Aaron Landry

Spaz on Flickr

(Post originally on Minnesota Meow)

Name: General Spaz Mauw, Mayor of Mauw Mauw Town
Nicknames: Peanut, Mauw, Mauw Mauw, Turdbump, The General
Born: Summer 1998
Lives in: Dayton’s Bluff, Saint Paul
Lives with: Ang Dezelske

Spaz was a feral kitten born in the courtyard of a Washington state apartment complex and saved from the fate of animal control. She didn’t adapt very easily to a life of shelter and regular servings of food and was always trying to run away, even up inside a recliner. Even though she warmed up to Ang, she remained very shy of other people, sudden movement and loud noises. She still runs under Ang’s bed when new people come over, a door is slammed, if the vacuum cleaner is out, a truck drives by or when someone stands up.

Spaz likes to spend her afternoons on the window sill if it’s sunny or curled up on her pillow on Ang’s bed. Sometimes she sits on top of the refrigerator. Spaz has been loving Ang’s new home in Saint Paul because there are so many ledges, counters and things to climb and sit on! She chases things only she can see and loves the “hand under the blanket” game. When Ang comes home from work she likes to roll around on the floor at her feet, meowing. Spaz likes to spend quite a bit of time by herself but deep down she’s a snuggler. Just not for too long. At bedtime, Spaz turns the hallway, living room and walls into a racetrack and a sofa into a jungle gym before snuggling up with Ang for the night. She is also the “Queen of General Mauw’s PooPing Palace.”

One day, while Spaz was curled up on top of the refrigerator, she presumably dozed off, rolled over and fell! My refrigerator is inside a pantry that is about 6 inches wider than the fridge, but the opening is smaller than the inside, and only about as wide as the fridge. Meaning, she was now stuck between it and the wall. Thankfully, she was totally okay and not hurt! She really knows how to get herself into trouble.

Spaz lives with Ang who is a Project Coordinator in Provider Relations at MN Department of Human Services by day and runs Overheard in Minneapolis after hours.

More photos of Spaz can be found in Ang’s Spaz photo set as well as Aaron’s Spaz photo set.