Cats

Before I had cats I didn't understand people who kissed there animals and treated them like children, I mean for crying out loud, they are animals, get a grip!  Until I had my babies and became a mummy! Ha ha.

Thomas and Geraldine are our cats, Tom and Gerry for short.  Tom sleeps on our bed stretched out (also known as Tom's cat basket) every night, and thinks he is 'King Pin' he is a little jealous and if Gerry comes upstairs when we are in bed he lets her know she isn't welcome and will push his nose into her face and stare.  She returns this with a growl, which will only end if you get out of bed!  So a Sunday lie in wasn't on the cards...... Again!

Our fault, if we shut Tom downstairs we wouldn't have a problem but I just couldn't, I am going to be the strange age old cat lady, if I'm not already!  A quote on my Pinterest says 'that moment you need to adjust your sleeping position but feel bad as your pet is asleep on you', ha ha that's me, forget my sleep what if Tom wakes? Now honestly mad I know, I mean not like I work and Tom can just sit around the house snoozing all day.  Tom is like a dog and likes his routine and likes to be by your side whatever you do, he actually is the size of a dog, he is a long cat and weighs 1 stone.  Prior to one of his yearly health checks I put him on a diet expecting to be told off for having a fat cat, when we got there the vet said, 'is this cat on a diet'? 'oh yes' I said, waiting for the lecture and she said, 'you must stop he is not fat and he will loose his muscle'.  No way!  So for Tom it is true, 'he is not fat, he is big boned'!  That is not to say he isn't a greedy pig, you only have to hear the noise of him eating to know he isn't eating his food but Gerry's, spit flying, grunting to get  as much in before someone comes to take the bowl away.

Gerry however is a bog-standard cat, on her terms she will love you, she wants to be brushed, fed and will sleep all day.  We should of called her Mary as she is quite contrary, she will meow for food and then turn her nose up at it.  Every morning she requests to be brushed by the back door with one of her five hair brushes, unlike myself who only has the one!  She will make this request most of the morning until she takes to her bed for a snooze, did I mention she is also a Hairy Mary!  Opps can I say that? I have a spinning wheel and have thought that maybe I could spin her hair, I could spin 100g a week. I expect there is a stranger cat lady out there who does that, maybe she also has a blog, let me know if you come across her, or even you are her!

Both Tom and Gerry are the loveliest cats! Posted by the strange cat lady! Minus a Gerry jumper!