My cat is a DLH, but has a strong Maine **** influenced look, voice, and personality. Growing up, I had a failed MC breeder queen who was spayed and given to us as a gift.
My neighbour is the one who found her as a stray. Since she worked in a vet's office and shelter and had another cat in the house, she did all of the preliminary blood tests (FIV, etc) in their garage before bringing the cat into the house (at the shelter, they thought she was unadoptable because of her "nasty" disposition, so my neighbour asked me if I'd have a go with her because I grew up with a MC and knew the quirks...she wasn't nasty, just scared and abused). Anyhow, this same neighbour gave Assumpta her booster shots at our house to avoid another stressful vet trip. To this day, the cat HATES her, and hisses at her whenever she visits (but loves her husband!). This cat is about the only living creature I've known to dislike this woman, so I can only guess that she remembers the blood tests, trip to the shelter, and shots.
Same cat also hates my mother-in-law (gooood Kittycat!), because the first time she saw her, she rushed over and picked her up like a baby (advanced lack of grandchildren disease) and started squeaky-talking at her (cat smacked her in the face, jumped down, and ran to me for protection). Now whenever she visits, Assumpta just sits at the top of the stairs and hisses at her.
Then again, things like "don't beat up the dog," "it's not time for dinner yet," and "get out of the garbage" are things we have to be reminded of on a semi-daily basis, so obviously, some things are more memorable than others :wink: