Houdini

by Ana Paloma
(Bayside, New York)

He got his name because as a kitten no matter what barrier was set up to keep him in a room, he always managed to escape! :o)

Houdini the Cat

by Mysti
(Redmond, OR, USA)

First off, Houdini is a female calico who is just a year old. When we got her from the animal shelter, I was originally going to pick up another kitten who I had put a hold on and the shelter had given away anyway. We found Houdini, and since they couldn't tell if she was a boy or a girl (I thought she was a boy, too. She looks like a male cat), they named her Patrick, which was not going to suit me. After getting to know her, we decided she was our kitten. While signing paperwork, she jumped out of my fiance's arms and quite literally disappeared. I could have been picking up fat cats to see if she was under them in my desperation to find my kitty. Two days later, the spay/neuter tech called me to let me know they found her peeking her head out of the "big cat room" and she would be ready for retrieval in about four days. She did such an amazing disappearing act, I had no other choice but to name her "Houdini".