Cats Page

Of the more conventional animals in our ever expanding menagerie are five cats namely Thom an 20 year old Norwegian Forest cat who is without a doubt the fiercest domestic cat I have ever encountered. He was two stone when I first met Kim and before he had "the chop" and his cheek glands were huge making him an impressive sight and as far as I know he has never lost a fight and he has the scars to prove it with his bitten ears and scarred head. He has started to act his age in recent years (140 cat years) but he still gives the other male (Piglet) a run for his money if he can be bothered moving from his furry rug in front of the coal fire.

Piglet is an almost pure white part Siamese and is also my wife's favourite as he was orphaned from birth and she had to hand rear him with a tiny bottle. Now however he thinks Kim is his mother and barely leaves her side day and night, in fact he sleeps by the side of Kim's pillow every night.

Vulpet and Ditic are black DSH twins but are nothing alike as Vulpet is the posh and sleek one that rejected her kittens and forced Ditic to rear them. Even now she will not eat with the "lower echelons" and eat on her own.

Finally there came along Tikka who was dumped at Kim's practice because she was pregnant and the owners wanted to have her put down so once again Kim took her in. Tikka got her name from what we originally thought was the colour of her feet which gave the appearance that she had walked in a bowl of Tikka Masalla sauce but after a few weeks it washed off and we found out it was the colour from the never changed cat litter she had to use.

Fearsome Tom	Vulpet	Piglet