Vet says this odd cat is extremely rare
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00:00 I took him into the vet.
00:01 (cat meows)
00:02 She said, "I've never seen a cat like Bruce ever before."
00:05 (upbeat music)
00:06 I'm Kim and this is Bruce's story for GeoBeats.
00:09 My friend was ill and she went into palliative care.
00:12 She had four kittens and I offered to help them
00:14 'cause they didn't have homes for anyone.
00:15 (cat meows)
00:17 I took the whole litter,
00:17 found homes for the other cats and kept Bruce.
00:20 (cat meows)
00:21 He looks like some kind of mystical creature.
00:23 His mom was a regular cat and his dad was a regular cat,
00:26 but he was born missing most of his teeth.
00:29 He's only got about 40% of his teeth.
00:31 And one of the really interesting things
00:32 is that when we went on internet,
00:34 we met about four or five other cats
00:36 that look exactly like Bruce.
00:37 (upbeat music)
00:38 There was one in the UK, a couple in Canada
00:41 and a couple in the States.
00:42 When I took him into the vet,
00:43 she said she's never seen a cat like Bruce ever before.
00:46 (cat meows)
00:48 And she also believes that it is some kind of rare,
00:51 recessive gene that is causing all this
00:53 'cause they look exactly like him.
00:54 It's uncanny.
00:55 (cat meows)
00:58 He was raised with dogs
01:00 and he just seems more like a dog than a cat.
01:02 You know how dogs are, dogs let you know what they want.
01:04 Like he's just the most expressive cat I've ever had.
01:07 Why do you have to do that to me?
01:09 No.
01:10 When he wants to go for a walk, he has a special meow
01:12 and he goes to the door and will meow at me.
01:15 (cat meows)
01:16 And then I'll put his harness on
01:17 and sometimes he has to wear a jacket.
01:19 And when we go out there,
01:24 he just acts like he owns the place.
01:25 He's just not fearful at all.
01:27 Everything with Bruce is on his terms.
01:30 No, Bruce.
01:31 Bruce.
01:32 (cat meows)
01:34 You're not going outside.
01:36 (cat meows)
01:38 No.
01:39 (cat meows)
01:40 He's always talking to me
01:42 and he has different meows for different things.
01:44 Sometimes when he really wants to be with me,
01:46 he just will persist and stand at my door
01:49 and cry and cry until I finally will let him in.
01:51 He does get into silly fights with the other cats
01:53 over silly stuff.
01:54 He doesn't get along with Gina,
01:56 but nobody gets along with Gina.
01:58 Bruce definitely tries to be the boss,
02:00 but she is clearly the queen of this house.
02:03 Gina.
02:05 He's definitely more bonded to the dogs than the cats.
02:08 He loves Mister.
02:09 He's always hanging around Mister
02:10 and he's always rubbing his head all over Mister.
02:13 They're always lying on the couch together.
02:15 (cat meows)
02:17 Bruce looks wet and dry at the same time
02:19 and it's all because he doesn't have any undercoats.
02:22 All his fur is top coat.
02:24 He kind of looks like a wig running around.
02:27 Like he just...
02:28 (cat meows)
02:30 I don't like to use the terms like my soulmate cat,
02:34 but I think Bruce is definitely
02:36 one of the most special cats I've had.
02:37 (dramatic music)
02:40 (upbeat music)
02:43 (upbeat music)