Cat Connection's Cat of the 2005
Congratulations Pongo!

Another year has flown by and we are continuing our tradition of selecting a Grand Winner in our popular Cat of the Month contest here at the Cat Connection. At the end of the year we compiled all 24 winners (including poll winners and CC winners) over the past 12 months. We then held an internal poll from employees and store customers over a two week period. We are proud to announce our second annual Cat Connection Cat of 2005 as Pongo Rosner. Pongo and Michael Rosner will receive a $75 gift certificate that can be used online or in store.

Originally, Pongo was the winner of the June 2005 Photo Contest (voted by the wonderful people here at the Cat Connection). Pongo stole the hearts of the Cat Connection employees and customers alike.

Owner: Michael Rosner
Cat's Name: Pongo
Breed: Domestic Shorthair
Age: 1 Year

About the Winner:
Pongo has been selected as July's Cat of the Month by the Cat Connection Staff. Such a handsome kitty deserves to be seen. Pongo is a very unique kitty indeed. While you can not see it in his winking photo, he has one green eye and one blue. Pongo is quite playful and loves to bat around his fuzzy mice and a miniature tennis balls. He likes to hang out on the uppermost edge of the couch for a view of his expansive living room.

Pongo was rescued from the local pound – one day later and he would have likely been euthanized. When he first arrived in the Rosner home, he was so sick that they had to bring him to a private vet for treatment where he was kept for two days. It took another 2 weeks to nurse him back to health using 5 different medications and a large syringe that was used to feed him with special food. Now of Pongo has bounced back and is a happy little trouble maker often getting into tussles with his older brother Cosmo (a black cat that is twice his size- but that doesn't seem to matter to Pongo).

To view more pictures of Pongo, please check out Michael Rosner's Photo Album.