I Don’t Like That cat!”
October 14th 2010 21:00
Walking around the ‘hood with Fred the caretaker one afternoon, he had to stop at a building to quickly run an errand. I decided to stay outside and read my book, which happened to be about a cat without eyes called Homer HERE.
In case you think this book is written along the lines of this-poor-disabled-cat, rather than focusing on what he can’t do, author Gwen Cooper chooses to focus on his special abilities. I know, a lot of books about specific cats like to say how special they are (just think of Dewy and Cleo). What sets Homer apart from all the others is how effectively he can navigate the world sans eyes. His talents include being a guard cat (he foiled a burglary by scratching the thief’s face) and surviving 9/11.
Fred came back a few minutes later and looked at the cover. “Ooh, pussycats!” he said, delighted. (He loves them as much as I do.)
“Do you see anything different about this cat?” I asked as he looked at the cover.
“He’s got his eyes shut,” said Fred.
“He’s blind,” I corrected.
“Errr! I don’t want to look at it!” cried Fred as he averted his eyes. I then remembered Fred has a phobia of all medical procedures. But I thought that it was restricted to human ones. Evidently it included veterinary procedures.
I managed to finally get Fred to look at the book by turning to a page that had a photo of a “normal” cat.
“What a beautiful pussycat!” cried Fred, relieved.
“I couldn’t agree more.”
In case you think this book is written along the lines of this-poor-disabled-cat, rather than focusing on what he can’t do, author Gwen Cooper chooses to focus on his special abilities. I know, a lot of books about specific cats like to say how special they are (just think of Dewy and Cleo). What sets Homer apart from all the others is how effectively he can navigate the world sans eyes. His talents include being a guard cat (he foiled a burglary by scratching the thief’s face) and surviving 9/11.
Fred came back a few minutes later and looked at the cover. “Ooh, pussycats!” he said, delighted. (He loves them as much as I do.)
“Do you see anything different about this cat?” I asked as he looked at the cover.
“He’s got his eyes shut,” said Fred.
“He’s blind,” I corrected.
“Errr! I don’t want to look at it!” cried Fred as he averted his eyes. I then remembered Fred has a phobia of all medical procedures. But I thought that it was restricted to human ones. Evidently it included veterinary procedures.
I managed to finally get Fred to look at the book by turning to a page that had a photo of a “normal” cat.
“What a beautiful pussycat!” cried Fred, relieved.
“I couldn’t agree more.”
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