Reader's Cats page 10
Kipper and Meena
| Owner's Name |
Claire, Angie and Simon |
| Name |
Kipper and Meena |
| Type of Animal |
Cats |
| Breed |
Moggies |
| Latin name |
Cattus Angelicus (Kipper) Cattus Jumpius (Meena) |
| Age |
1 and a half (kipper) 8 months (Meena) |
| Description |
Friendly, sleepy black and white cat (Kipper), Jumpy, lap-loving ginger, black and white cat
(Meena) |
| Hobbies |
Drinking from the tap (Kipper) Chasing own tail (Meena) |
| Best Friend |
Meena (Kipper) Kipper (Meena) |
| Likes |
Both like duvet-diving |
| Dislikes |
Both hate the hoover |
| Most annoying habit |
Nipping our feet (Meena) Having a 'hollow leg' for treats (Kipper) |
| Favourite food |
tuna (both) |
| Nicknames |
'The Kipster' or 'Kipper Kafelnikov' (Kipper) Meenamittens or Meenaminetta (Meena) |
| Special skills |
Selective fur shedding (Kipper) Crawling under the tucked-in end of the duvet (Meena) |
| How did we meet? |
was selected by her when kitten |
| Favourite thing |
being outdoors on her lead with her people |
| Scared of |
big noises |
| Notes |
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Lancelot & Merlin
| Owner's Name |
Mike & Sandra |
| Name |
Lancelot & Merlin |
| Type of Animal |
Cats |
| Breed |
Chance would be a fine thing! |
| Latin name |
|
| Age |
6 Months (Lance) 2 years (Merlin) |
| Description |
Mad, Bad, Hungry, Black & Tabby |
| Hobbies |
Eating, Sleeping, Farting, Savaging Feet |
| Best Friend |
Each Other |
| Likes |
Rabbits, Pheasants, Black Birds, Cat Milk |
| Dislikes |
Anything that disturbs sleep |
| Most annoying habit |
Hogging the duvet |
| Favourite food |
Purple Butterflies |
| Nicknames |
Black One (Lance) Merly Moo Man (Merlin) |
| Special skills |
Curtain Climbing |
| How did we meet? |
Both were free to good home by virtue of their previous behaviour |
| Favourite thing |
Radiator Hammock & Toy Black Spider |
| Scared of |
Wind, Rain, anything that ruffles the fur. Next door neighbours pet rabbit. |
| Notes |
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Pepsi
| Owner's Name |
Fay |
| Name |
Pepsi |
| Type of Animal |
Cat (girl) |
| Breed |
multicoloured moggy |
| Latin name |
Feles Pulchra |
| Age |
about 10 years |
| Description |
very pretty fluffy kitty-witty |
| Hobbies |
Sleeping, fighting, attacking table legs. |
| Best Friend |
Fay |
| Likes |
anyone's lap |
| Dislikes |
going out at night, being hungry |
| Most annoying habit |
Eats too much and then throws it back up. |
| Favourite food |
table scraps, catfood |
| Nicknames |
Pee Wee, Pepsi Wepsi, Poppy |
| Special skills |
leaving fur on people's clothes so they will always remember her |
| How did we meet? |
- A visit to Wood Green Animal Shelter |
| Favourite thing |
her bed |
| Scared of |
the hoover-monster |
| Notes |
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Max or Maxtopher
| Owner's Name |
Owner's Name- Kathy but he thinks it is Kathys Son Franki |
| Name |
Max or Maxtopher |
| Type of Animal |
BIG BOY CAT |
| Breed |
Siamese, Persian and Tabby |
| Latin name |
Oldest Manacus Catucus |
| Age |
16 |
| Description |
16 pounds of purring fluff fur |
| Hobbies |
laying on people as if he weighed 10 pds lighter |
| Best Friend |
Franki the 15 year old human |
| Likes |
cuddling and demanding water |
| Dislikes |
Minnie the female cat who shares the food dish |
| Most annoying habit |
howling for water at 2am |
| Favourite food |
Science Diet Senior |
| Nicknames |
Maxtopher - Old Man |
| Special skills |
drinking from the bathtub facuet and jumping up on the bunk bed even though hes old and slightly overweight |
| How did we meet? |
original owner developed an allergy 10 years ago and he became ours |
| Favourite thing |
his tennis balls |
| Scared of |
Dogs and strange noises in the garden |
| Notes |
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Mitzi & Scallion
| Owner's Name |
Peter |
| Name |
Mitzi & Scallion |
| Type of Animal |
Cats |
| Breed |
Moggy, Part siamese Moggy |
| Latin name |
Felis Scaredicattus and Felis Hooliganus |
| Age |
5 & 4 |
| Description |
Big-eyed fluffy tabby and great big fat black & white. |
| Hobbies |
Eating. Sleeping. Annoying me. Being inscrutable. |
| Best Friend |
Each other |
| Likes |
My, sorry, their real fire. Having her belly and chest rubbed (Mitzi). The radiator cradle (Scallion). My bed (both) |
| Dislikes |
Mitzi hates strangers invading her house. Scallion hates me taking away his new toys he finds in the garden. |
