Bob's Corner
From our weekly issue dated November 04, 2009
We still have our quartet of crazy cats, who keep us entertained with their antics.
Besides entertainment, they also provide us with bills for food and veterinary care, and various opportunities to sift their litter boxes. Oh yeah, we also get to clean up after them when they eat too much grass or whatever tasty weed-of-the-week they’ve come across.
I’ve talked about our cats before. In fact, there are some out there (some people) who dislike such columns. But there seem to be more folks who enjoy reading about the feline adventures.
Our youngest cat, Scrappy, a tiger-stripe, has put on weight. And he’s lost his baby look, having matured into a kitty who looks like a tomcat. He also seems to have a slight breathing problem on occasion. However, neither that nor any other condition prevent him from harassing our third-oldest cat, JelliBunny, 3. He’s a black-and-white “tuxedo” critter. We sometimes (often) call him “Old Hissyface,” because of his history of hissing. It’s quite a talent. And he can growl pretty well too.
Sometimes he hisses upon entering a room, just to be safe. You never know when some other cat will need to be hissed at. So what happens is that Scrappy has found that if he pursues JelliBunny, the latter not only starts sounding like a broken teakettle, but he runs so that Scrappy can chase him. Nothing but fun and games.
All-black Flinty, 5, who has yellow eyes, pretty much stays out of the way. Except when Scrappy tries to play with him, and Flinty doesn’t like that, what with being rather shy and not a fighter. He’ll complain for a bit; then run and hide from his youngest brother.
As for Bubba, 7, he tries to remain aloof. Still, his throne as top cat has been usurped by Mr. Hissyface, but he doesn’t seem to mind. Well, not too much.
With four kitty cats wandering about; sleeping on our couches and spare beds, and more often than not with us during the nights, we have a catalogue of adventures. And remember the slogan of the cats: It’s divine to be feline.
Something like that.
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