KIM

Today I want to talk about Kim, because I never really talked about her. Unfortunately there is not much to say. Kim is a beauty, nobody would contest it but she is a very strange cat. If I wouldn't know where she is coming from and even have seen her when she were two days old, I would have been sure that she was mishandled when she were a kitten.

But Kim was born as a Christmas cat in 1999 on Dec 23 in the house of my English girl friend in London. When our son saw this cute little black fur ball, he immediately wanted to adopt her. And that's what he did. When Kim were 2 month old, he brought her in his house.

Kim only saw Pookie and Pookie took the little fur ball to her heart and warm belly and from that day on, Kim follows Pookie everywhere and can't exist alone. Pookie defends her and Kim who is much bigger than Pookie hides behind the little motherly cat. Kim is very big.



Pookie with Baby Kim


and today


And here with Arthur

From the very beginning Kim didn't play as normally little kitten do. The nicest cat toys, strings, paper and foil balls, she just looked at it with big eyes and hid behind Pookie. Only when Pookie started to play, then Kim tried to imitate her. Our son didn't know anymore what to do with this strangely behaving cat. From the vet side, she was in a very good health.

When she arrived in our home, because our son had to go to Amsterdam and couldn't keep his cats, it took almost 4 years until she finally accepted to be approached. It's only since this year in spring that she started to come closer and even let pet her.

It was quite a drama with her long hairs, as it was impossible to catch and brush her and twice I had to go to the vet to get her shaved because of the many knots she had in her fur.

So Kim leads a quite life. She loves her fellow cats and especially Arthur (besides her beloved Pookie of course).

She often sits or sleeps in the garden which is her favourite place, in summer, winter, heat or cold or rain.

All cats in the neighborhood accept Kim without any problem. It's just as if she didn't exist. Even the dogs don't get crazy when she sits in all her beauty on our little wall and observes the street.

Poor Arthur has given up to play with her. He is fat up to danse around her and get her play.

The only thing she does and she is the only one in the group, she talks ! and a lot ! She would sit somewhere inside the house and meauwing without any reason. Just like that. A whole conversation all to herself this can last for half an hour, several times a day. And it doesn't sound like a complaint, it sounds more like a happy monologue. She cannot purr either. When you pet her you can feel under her chin some vibrations but no sound comes out. And of course if there are visitors, Kim disappears until every stranger has disappeared.

During the first two years she lived with us, when our son came for a visit, she were hiding the whole time he were there. Afterwards we realized that she were afraid that he would take her back, because now when he comes he is even allowed to pet her.

So of course we accept as she is, a beautiful, quite almost non existing cat who never ever broke something or behaved badly. Fact which is compensated largely by her cat family !

Has any of you cat lovers ever had such a strange cat ?

CAT'S CHRISTMAS TIME

Wystful kindly organized a "Holiday Decoration parade" if you want to join it will be fun !

Each year when I take the christmas decoration out, all our cats are very intrigued when I put all these strange things on a bed to have a look through. Has something to be replaced, or maybe I don't like it anymore and of course everybody helps me as good as they can.

Arthur has first to recover from all what he has seen so far and is thinking about with what he should play first, he likes the little angels, but the father Christmas' are not bad either, especially with their beards they look like funny little mice

Lisa at first is completely lost ! So many perls, baubles, and glitter ! She forgets that she is an old lady and rediscovers her youth again.

Pookie is thoughtful. What to do with all these Father Christmas ? And the one with the trumpet even plays an horrible music !

and poor Kim she really doesn't know what to do now. She hates all changes in the house and now this strange stuff on the table ...

That's the way Christmas time starts for our cats.

A PART OF ARTHUR'S LIFESTYLE

Arthur the only male cat in our cat family likes Christmas time very much. There are so many things showing up suddenly that he almost forgot to make his dayly check up visits to our neighbors.

He actively helped me to pull out especial tiny Christmas decorations, like little Father Christmas, angels and red little baubles. Then he sat there looking at all this with a disdained glance turned a little Father Christmas around and touched him with his paw as this strange mouse didn't move. He sniffed at the white cotton beard, sneezed turned around and walked proudly (tail up) away, this would be work for later.

When I looked out of the window, I saw him on our street sitting on a neighbor's car and watching out for somebody to walk or talk with.

