Animals Thread (Animals are better than people)

The solitary and individualistic character of cats makes writers identify with them. We could define the relationship between the two as an alliance between completely free beings.
Borges confessed himself anarchist, independent and lonely, without schedules that could condition his creativity. "He does what he wants, like me," the writer said about his faithful cat Beppo.
Felines are politically incorrect, nobodies,night lovers, bohemian, and freelancers.. The perfect mix for many of the writers who marked a before and after in the world of literature. Some of them managed to create imperceptible bonds for the remaining mortals, simplifying their magic into one.
Charles Bukowski wrote about cats: "They walk with astonishing dignity, they can sleep 20 hours a day without doubt and without remorse, these creatures are teachers." Alexandre Dumas had two cats, Mysouff I and Mysouff II, the latter being the writer's favorite, despite eating all of Dumas' exotic birds at one occasion.
Charles Dickens had a cat named William whom he renamed Williamina, due to the birth that months later the cat would have in Dickens' studio. Edgar Allan Poe had a cat named Catarina, who often lay on his shoulder as he wrote.. The cat inspired the play The Black Cat.
Ernest Hemingway's affection for cats is so well-known that the American journalist Carlene Fredericka Brennen decided to write the book Hemingway’s Cats, in which he narrates his relationship with these animals.
Julio Cortázar named his cat T.W. Adorno, after the German philosopher and sociologist. The writer mentions cats in several of his works, among them Rayuela and The Last Round. Hermann Hesse's cat was so restless, the writer spent his free moments running after him through his house. Jean-Paul Sartre's cat, a fluffy white animal, is said to be Nada, a name that fit perfectly with his owner's existentialism.
Patricia Highsmith lived happily with her cats; with them she managed to have a long-term closeness with people. She needed cats as psychological balance.
These felines have been inspiration, solitude and companionship in their lives. Faithful friends in the dark; free souls that united created magic.
 
This cat was born with Cerebellar Hypoplasia. Cerebellar hypoplasia is a developmental condition in which the cerebellum of the brain fails to develop properly. The cerebellum is the portion of the brain that controls fine motor skills, balance, and coordination


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