The Diamond Story...by Dan Gallagher

So Dad sent me pictures of his cat trying madly to give himself a nosebleed and I, being the good son that I am, immediately posted them. Then Dad said Diamond needed a history for those of you who had never met him. Here it is:

"Diamond came to Rita and Dan's house as a four-month old kitten. He was extremely timid, since at some point in his earlier youth a land crab bit off his tail (see picture). Once he got used to the other cat in the house (Princess Raz), he lost his shyness. But he didn't grow back a tail.

Diamond is not bright. Sometimes we hear him crying in the middle of a room. He is lost. He can't figure out what room he is in. We have to say, "Diamond -- you are in the living room!" Sometimes we say that even when he is in the bedroom. We are mean.

And Diamond is an indoor cat. We take him out on a leash sometimes, but it is a strain for all of us. He goes "bump, bump, bump" down the steps. Then when he gets to the bottom, he eats grass.

Diamond loves geckos. He catches them in the house and makes them lose their tail. He bites them. Doesn't eat them. When a gecko runs up a wall or across the ceiling, Diamond meeps and mewls, chases them and leaps. We think he likes their tails to possibly replace the one that he doesn't have. He has often told us he wanted to go to K-Mart because it is a retail store.

So it is no surprise that when a gecko is on the wrong side of a glass door (out), a very stupid cat (in) will knock himself out trying to get the critter. The photos show the sad series of events...Diamond jumped about 50 times before he gave up...exhausted and, of course, geckoless."

And now click here to go back and see Diamond smashing himself into a glass door!