| Most annoying habit |
Mitzi races about and leaps across my lap when I least expect it. When Scallion wants attention he tries to push me off my chair. |
| Favourite food |
Yes, but not that human food. |
| Nicknames |
None yet for Mitzi, Scallion is Able Seaman Johnson, Fat Boy Fat. |
| Special skills |
Mitzi can teleport. Scallion would make an excellent goalkeeper. |
| How did we meet? |
From a rescue home. They had many lovely cats, but these two adopted me. |
| Favourite thing |
Mitzi loves the ribbon onna stick toy. Scallion loves his A4 paper balls, which he carries about in his mouth, with a "say something if you dare" look on his face. |
| Scared of |
Mitzi - everything. Scallion - water. |
| Notes |
These two are chalk and cheese, but they get on together like a house on fire. I think Scallion is part siamese because of his voice and the shortness of his fur, not because of his looks |
Murphy
| Owner's Name |
Jane and Iain |
| Name |
Murphy |
| Type of Animal |
Cat (most fluffy) |
| Breed |
Just a Mog |
| Latin name |
Scruffius Maxifluffius |
| Age |
10 months |
| Description |
Fluffy, scruffy and a bit of a handful!! |
| Hobbies |
Stealing chocolate, jumping on computers, having cuddles. |
| Best Friend |
My sister Molly |
| Likes |
Running, playing and jumping. Going out! |
| Dislikes |
Coming in! |
| Most annoying habit |
Dribbling |
| Favourite food |
Anyone elses! |
| Nicknames |
Fluffbot, Wuffy, Cute-boy, "Whatsheuptonow?!" |
| Special skills |
Charming people! |
| How did we meet? |
Just lucky! |
| Favourite thing |
A wrapped chocolate! |
| Scared of |
What's scared? |
| Notes |
I live with Frosty, Nobby, Poppy, Dipsy and my sister Molly. |
Bob
| Owner's Name |
Dana |
| Name |
Bob |
| Type of Animal |
American shorthair |
| Breed |
Tabby |
| Latin name |
haven't a clue |
| Age |
going on 2, perhaps |
| Description |
brown tabby, white chest & chin, very long tail |
| Hobbies |
sleeping, leaping, birdwatching |
| Best Friend |
Simon & Albert |
| Likes |
listening to Kirsty MacCall & catnip |
| Dislikes |
spicy foods |
| Most annoying habit |
knocking things off tables |
| Favourite food |
mild deli meats, catnip |
| Nicknames |
"uh, Bob?" |
| Special skills |
talkative, leaps a good distance |
| How did we meet? |
stray, taken in to befriend Simon |
| Favourite thing |
anything small enough to carry by mouth |
| Scared of |
dogs, strangers, racoons, loud noises |
| Notes |
Bob advocates for universal vaccination and homes for homeless kitties. |
Tigger
| Owner's Name |
Carl and Kerry |
| Name |
Tigger |
| Type of Animal |
Baby Cat |
| Breed |
Red Tabby |
| Latin name |
Catticus Gingerus Tosserus |
| Age |
Nearly 1 |
| Description |
Small and orange |
| Hobbies |
Running around madly, chasing everything |
| Best Friend |
Piglet |
| Likes |
Human food, the cats next door, missing his litter tray |
| Dislikes |
Having to come inside at night |
| Most annoying habit |
purring VERY loudly all night |
| Favourite food |
Currently string and frogs |
| Nicknames |
Tigsey, Jimmy |
| Special skills |
Jimmy Hill impersonations (it's true!) |
| How did we meet? |
He was rejected by his mum at 4 weeks |
| Favourite thing |
Bibury the yellow duck |
| Scared of |
the hoover |
| Notes |
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Piglet
| Owner's Name |
Kerry and Carl |
| Name |
Piglet |
| Type of Animal |
Pussy Cat |
| Breed |
Common Garden Cat |
| Latin name |
atticus Fatticus |
| Age |
nearly 10 |
| Description |
fat hairy tabby with fluffy cream bits |
| Hobbies |
showing people his tummy |
| Best Friend |
Tigger |
| Likes |
Fishy things, squash balls , cat biscuits and lots and lots of sleep |
| Dislikes |
Going outside and strange people |
| Most annoying habit |
clawing and biting his owners hair when it's time for them to wake up |
| Favourite food |
Biscuits and scampi fries |
| Nicknames |
Pigster, The Pig |
| Special skills |
distinguishing and then spitting out vegetable cat biscuits |
| How did we meet? |
Had him from a kitten |
| Favourite thing |
Fish Force (furry blue cat toy) |
| Scared of |
Life in general! |
| Notes |
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Tor
| Owner's Name |
Dana |
| Name |
Tor |
| Type of Animal |
cute kitty |
| Breed |
heinz 57 |
| Latin name |
stinkius kittinus |
| Age |
3 months |
| Description |
cute and pathetic long haired tabby kitten |
| Hobbies |
