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My only pet besides my lovely wife was a German Sheperd named Simbad. He was a gem and I think the pain of our parting embittered my wife forever to having another pet. My only pet before our marriage was my smoked persian cat who I lived with for 18 yars and was more like a dog than a cat. His given name was Circus, but I always called him "Cat". He slept on my bed each night, went hunting each night and was my best friend 'till I left home at 19 to join the US Army. I could only play with him if I put on heavy leather long gloves, otheriwise I was toast.

My sister in law's cat is named Numa, Roman origins. My kid sister has 20 cats and I wouldn't be able to name them all here.