“My house mate, Karen, and I were devastated when our cat died,” said Artemis. “We phoned Rude Ranch Animal Rescue Center - sobbing. Rude Ranch was featured on the same MUST LOVE CAT segment that your swimming cats were, Mary Ellen!
The owners, Bob and Kathy Rude, assuaged our
broken hearts by promising to find us the purr-fect cat. (www.RudeRanch.org).”
With happy anticipation, Karen and Artemis drove the 2 1/2 hours to their sanctuary. Instead of coming home with one cat, they each ended up with a kitten, nicknamed the “Terror Twins.”
The girls were named after Princesses from Greek mythology: Andromeda (Romie) after King Cepheus’ beautiful daughter, and Aurora (Rori) after the Princess in “The Sleeping
Beauty.”
The twins have the same fur color and shape and color of eyes, but that is where their twinness ends. Romie’s back legs don't work so she has problems walking. Also, she can't see out of one of her eyes. The vet thinks that their mother may have had distemper. Romie’s problems didn't emerge until a growth spurt at the age of one. Thankfully, Aurora is handicap free.
Romi's chiropractor taught Karen
and Artemis some unique and healing petting suggestions and beneficial kitty massages that she enjoys. She talks all the time, and is an expressive cat. She has such an appreciation for life that each hurdle she's physically being presented with, they've found ways to clear it together.
She talks all the time, and is an expressive cat. She has such an appreciation of life that each hurdle she's physically being presented with, we've found ways to clear it
together.
More than likely, the twins had different fathers because they are two different cat breeds. Rori is a proud long-haired Maine Coon and Romie is an elegant Egyptian Mau Mix. Egyptian Mau cats bond deeply and are devoted to one person. Romie adores Karen so much that she looks at her as if she is a gift from God! It's adorable and easy to see why the Egyptians worshiped the cat, God Bast, and made hurting a cat a crime punishable by death. They
understood cats!
Rorie is small, mighty and fluffy. This little bundle of awesome loves to be kissed. She'll jump up on a table or desk, walking back and forth, until she receives kisses from Karen and Artemis. Or she'll crawl onto their chests, crane her neck up and then turn her head back and forth to have both sides kissed.
Like Rorie, Romi loves to play. To accommodate her handicaps, Karen and Artemis slow down
her toy fishing pole or her laser light. They carefully monitor Romi’s breathing. When she exhibits any tired motions, they stop and move her to the couch for a cuddle.
Romie is the gentlest of animals. While playing, if she accidentally bites or scratches, she immediately "kisses" Karen or Artemis in apology.
Romi, like Karen and Artemis, is a lover of sci-fi, the movie ‘Battleship’ and TV show ‘Zoo’ are her two
favorites (no accounting for taste). When there is a shark movie on, or one with explosives or zombies, she runs over to the couch and cuddles with us. Her curiosity makes her tilt her head in the cutest way, so she can see out of her "good" eye.
In Artemis Milchon’s newly published book, ‘The Last Dragon’ (www.avalerionbooks.com), the heroine, Sally, is taken in by a group of refugees from another world and give her a real family for the first time,
while the Clan Lords teach her how to see the best in herself. Romi's done the same for Karen and Artemis.
Artemis explains, “Kathy was right. She did find the purr-fect cat(s) for us.”
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