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Tom Rinaldo

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36. I so miss Vincent, our once feral cat.

Fri Mar 8, 2013, 04:52 PM

Mar 2013

There is something surprisingly profound and moving about winning the trust of a feral animal, especially an adult who has never known human companions. I wrote about becoming close to Vincent for an online newspaper. Here is the link for anyone interested:
http://www.watershedpost.com/2012/remembering-vincent

Vincent was a black cat with stunning green eyes. There is a photo of him with the story (but his eye color is washed out). He would maintain full direct eye contact with us at close range once he grew to trust us, the only cat I have known who would do so for an extended period while relaxed. He was very very special to us.

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Thank you so much, easychoice, for posting those videos of Tad! Emit Mar 2013 #58

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That was lovely. Luminous Animal Mar 2013 #64

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Wow. Amazing. jsr Mar 2013 #41

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Stop cutting onions already!!! Lobo27 Mar 2013 #48

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