| Once I read your chat on cat personalities I felt that it only fair
to answer with a discussion on my own 3.
No 1 is a lilac plain faced siamese inaptly named "Sweety Pie".
I shouldn't really say named. When she arrived she had a cold and
only wanted a warm neck to cuddle up to and sleep and snuffle. We
naturally talked to her " you'll be O.K little Sweety Pie". We never
got around to naming her. She is a pseudo human and every day we
violate her rights by not letting her stay inside.
She is demanding, vindictive, jealous and possessive but wouldn't
hurt a fly.
She owns my other half. She nags him (I have never felt the need
since she arrived, she does such a good job!) She feels that he
and I get too friendly and if she sees this, she tries to interject.
Without her, there would be no-one to tell us off when we're late
home or when we do things wrong. She also taught us to throw rolled
up balls of celophane or foil. We did not teach her. She directs
who is to play and when but she is very even handed, alternating
her attention in the game between all active participants.
We would not be without her. She would not let us.
No 2 is a tortoiseshell persian called (naturally) Princess. She
spends her time trying to convince us she is petite and delicate.
She flirts, she begs for attention, she purrs like a motor mower.
She walks delicately up to you and with a tiny sweet voice, asks
for attention. If you ignore or don't hear her, her next attempt
is several decibels louder.
This delicate, devoted persian has won battles against (in order)
lizards
field mice
rats
Local toms (they disappeared who knows where)
Local dogs varying in size from a toy poodle
to much larger dogs
Snakes
2 vets
A cattery.
No 3 is a Balinese (our third). He is a red point officially
called Tsieng Lung (Ginger Dragon) but nicknamed Tub for short.
All our Balinese have been demanding (in a quiet way), extremely
affectionate, very easy going (Indian Rubber) and extremely helpful.
Why Tub? Well you've heard of the ugly duckling.... when he
arrived he had a large head, paws and stomach. His stomach was
so outsized that if he jumped off anything, he belly flopped (Hence
Tub). But cats are intelligent, so he figured out how to stop this;
he stopped jumping for a few months - problem solved. When he did
start jumping again (by which time his neck and legs had grown
proportionally), his muscles (due to inactivity) wouldn't support
him , so then instead of belly flopping, he'd nose dive.
He's fully grown now and everything is in proportion ( he's
now big all over). He likes to feel involved and a useful member
of the family, so he helps.
He helps make the bed (lump in middle, under covers purring)
He helps unpack the shopping ( supermarket bags are great fun
to get inside and rip apart- before the contents have been removed)
He helps wash the car by inspecting the just cleaned car with
dirty paws.( Windscreens are also really slippery dips for cats)
He helps in the garden ( you dig a hole and he helps by using
it..)
He helps water the lawn ( by getting all wet and walking into
the house and asking for a cuddle)
He helps get the car out of the garage in the morning by pretending
to be a bonnet ornament
He helps with everything. If you reject his help, he becomes
very offended and sulks for about ten minutes. He then forgives
you and gives you yet another unique opportunity to not only cuddle
him, but accept his help.
So, to sum up , we have a property protector, nagging, protective mother
and household helper. Who could want more ?
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