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From Ernie's mom, Ellen:  It didn't take us long to realize baby Ernie was...different...but it took us a few years to put the clues together.   Note: Ernie's vets say he is perfectly healthy.  If your pet has any unusual behaviors please see your vet ASAP.  If the vet finds your pet in good health then you may have an alien under your roof!

The Clues

Bad reaction to earth kitten shots-His first set of shots made the hair on his shoulder fall out and grow back as white as snow!

Eats and drinks more than the dog-He doesn't know when to stop!  Cat food is rationed in the Cat House so that Ernie does not become the one ton wonder!  Water is always available until Ernie drinks it all.

Communication with the refrigerator-Ernie will sit with his chin an inch away from the fridge staring up at it with his large round eyes.  We're guessing it's a way to communicate with his mother ship.

Carries "babies" around the house-Don't get confused.  These are not toys to Ernie.  He has two little yellow mice and a dolphin that are his children.  He calls to them, carries them around by the scruff of their necks, gathers them in a pile and sits on them, sucks them like pacifiers, attacks the dog if he gets near them and is immediately on edge if Rob or Ellen picks one up.

Can't say "meow"-Ernie has never uttered anything remotely close to "meow" or "gow" or "mrrrr" etc.  The only noises he makes are a small "squeak, squeak" to his "babies" and a rumbling growl.

Will bite without warning-Most cats will at least growl or use their claws first or give a little warning nibble before they open as wide as they can and chomp down into your flesh hanging on like a snapping turtle!

Thought his own tail was an enemy-Probably the strangest story about Ernie is that, while still a kitten, he attacked his own tail!  Yes, we came home to blood all over the floor.  Yes, he chewed off a few vertebrae.  No, the anitpsychotic drugs didn't work.  We finally decided to remove the tail and Ernie has been happy as a clam with his stump tail ever since!

**Ellen and Ernie would like to thank his fantabulous vets Cristi Moser, Ila Davis and Savanna Boutette.**

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