Heather EvansOh my goodness, cats 🐈⬛ & their quirks. When it’s time to bring in my pet sit cat I greet him on the verandah where he waits for me. A big black fluffy blob rolling around & purring & I’m allowed to give him a bit of a scratch on the head. If I scratch for too long he quickly turns & bites - I’ve learnt to be quicker.
Then he rolls again & I scoop him up using both arms, but I’ve also learnt to very quickly drop the supporting arm because he’s fast, he lifts his paw & engages his claws into my arm & I bleed 🩸.
I bring the big heavy lump inside, put him down still using only one arm & he walk away purring to where he goes & stays for the night. I take him in his dinner & he purrs contentedly at me as he gets another scratch on the head.
Around 7.30 - 8pm time he comes & meows at me - he wants his little bedtime treat which I give him & shut him in. I hear nothing again until the morning.
I do this because I’m not his boss, his owners aren’t the boss - he’s the boss & he knows it. Storm by name, Storm by nature. #CatsOfMastodon #StormyTheGrump #HouseSit #PetSit
Then he rolls again & I scoop him up using both arms, but I’ve also learnt to very quickly drop the supporting arm because he’s fast, he lifts his paw & engages his claws into my arm & I bleed 🩸.
I bring the big heavy lump inside, put him down still using only one arm & he walk away purring to where he goes & stays for the night. I take him in his dinner & he purrs contentedly at me as he gets another scratch on the head.
Around 7.30 - 8pm time he comes & meows at me - he wants his little bedtime treat which I give him & shut him in. I hear nothing again until the morning.
I do this because I’m not his boss, his owners aren’t the boss - he’s the boss & he knows it. Storm by name, Storm by nature. #CatsOfMastodon #StormyTheGrump #HouseSit #PetSit