The History of Shadrack

On June 4, 2005, we invited a young kitten into our house that would change our lives. Actually, on June 3rd we went to Feeder's Supply to look at the kittens. There were two kittens, a boy and a girl. The boy was so energetic. He was bouncing all over his cage and "dive-bombing" his sister. When we held him, he tried to crawl into my purse to come home.

We tried to adopt him, but we couldn't that night. His soon-to-be sister hadn't had her yearly shots. We had to prove that Jewel was going to get her shots. We came back the next day and brought him home.

There was a problem....his name was Arnold. What an awful name for a cat. We knew we needed to rename him. But what. Actually that was easy! My in-laws have a cat named Meeshach. In case you don't know, there is a story in the Bible about Shadrach, Meeshach, and Abindigo. (They wouldn't bow to the king and were put in a fiery furnace. But b/c they were faithful to God, he stood with them in the fire and saved them.) There is also a Veggie Tales episode called "Rack, Shack and Benny." So we decided on Shadrach. But he is not your typical cat. Thus, his Momma decided to spell it with a "k" instead of an "h". (Truth: I spelled it wrong at the vet, but it kinda fits his personality.)

Back to Shadrack. He was a BABY when we got him. He didn't even know when to retract his claws to play. (Which made Mommy really made.) He had a huge forehead. As he grew, he grew into his forehead.

He has always been bad and getting into icky things. The first day we had him, he hid behind the toilet. We thought he was scared when it flushed so he wouldn't move. Ironically, he just likes gross things and the bathroom. (It is still his favorite room in the house.) He got into so much trouble as a kitten. He dumped his water bowl all over the floor and tried to lick the water out of the toilet. (He was so small it looked like he was going to fall in.)

He made me mad enough, that I stuck him under the kitchen faucet. Didn't work....he started purring. I gave up.

As a grown-up, Shadrack has had adventures by the age of two. He has eaten lunch with Daddy at work. (I took him to work to see Jason on his lunch break. He doesn't like the car.) He has been to Feeder's Supply and seen the fish and birds.

On a normal day, Shadrack keeps himself busy sleeping, chasing his sister, watching birds, catching bugs (if there are any in the house), knocking things off the coffee table, playing fetch, eating yogurt, getting pets, and making noises. He make little "meer" noises as well as humming noises. If he can't find his sister, he will call for her.

Shadrack is such a cute cat. He is 14 lbs of cat. We looked it up and he is part maine-coon cat. Not full bred, but definitely has some. My husband has had many cats growing up and he says that Shadrack is his favorite. (Sorry Meesh.)

I will keep you updated on Shadrack's adventures.

Here is his sniffing the Christmas tree.