Floyd fue el primero de los 3 gatos negros que tuvimos de mascota. Nuestro primer gato fue un gato gris algo salvaje al cual ya le dediqué un post: El gato que no tenía nombre
, y el segundo fue Floyd. Ya en el post anterior para el concurso de OCD en Hive Pets les mencioné acerca de Ro, el gato negro que tenemos actualmente, y el tercero que hemos tenido. Ya había mencionado allí que Floyd es posiblemente el abuelo o bisabuelo de los otros dos gatos negros que hemos tenido (Tom y Ro). Es todo un árbol familiar gatuno de gatos negros, y en esta publicación rememoraremos a Floyd.
Ya mi madre @eve66 había escrito un post sobre Floyd, haciéndole un pequeño homenaje. Ahora, he decidido escribir sobre esta mascota que tuvimos y mostrar algunas otras fotos.
Ya mi madre @eve66 había escrito un post sobre Floyd, haciéndole un pequeño homenaje. Ahora, he decidido escribir sobre esta mascota que tuvimos y mostrar algunas otras fotos.
Floyd was the first of the 3 black cats we had as pets. Our first cat was a somewhat wild gray cat to whom I already dedicated a post: The Cat With No Name.
, and the second one was Floyd. Already in the previous post for the OCD contest at Hive Pets I mentioned to you about Ro, the black cat we currently have, and the third one we've had. I had mentioned there that Floyd is possibly the grandfather or great-grandfather of the other two black cats we've had (Tom and Ro). It's a whole cat family tree of black cats, and in this post we'll be remembering Floyd
Already my mom @eve66 had written a post about Floyd, doing a little homage to him. Now, I've decided to write about this pet we had and show some other pictures.
Already my mom @eve66 had written a post about Floyd, doing a little homage to him. Now, I've decided to write about this pet we had and show some other pictures.
Un día de abril del año 2013, yo estaba solo en la casa, cuando mi madre me llamó para decirme que iba llegando a la casa con mi papá en el carro, y además, traían un gato, se escuchaban los maullidos en la llamada. Desde hacía un tiempo, habíamos querido tener un gato negro, y ese día llegó a la casa proveniente de la casa de una amiga de mi mamá que tenía varios gatos en adopción.
En esos tiempos solía escuchar mucho a la banda Pink Floyd. Como ya se mencionó en los posts anteriores, nombré a este gato Floyd, debido al nombre de esta banda, cuyo origen proviene de dos músicos afroamericanos de blues, uno de ellos llamado Floyd Council.
En esos tiempos solía escuchar mucho a la banda Pink Floyd. Como ya se mencionó en los posts anteriores, nombré a este gato Floyd, debido al nombre de esta banda, cuyo origen proviene de dos músicos afroamericanos de blues, uno de ellos llamado Floyd Council.
One day in April 2013, I was alone in the house, when my mother called me to tell me that she was coming home with my dad in the car, and also, they were bringing a cat, you could hear the meowing in the call. We had wanted a black cat for a while, and that day it came home from my mom's friend's house who had several cats up for adoption.
In those days I used to listen to the band Pink Floyd a lot. As mentioned in previous posts, I named this cat Floyd, due to the name of this band, whose origin comes from two African-American blues musicians, one of them named Floyd Council.
In those days I used to listen to the band Pink Floyd a lot. As mentioned in previous posts, I named this cat Floyd, due to the name of this band, whose origin comes from two African-American blues musicians, one of them named Floyd Council.
De los 3 gatos negros que hemos tenido, Floyd fue el más arisco y odioso. Era un gato que tenía un límite bastante bajo a las caricias que podías darle antes de morderte. Quizás su personalidad se deba a que llegó a nuestra casa con varios meses de edad, en su hogar anterior se crió de otra forma. En general, era un gato que le gustaba mucho comer y dormir, para luego irse a la calle al caer la noche. Salir a la calle era una de sus actividades favoritas, y muchas veces estuvo más de un día entero fuera de la casa. Creo que era el gato dominante del vecindario, nunca se acercaban otros gatos a la casa y a veces llegaba con marcas de pelea con otros gatos.