Yes, Arthur is a very social cat and a real crooner ! He loves to charm people on the street and very often I can hear "ah what a beautiful cat" "isn't he cute" and other ah's and oh's. Then Arthur flattered, would put himself in position and just look cute.

Yesterday the door bell rang. I opened the door and saw a man in a blue uniform, he was from the Electricity company and wanted to see our counter. And who was sitting besides him ? Arthur of course. I let the man in still escorted by Arthur and all three of us went to the basement for the counter.

The man looked anxiously at this white cat and asked me if he scratched. I took my most offended face and told him of course not ! Arthur savoured the situation and prowled around the poor man's legs. The man while looking at the counter and quickly wrote down the numbers he saw, step danced around to get rid of this attaching cat. Then he quickly said good bye and escaped in a hurry .... still followed by Arthur. When I looked again, I saw him going from door to door and who was following him with eagerness , still tail up ? Arthur of course.

When Arthur is not busy to get on the nerves of all people in the street, he looks for new occupations in the house.

I have to say that Arthur is a very curious and active cat when he is not sleeping !

Here after 5 years (already) he discovered that we have a sink in the kitchen. Now, every day I have to let the water run, because Mr. Arthur doesn't drink anymore out of his bowl ! It's much more interesting to play first and drink after !

Unfortunately I am afraid that our water bill will consequently be a little higher this year ! Unless I only take a shower once a week !

After one or two hours of activity depending on the weather, he then decides to nap. When the weather is bad then he would first try to play with Pookie (Kim doesn't know what playing is and looks at him with astonished eyes, and Lisa the old Lady just chases him away. For these games she decided, she is really too old. She only deigns to play with us. Pookie like an annoyed mother would play a little but just to keep peace and then chases him away too.

Poor Arthur what a hard life !

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LISA AND THE CATASTROPHE

Lisa, who doesn't water plants but computers.
Usually she is like this before she falls asleep

Only interruption is to fill her stomac at least 20 times a day.

Here she washes her face near my NEW computer ! and then walking over to my lap, started the printer, really she is overdoing with her help !

Now the tail and then nap.

I have got such a lot of comments on my catastrophe, that I want to thank you all and also defend poor old Lisa who finally did only what (in her mind) she had to do !

I explain. Lisa is 16 years old and suffers as many female humans also from hormonal disturbances. It happens twice a year in spring and automn during her love life period, if she weren't spayed. So good old Lisa suffers PMS and as she is more than middle aged, she doesn't suffer from headache, hotflashes or bad moods no, she needs to water everything which comes in her mind. Just like that.

A few examples a part from for the first time my computer : Microwave, Mr. Gattino's shoes (inside) his pullover, washing machine, diswasher, computer screen but also the hedge in the garden. Fortunately the whole watering doesn't stink.

Of course when it started about 10 years ago, I took her to the vet. And she (the vet) explained to me that if it has nothing to do with sudden changements in her life (the cat) then it would be probably hormonal.

As Lisa didn't have any changements in her cat life, we tried it with the prescribed pill. And see, it worked. No spraying anymore. That's why usually (yes usually) I take her to the vet each year to make a little check up and of course for the pill. But this time I put the call from one day to the other until it happened. But now of course I won't forget it any more. This was a very luxury pee unfortunately not in gold.

Now you can imagine what poor Lisa has to suffer. If you with your PMS had to spray against a microwave what a gymnastic ! or pee in you husband's shoes it's not easy at all I guess. No we only have the above mentioned troubles.

Usually Lisa is a friendly and very affectionated cat and she purr/currs the whole day even without reason. She sits somewhere and purrs her strange purring which sounds like a mixture of a pigeon, a razor and a cat. To not repeat myself for those who know Lisa already I wrote about here http://gattinamycats.blogspot.com/2006/07/is-your-cat-as-bullheaded-as-mine.html

Now why didn't I go to the vet ? Because I were busy with blogging. And why do I blog, because I like it and also to get comments ! (very important) Therefore I came to the conclusion, it was not my fault but yours !! (It's always good to find a culprit)

And now I should be thankful to Lisa for the nice new laptop I had to buy for my Christmas ! Fortunately computers are the only things which get cheaper by the time and not like food or clothes !