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Kitty Kitty

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When Kelsey arrived at her friend's house in Denham Springs, Louisiana to adopt two new kittens, she was surprised to find one of the kittens stuck 30 feet high in a tree. The kittens are three months old, and she had not given them a name yet. She temporarily called the tabby boy Kitty Kitty, and it was that tabby boy who was stuck in the tree. Kitty Kitty was described as a very sociable, friendly boy who would happily walk up to any stranger. I love to hear that about cats I am about to rescue. There is never a guarantee that the cat will be that friendly with me in the tree, but the odds are certainly much better. I certainly understand that many cats have legitimate reasons for not fully trusting me when I climb up to them in the tree, but I still often tend to be a bit naive and expect all cats to welcome me, and it sometimes hurts my feelings when they run away in fear. I try to explain to them, "I'm a good guy." "You can trust me, kitties," but I don