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He was perfect. He passed some time ago but he helped me raise my son.

This isn’t to mourn him but rather to remember a dope ass cat who I spent nearly 2 decades of my life with.

He was once attacked by a pit bull, and the pit bull ended up needing stitches. Ganon was fine.

He was perfect. His vet chart has those words written 3 separate times, including one situation where “his urine is a magnificent specimen, wow” was written.

Totally unrelated .. but do you know how hard it is to take a piss sample from a cat??

I ask all of you to recount your favorite made up story about ganon. Thanks friends.

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[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 50 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

He used to hide under an old chair, my in laws gave us, waiting for my son (toddler at the time) to go to bed so he could come out.

At bedtime he’d come out because he loved the blankets being tossed around when we tucked my son in, he earned the nickname “the tucken monster” because he’d go fucking nuts attacking sheets and blankets.

After my son was in bed he’d join him to make sure no monsters came.

When I’d go to bed ganon would come and make sure no monsters got me.

He isn’t the best cat I’ve ever had, there is no top 5 or top 3 or top 2.

Ganon was one of the cats I’ve ever had, I’m now 3 cats old. They were all the best, they were all perfect.

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 12 points 2 months ago

My god you need to write a short story about this cat. Amazing and thanks for sharing.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Indeed perfect, what a boy.

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

Gah, stupid ninjas cutting onions.

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Here is our Wednesday. She also checks under the bed for monsters when I put my daughter to bed at night.

[–] Daveyborn@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Rest in peace, great fluffy void.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 17 points 2 months ago

Once I got upset and yelled at my kid. Ganon jumped up from his nap across the room, leapt up on me where I was sitting on the couch, and bit me gently on the earlobe.

This isn't actually a made-up story. The kid was my little sister, the parent was my mother, and the cat was Ebony, a black shorthair. But I thought it would be appropriate.

[–] CallMeButtLove@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Ganon once helped me do my taxes and got me a much better return than the prior year!

[–] smokebuddy@lemmy.today 15 points 2 months ago

I was once in a very heated argument online that I was on the verge of losing so I got up to get a drink and gather my thoughts. When I came back, Ganon jumped down from the keyboard and walked away nonchalantly like nothing happpened. I refreshed the page and the other guy deleted their account after being througholy roasted to the point of no return.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You know he jumped off the Empire State Building this one time and he only sprained his ankle.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 months ago

Correction, he sprained the buildings ankle

[–] StinkySocialist@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Not many people know this but Ganon saved my life. This was back in the early 2010s. I was strolling around my neighborhood and I was attacked by a Russian gangster, a feral plumber and 2 to 3 high strung nuns. Just when I thought it was over Ganon comes sprinting over out of no where, he claws one of the nuns right across the eye and fully exposed the plumbers crack(thus depleting his plumber powers). They all immediately fled. Ganon meowed at me and then used his paws to spell out his name and give me this lore before returning home.

Super cute cat, I'm glad to have known him.

Have a great day stranger 👈😎

[–] tenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago

His powers of time manipulation and psychic control are indeed legend. With seeming little effort (probably napping), he reached through the void of time and space to appear on my little screen and save me from feeling crappy tonight.

Thank you Ganon!

[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Once he turned me into a newt! . . . . . I got better.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

… I knew I shoulda tried building a bridge out of him

[–] Kaiyoto@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

He's beautiful! Reminds me of the black cat I had.

[–] zorflieg@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I heard the calming effect of Ganon imagery saved Xmas last year.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

it’s actually scientifically impossible to disprove this

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

He grew from a small shrub to a mighty cat

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

It was a good harvest that year

[–] myliltoehurts@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I applaud you for taking a pee sample.

We had a vet once offer one "just to be super safe" and explained that there's a special litter in the bag to make it easy. Then she charged us for it. And then she showed us the bag with basically a handful of litter that'd be barely enough to cover the bottom of the litter bin. It was then we learned to ask more questions upfront.

We never got the sample.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

The pee sample came accidentally 3 months later.

I dropped it off at the vet and the called confused af because it had been so long.

So that was fun.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

Amazing little furr. Hang in there, partner.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Spending 2 decades with a dope-ass cat is the fuckin dream. Doing life right.

I remember one time at a hotel, some guy was listening to his cell phone really loudly in the continental breakfast area and Ganon hopped up on his table and knocked over his cereal onto his lap.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

And now the catchy tune is in my head again.

[–] BodePlotHole@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He saved my first and third marriages...

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Kinda a dick for breaking up your second one though, but Ganon giveth and taketh

[–] BodePlotHole@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I was upset at first, but he was right in the long run.

What the French say about love is true... "omlette du fromage"

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I went up from the Jordan unto Bethel. And as I was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked me and said unto me, “Go up, thou bald head! Go up, thou bald head!” And I turned back and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth Ganon out of the wood, and tore forty and two children of them.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So does your son have a little yellow triangle birthmark on his hand?

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No but I 100% tried to name him Link and got overruled.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

And now he is called Agahnim?

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago

Ganon is dope and I enjoy the pic of him sitting in the flower pot.

A story from Ganons past that you might not know. He was born to a tribe that normally only birth the female gender. Ganon was born and they all new he was their chosen one. Their leader. Ganon rallied his tribe together. You see they were living in harsh desert living conditions. The whole time there was more land to live on with actually trees and soil to harvest. Even less scary monsters, but the rest of the people living in the land didn't want Ganon or his tribe to live a nice and relaxing life. They condemned Ganon and his kind to the desert.

Until Ganon fought back and his tribe tasted freedom for a bit. The traveled over the grass, swam in the rivers, and even hung out behind some waterfalls. Ganon eventually got beat back by some young kid that loves shouting and breaking jars. Ganon took the loss like a champion and learned from his mistakes. His tribe is forever grateful for the time they were able to hangout in the green fields of Hyrule.

[–] iamanurd@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago

Ganon was indeed perfect! Thanks for sharing and sorry he’s not around anymore.

And I do know how hard it is to get a piss sample from a cat. I loath it with my lil dude who has kidney issues.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago