Precious Pet of the Month: Franco Stuart Ferlin
Meet Franco Stuart Ferlin and his perfect parents.
NAME: Franco Stuart Ferlin
AGE: 15 and half years old
GENDER: Gentleman
ETHNICITY: Domestic Shorthair harlequin piebald tabby with pink leathers
BIRTHPLACE: A hoarder’s home in Hayward, Calif.
RESIDENCE: Oakland, Calif.
OCCUPATIONS: WFH resident fly catcher and real estate assistant.
FAVORITE TOYS: He’s obsessed with hoodie strings.
FAVORITE LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Napping on DLs (dad legs), getting a “brushy seshy,” and exploring his backyard.
FAVORITE FOOD: Boiled chicken and licks of butter.
PET PEEVES: Sudden movements and being picked up.
LEAST FAVORITE PHRASE: Any phrase that doesn’t have the word “dinner” in it (the only word he knows).
NICKNAME: The Guy (short for The Little Guy).
STRONGEST OPINION DESPITE HAVING NO QUALIFICATIONS: Big fan of the Minnesota Lynx (mostly he likes their logo).
CONSPIRACY THEORY HE BELIEVES: The closet is a force field and no one can touch him when he’s in it.
DATING PROFILE BIO: Retired gentleman seeks same for companionship, snuggles, and romantic shrimp dinners.
FAVORITE WAY TO GASLIGHT HIS PARENTS: Yowling at the top of his lungs and then staring at them like they’re crazy when they come running to check on him.
PURRFECT PARENTS: Lindsay (“mo”) Ferlin, a realtor in Oakland, and Bon (“dad”) Cook, a psychotherapist, rescued Franco from a shelter when he was 9 months old. Adopting Franco was the catalyst that led them to move in together. He has been on one or the other of their laps ever since, taking occasional breaks to go out into his yard and sit under his favorite bush.
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