attacking feet, attacking his siblings, attackingfingers,attacking feet |
| Best Friend |
Amadala |
| Likes |
feet, wet food,looking pitiful,feet |
| Dislikes |
getting put in his place by the older cats |
| Most annoying habit |
stealing my watch from the side of the bed |
| Favourite food |
any sort of wet food |
| Nicknames |
Little Poot |
| Special skills |
looking absolutely adorable |
| How did we meet? |
– adopted from Purrfect Pals, www.purrfectpals.org |
| Favourite thing |
feet - big foot fetish |
| Scared of |
nothing |
| Notes |
he is so much fun! |
Frank
| Owner's Name |
Melanie Westley |
| Name |
Frank |
| Type of Animal |
Cat (Tamed Feral) |
| Breed |
Moggi |
| Latin name |
Frankious |
| Age |
3 1/2 years |
| Description |
Black with white face and paws |
| Hobbies |
Being scared of everything is what I do best! |
| Best Friend |
I don't like anyone much |
| Likes |
Fishy Fish and the occasional love |
| Dislikes |
Everything Else, pretty much! |
| Most annoying habit |
Flatulence |
| Favourite food |
Smoked Cod (NOT THE DYED TYPE) |
| Nicknames |
Beauties |
| Special skills |
Having fantastic dislike of people |
| How did we meet? |
Rescued from a building site. |
| Favourite thing |
Sleeping, eating, scratching **rting |
| Scared of |
You name it, Im probably scared of it |
| Notes |
Very much loved, but not quite sure why!! |
Ollie
| Owner's Name |
Madeleine Jones |
| Name |
Ollie |
| Type of Animal |
cat (was a king in a former life) |
| Breed |
Half Siamese |
| Latin name |
Caticus Siamipus |
| Age |
13 years in April 2002 |
| Description |
Extremely handsome and he knows it!!!!!- blue grey with a white mask, white underside and white socks. Has a tiny black spot on his cold wet nose, a triangular shaped face and almost hairless ears |
| Hobbies |
sleeping, talking, squirrel watching and scratching kilim rugs |
| Best Friend |
Saga Basset, Lisa GreatDane and Totte Minature poodle |
| Likes |
Food, sleeping in the sofa, sleeping In the bed. |
| Dislikes |
Water and old ladies |
| Most annoying habit |
Farting (Mephisto) and begging (Monza) |
| Favourite food |
Falukorv, a Swedish sausage |
| Nicknames |
M&M |
| Special skills |
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| How did we meet? |
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| Favourite thing |
The sofa |
| Scared of |
Water and plastic bottles |
| Notes |
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Ches & Hank
| Owner's Name |
We own ourselves! |
| Name |
Ches & Hank |
| Type of Animal |
well, cats of course - what else is there of any note? |
| Breed |
moggies & proud of it |
| Latin name |
felix belovedus |
| Age |
9.5 |
| Description |
Ches, slender black & white Hank large tabby & white, we are brothers |
| Hobbies |
putting mice in human's boots, climbing the window cleaner's ladder, yowling in the middle of the night, occupying most of the humans' bed, trashing the Christmas tree (see pic) |
| Best Friend |
each other (unless subjected to unprovoked attack) |
| Likes |
sleeping, animal progs on TV, eating |
| Dislikes |
organic food purchased at great expense by humans, the sound of the bottle bank up the road being emptied, the Dyson |
| Most annoying habit |
all our hobbies |
| Favourite food |
Felix + human's fish |
| Nicknames |
Ches is Chezzie Boy, Hank is Hank, Hank the Giant Talking Cat |
| Special skills |
see hobbies |
| How did we meet? |
brother's cat had a big litter |
| Favourite thing |
see hobbies |
| Scared of |
see dislikes |
| Notes |
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Chester
| Owner's Name |
Liz |
| Name |
Chester |
| Type of Animal |
Tom Cat |
| Breed |
Moggy |
| Latin name |
Chillius Fatipus Chestercus |
| Age |
3 in April |
| Description |
Black and white, green eyes, X-tra plump! |
| Hobbies |
Lazing around day and night and squeaking if youdisturb him, bird watching |
| Best Friend |
Tuna |
| Likes |
Tuna, ears, eyebrows and nose being tickled |
| Dislikes |
No Tuna, dogs and the Vets |
| Most annoying habit |
Waking Liz & Hass up by meowing and clawing thecurtain at 5am every day since I was a kitten. Dragging myself left to right along the bottom of the sofa by my claws as fast as I possibly can! |
| Favourite food |
Tuna of course! And the jelly only in tins ofFelix |
| Nicknames |
Cheeky Chilly Chester, Puppy, Tiger, Big boy |
| Special skills |