Of the 3 black cats we have had, Floyd was the most snarky and hateful. He was a cat who had a pretty low limit to the amount of petting you could give him before he bit you. Perhaps his personality was due to the fact that he came to our home when he was several months old, in his previous home he was raised differently. In general, he was a cat who liked to eat and sleep a lot, and then go outside at nightfall. Going outside was one of his favorite activities, and many times he was out of the house for more than a whole day. I think he was the dominant cat in the neighborhood, other cats never came near the house and sometimes he would arrive with fight marks with other cats.
Lo más especial de este gato es que llegó a nuestra casa justo un día antes de empezar mis clases en la universidad. De hecho, falté el primer día de clases para cuidarlo y ayudarlo a adaptarse a su nueva casa ya que llegó muy asustado. Estuvo con nosotros por varios años, y sus salidas se hacían cada vez más frecuentes principalmente debido a que es un gato macho, y también porque en los años 2015-2017 la crisis en Venezuela nos impedía cada vez más comprar alimentos para él.
Su comida favorita era la pasta con carne molida, y era tan exquisito que si se le servía en el piso él podía rechazarla, tenía que ser servida sobre un papel o un plato. Pero era cada vez más difícil darle este tipo de alimentos, y más aún comida para gatos o gatarina. Nos planteamos castrarlo para evitar sus salidas, pero nuca tomamos la decisión. Un día de 2017 se fue bravo porque no le dimos carne ese día, saltó la pared que siempre saltaba para irse a la calle, y desde ese momento no lo vimos más. Seguramente se fue a otra casa, y quizás hasta siga viviendo allí feliz, mientras le den carne.
Su comida favorita era la pasta con carne molida, y era tan exquisito que si se le servía en el piso él podía rechazarla, tenía que ser servida sobre un papel o un plato. Pero era cada vez más difícil darle este tipo de alimentos, y más aún comida para gatos o gatarina. Nos planteamos castrarlo para evitar sus salidas, pero nuca tomamos la decisión. Un día de 2017 se fue bravo porque no le dimos carne ese día, saltó la pared que siempre saltaba para irse a la calle, y desde ese momento no lo vimos más. Seguramente se fue a otra casa, y quizás hasta siga viviendo allí feliz, mientras le den carne.
The most special thing about this cat is that he arrived at our house just one day before I started my classes at the university. In fact, I missed the first day of classes to take care of him and help him adjust to his new home since he arrived very scared. He was with us for several years, and his outings were becoming more and more frequent mainly because he is a male cat, and also because in the years 2015-2017 the crisis in Venezuela made it more and more impossible for us to buy food for him.
His favorite food was pasta with ground meat, and it was so exquisite that if it was served to him on the floor he could refuse it, it had to be served on a paper or a plate. But it was becoming more and more difficult to give him this type of food, and even more difficult to give him cat food or catnip. We considered neutering him to prevent his outings, but we never made the decision. One day in 2017 he left in a rage because we didn't give him meat that day, he jumped the wall he always jumped to go to the street, and from that moment we didn't see him anymore. He probably went to another house, and maybe he will continue to live there happily, as long as they give him meat.
His favorite food was pasta with ground meat, and it was so exquisite that if it was served to him on the floor he could refuse it, it had to be served on a paper or a plate. But it was becoming more and more difficult to give him this type of food, and even more difficult to give him cat food or catnip. We considered neutering him to prevent his outings, but we never made the decision. One day in 2017 he left in a rage because we didn't give him meat that day, he jumped the wall he always jumped to go to the street, and from that moment we didn't see him anymore. He probably went to another house, and maybe he will continue to live there happily, as long as they give him meat.
Era un gato muy exigente y callejero (porque le gustaba salir). Solía llegar de madrugada y maullar fuerte para que alguien se levantara de la cama a darle comida, y si no lo hacíamos podía montarse en la cama a morderte. De pequeño le gustaba cazar, pero de adulto se volvió tan exigente que podía pasarle una cucaracha al lado e ignorarla totalmente, así como podía ignorarte si lo llamabas. Próximamente dedicaré un post a mi segundo gato negro: Tom.
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He was a very demanding and stray cat (because he liked to go out). He used to come in the early morning and meow loudly for someone to get out of bed to give him food, and if we didn't he could get on the bed to bite you. As a child he liked to hunt, but as an adult he became so demanding that he could pass a cockroach next to him and totally ignore it, just as he could ignore you if you called him. I will soon dedicate a post to my second black cat: Tom.
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