Slinky was adopted from a cat rescue operating out of our local PetSmart store. My husband chose him because he looked similar to a cat he had as a child. What we didn't know, was that poor Slinky had a bad case of worms and was allergic to his food. After a lot of trial and error, we got him on the right path and he was able to gain weight. Unfortunately, Slinky then developed crystals in his bladder and required surgery. Nothing can keep this cat down though! To this day he is the sweetest cat I have ever known and is a huge mama's boy. He loves to play with his cat brother, and enjoys being groomed by his dog sister. This was the first pet my husband and I ever owned together and after all of his hardships, he deserves to be a calendar model! And looking at those photos...he sure has the body for it too ;)