Part 14 - 可爱的猫咪-雪球 My cat Snowball

可爱的猫咪: 雪球

      我家里有一只非常可爱的猫。 它的名字叫雪球。它之所以叫雪球，是因为它很小的时候，全身都长着雪白的毛，所以我们给它起了一个名字叫雪球。 但没想到，这只猫竟然会变色！ 随着它的长大，毛的颜色也开始逐渐变色，最后变成了一只浅金黄色的猫咪。

      我们的雪球不但是一只很可爱的猫咪，而且寿命也很长，它已经和我们一起生活超过二十年了。 在这二十年来，它与我们一起经历了无数次的风风雨雨。当孩子们外出求学的时候，它一直守在家里，静静地等待着他们假期的归来。当孩子们去远方工作时，它也呆在家里，耐心地等待着他们从远方带回来的工作成就。它仿佛像一根拉不断的绳子，不断牵引着我们每一个人的心。让我们都想家了。

      聊了这么久猫，到底猫与我们去看奥运有什么关系呢？ 唉，关系可真大啦！ 因为我们起码要去三个星期以上，那谁来照顾它呢？ 怎么办？ 真的，你们说该怎么办？ 让我们一起来想想办法吧！

      猫与狗不同。 狗可以带去旅行，或者请亲友们照顾，但猫就不同。它们不能去陌生的地方，也不可能带去旅行。 如果猫咪超过3天以上，看不见主人，它们就会不高兴、就会生气，甚至会生病。为此，我们这二十年来，想尽千方百计解决这个问题。 记得那次我们去加拿大多伦多，想了一个把时间差开的办法。儿子和我提前三天出发，然后轮到女儿和丈夫出发。 6天的旅行，猫咪只单独呆在家3天。还有我们把高科技也用上了。我们购买了一台可以定时旋转输送罐头食品的小机器，一个可以让食品自动流下的干食粮盒，还有一个可以源源不断地流出清水的饮水机。 我们还买了一台自动猫砂机，猫大小便后自动清理猫砂。

然而，所有这些，都不能解决把猫咪很长时间单独留在家里的问题！You can follow him on Facebook and Instagram. He will not follow you back unless you give him food. He only follows other cats, maybe some bunnies. He does not have a website.

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My Cat: Snowball 

I have a very cute cat at home, named Snowball. The reason why he is called Snowball is because when he was very young, he had snow-white fur.  But no one could imagine his furr color changing! As he grew, his fair color followed to change, and finally turned into a light golden cat.

Not only Snowball is a very cute cat, but he also has a longevity. He has lived with us for over twenty years. Over the past twenty years, he has gone through countless ups and downs with us.

Whenever my children went to college, he stayed at home and quietly waited for their return on holidays. Whenever they went away to work, he stayed at home and patiently waited for them to bring achievements back. He is like a rope that is constantly pulling, constantly pulling at each of our hearts. Makes us all homesick.

Having said so much about cats, what do cats have to do with us watching the Olympic Games? Alas, the relationship is really big! Who will take care of it since we will be gone for at least three weeks? What should we do? Really, what do you think we should do? Let us figure it out together!

Cats are different from dogs. You can take your dogs on a trip or ask a relative or friend to take care of them. But cats cannot go to strange places or be taken on trips. Cats can become unhappy, angry, or even sick if they don't see their owners for more than three days.

For this reason, we have tried every possible means to solve it over the past twenty years. I remember one time we went to Toronto, Canada, we spread out our family's departure time. My son and I went three days early, then it was my daughter and my husband's turn. During the six-day trip, my cat was only home alone for three days.

We also use high technology. We purchased a machine that can rotate and deliver canned goods on a regular intervals, a dry food box that allows food to flow down automatically, and a water dispenser that continuously flows clean water. We also bought an automatic cat litter machine that automatically cleans the litter after the cat pees.

​However, none of these solve the problem of leaving a cat alone in your home for an extended period of time.

You can follow him on Facebook and Instagram. He will not follow you back unless you give him food. He only follows other cats, maybe some bunnies. He does not have a website.