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Duro

            My friend, Don took me to the Humane Society to help him pick out a cat to keep his kitten, Della company. We both fell in love with Duro. He is 7 years old and from what we could tell, has had an incredibly rough life. Duro was brought to the shelter with serious bite wounds on his neck and stomach. I've cleaned up this photo to present Duro as I hope he will look one day. This poor boy is kind of a mess right now. He desperately wants affection but is afraid to reach out for it. He has issues with allergies and his right eye is dark looking. His eyes don't seem to focus together a lot of the time, and he will lash out when we make sudden movements. My guess is that he sees "shadows" and becomes fearful of the sudden movements.  

Della picked on Duro at first, and now he is showing a dominant streak and is scaring her! They are tolerating each other but Duro isn't the companion for Della that Don was hoping for. I seem to have made progress with him and hope to bring out more of the sweet side this kitty has when he's not afraid someone is going to hurt him.

I had a customer come in my store the other day who spoke Spanish. While speaking to a family member, I heard her say "duro". We looked up the word in Spanish and found it meant hard, harsh or tough. Whoever named him thought he was a mean old cat. He has a gentle side, but we don't know if he will ever give in to it.

Taken on: March 22, 2022

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Camera: NIKON COOLPIX A900, f/4.0, 1/30 sec, 8mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON COOLPIX A900
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	8mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Fired
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	COOLPIX A900 V1.0
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