Wahh I’ve met so many new fold-eared friends through Facebook! (Let’s be friends: add me, “Basil Farrow” on Facebook.) Goat, a grey and white Scottish Fold, and his mommy Lizz sent me a hello…

Lizz writes: “Goat was born on 8/23/03 in our bedroom. His mom was in a tent at the side of our bed and I told my husband if he heard Crumpette rustling she was probably going into labor. Mike heard rustling and let her OUT of the tent. She had Goat and proceeded to drag him all around the bedroom via umbilical cord. ::sigh:: We had beige carpeting….”

“At the time I was breeding and showing Folds. His dad Lumpy is a CFA Grand Champion, his brother Tig’Ear is a CFA Grand Premier, and Goat used to accompany them to cat shows. People all over the South East were introduced to Folds via Goat. Kids could pet him, people in wheelchairs cuddled him, he was an unofficial CFA Ambassador cat. People would come to the shows and ask if Goat was there. He got his name when, as a kitten, he was scouring out a dog food can and got it stuck on his wee head. The dog food can looked right, the dog food can looked left… my husband said, “The cat is eating a can. The cat is a Goat.” The name stuck. He is very much loved, very much spoiled and altogether lovable!”

“As you will see, his specialty is the Buddha sit.”

“He, Tig’Ear and Crumpette will be featured on part of a PBS show called Animal Attractions sometime this year. Not sure when it will air. They were doing a piece on the breed. It’s episode 9 of season 3 in case you see it listed. I’m in there too, but I’m not nearly as cute! — Lizz and Goat (MEEP!)”

Maooo maooo and head bonks for Goat! If you want your Scottish Fold cat’s photo to appear on my blog, click here to learn how. Don’t forget to add me, “Basil Farrow” on Facebook