Everetts' young daughter, Risa, opened a tin of kippers. No one knows where she got the kippers, but when Tom smelled the fishy goodness, he sprang from under the bed and immediately slinked figure-8s around Risa's ankles. The girl fed the entire tin to Tom (she doesn't actually like kippers, she just likes opening the tins). When Tom was finished, he fled back to the bed.
Once a day, Risa would open a tin of kippers and feed the wary cat. Eddie and Kathleen are proud to know their daughter is as much an animal lover as they. After four months, Tom let Kathleen pet him with one finger on his fluffy head. The day Risa dropped a tin of kippers on the metal trash can and Tom didn't react, the family realized he was deaf. They slightly modified their reactions to the old man, and he has responded accordingly, up to and including helping Eddie with his work by sitting on his keyboard.
The day Risa dropped the tin happened to be Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement.
Well, some of it's true...
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