My wife and I have three cats in our household and this is a description of their habits and nuances. Katy
Katy is aged about 13 and is a rather obese tabby and white inactive cat that loves to spend the day curled upon the bed.
Katy is the alarm clock of the three and at 7am every morning with uncanny accuracy appears in front of you to remind you that it is breakfast time.
This scenario is repeated again at 4pm and she will stick to you like a limpet until you succumb to her demands. On placing the meal on the floor in front of her, she wolfs it down dog like and shows off her party piece of being able to eat and purr at the same time.
Katy was about two years old when we adopted her from the Cat Protection League and we were told that she was a stray and had been begging for food from a sympathetic couple before being handed in for re-homing.
Tessa
Next in order of seniority is Tessa age 12, a rather shy tabby and white cat, who seems to take the greatest of pleasure in being joined at the hip to my wife. Whenever my wife sits down Tessa will appear super-glued to her side like a shadow.
Despite being quite elderly she is also prone to episodes of reverting back to kitten-hood and dashes around the house like a berserker making chirrup noises whilst causing maximum devastation to furniture and curtains.
About nine months ago Tessa had the mis-fortune of being hit by a car out on the street.
She came running into the house panting and suffering from shock and we had to get her to the vets in a hurry.
We were very worried about her maybe having suffered internal injuries, but fortunately apart from a broken tail, which required amputation and some bruising to her back end she is now fully recovered. In fact I am amazed at the power of her recovery and her ability to adapt and carry on with life as normal without a tail.
Tessa is another Cat Protection League refugee and was about 2 years old when we adopted her. Little is known of her history prior to this, but I suspect she may have been mis-treated by a male in the past, as she took a long time to accept me and definitely prefers female company.
Tommy
Last but not least comes Tommy another tabby and white cat age 2 with a cheeky little patch on his chin.
He likes nothing more than to rampage around the neibourhood like a cat possessed and like a delinquent teenager causes mayhem wherever he goes.
When he comes home, quite often the normal peaceful scene is shattered by hissing and spitting, as he rampages through the house upsetting the two old ladies of the manor.
Tommy is also another limpet type of cat and delights in following us around the village wherever we go, much to the delight of the neighbours who find his behaviour highly amusing.
Tommy was found sauntering along the roadside without a care in the world at six weeks of age by a friendly phone engineer.
He was handed in to the Cat Protection League and as we were looking for another cat at the time he was offered to us.
I find that having cats in your lives keeps you grounded and never cease to be amazed at how they revert to the predators that they truly are once outside the home. Then a complete change in nature once indoors again into a sociable kitten like creature.
Cats were once worshipped as Gods by the ancient Egyptians and seem never to have forgotten this status, it sometimes makes me wonder who really is in charge in the household.
One thing I do know for sure, without Cats in our lives, there is a void that cannot be filled with anything else comparable.
You may not agree with me and you may even hate them, but being a Cat lover I am completely biased towards them.
