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Van City Kitty: Malachite aka Mr. Stinky

A new kitty twice a week! Yup, we want YOUR cat photos and stories! Click here to find out how your cat can appear on Van City Kitty . VIA reader Sharon Chow sent her kitty "Mr.

A new kitty twice a week! Yup, we want YOUR cat photos and stories! Click here to find out how your cat can appear on Van City Kitty.

VIA reader Sharon Chow sent her kitty "Mr. Stinky"! Here's what Sharon had to say about him:

Nicknames: Mr.Stinky/Stinks/Stinker/Cutes Patoots/Chite

Breed/Colouring: 50% Persian/50% Tabby ginger kitty

Hood: North Burnaby

Habits: Meowing "hello?" at 3 in the am. Yes, for real. It really does sound like "hello?". He just recently went deaf and gets confused when he can't see or hear us. Letting us know it's dinner time. Walking around the house with a nugget stuck to his butt and running away from me as I try to free him from it. Leaving personally made "gifts" for us around the house. Staring at me in the middle of the night.

Hangouts: In a toppled over cardboard box in the farthest room of the basement, on the couch, on what we like to think of as our bed, our laps, waiting in line on the bathroom counter for the tap, anywhere he can "knead".

Other info: Other Stinky factoids:

1) I showed my brother this cute kitten I had been eyeing while we were killing time during a wedding. Bro fell in love with him. The rest is history.

2) He's 16 years old with the heart and energy of a kitten.

3) He does not like being brushed (hence the lion cut).

4) My mom and dad had to replace the carpet when we moved out.

4) He enjoys leisurely walks on his leash.

5) Recently discovered my warm laptop keyboard beneath his bum.

6) Plays hungry hungry hippo with our toes in the middle of the night.

Name: Malachite

Are you looking for a (or another) little furry beast to love? Please check out Happy Tails, our weekly segment featuring the BC SPCA and one of the animals they currently have available for adoption. (You may have noticed that many of the Van City Kitties came from the SPCA!) Check back every Saturday for a new Happy Tails segment!

And if you adopted your pet from the SPCA and would like to share your awesome story on Happy Tails, send an email to vancitykitty@vancouverisawesome.com or Rory.Blanchard@novusnow.ca.