Insisting on drinking water only from a glass tumbler onthe draining board, sitting in front of my empty food bowl looking as though Ihaven't eaten for a week, when I come in from outside I meow the house down until I hear a hello from someone and last but not least if anyone bends forward I jump on their back, dig my claws into their sweater and hold on for dear life! |
| How did we meet? |
Collected from Witney Guest House |
| Favourite thing |
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| Scared of |
Vacuum Cleaners |
| Notes |
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Sadie
| Owner's Name |
Lori and Bob (but we all know they really own us) |
| Name |
Sadie (originally short for Mercedes but we haven't called her that since first day we got her) |
| Type of Animal |
animal? I'm no animal - I am a human |
| Breed |
mix |
| Latin name |
bitchus felinus |
| Age |
6 |
| Description |
Black, white and orange with the greenest eyes. |
| Hobbies |
sitting on her perch and "chatting" with birds outside, hanging out on top of the fridge, looking cute to get attention |
| Best Friend |
Dad, Mom samantha, stuffed chick |
| Likes |
being talked to, lounging outside in the sun, licking your wet hair when you get out of the shower, watching golf, the smell of peppermint (can't leave chewing gum out on counter or she will eat it) and bleach (yah i know - weird) |
| Dislikes |
getting her nails trimmed, strangers |
| Most annoying habit |
dancing on your belly, hogging the entire bed at night |
| Favourite food |
yum yum fish flakes and sweet milk left over from your cereal |
| Nicknames |
missy, little, phantom (for phantom of the opera for her half black face) |
| Special skills |
opening cabinets, "killing" the stuffed chick and carrying it into the kitchen to alert us of the empty food bowls, typing on your keyboard (only shows this skill when no attention is being paid to her), expanding her body to five times its size and taking up the entire bed when it's time to sleep |
| How did we meet? |
CT Humane Society - she was adopted and returned and sharing a cage with a little feisty thing that was bouncing all over her head - had to save her |
| Favourite thing |
dad, window perch, catnip bone and scratching board |
| Scared of |
thunder storms |
| Notes |
snuggliest little girl - only when she wants to be. She loves attention only from mom and dad. Everyone else she can do without. |
Samantha
| Owner's Name |
Lori and Bob (but we all know they really own us) |
| Name |
Samantha |
| Type of Animal |
human/monkey/tiger/puppy cat |
| Breed |
mix |
| Latin name |
Eatus Anythingus |
| Age |
6 |
| Description |
big (shall i also say plump) cuddly grey furball who thinks she is light as a feather and can fit into any space (no matter how small) |
| Hobbies |
singing - lots of singing, dancing, eating, picking fights with sister sadie, looking out the window, playing with catnip mousey and rainbow stick, and did I mention eating... |
| Best Friend |
Lori, Bob, sadie and the really soft blanket on the couch |
| Likes |
anytime when you are in the kitchen (usually means she gets a treat), being brushed, napping, when you scratch her butt (end of back attail) - she does "elevator butt" when you do that, paper bags. |
| Dislikes |
when you tell her "no, that's mommy's food, not yours", when sadie gets attention, not being allowed outside |
| Most annoying habit |
deciding it's time to wake up at 6am and leaps on your belly with all 15 pounds of her, oh and the occasional farting |
| Favourite food |
yum yum fish flakes and anything you are eating (honest -ANYTHING) |
| Nicknames |
mantha, lamma, sam, yams, jabba (as in "the hut" for a certain position she sits in sometimes) |
| Special skills |
talking/singing (she's very conversational), opening cabinets, getting fur on everything, alarm clock (with NO snooze button), always being right underfoot, being a snuggle-bum when you need it most, knowing EXACTLY when we are going to walk through the door and is there waiting for us |
| How did we meet? |
CT Humane Society - she picked us by reaching her paw out through the cage - "pick me, pick me" |
| Favourite thing |
fish flakes, shoes, nibbling on feet, food (human or cat- it's all cat food to her) |
| Scared of |
fire trucks, vacuum cleaner |
| Notes |
so lovable! She is the friendliest little girl and everyone that meets her wants to take her home. |
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