Thursday, November 20, 2008

IS THERE A JUNIOR IN THE HOUSE?




This is my "new" cat Junior. The caption to this particular picture is "don't wake this". Junior is a major live-wire when he is awake, so while he is asleep there is peace and quiet. He is a beautiful cat and is going to be really large when he is finished growing. I decided to keep him inside for the first six months or so because he is SO white and then was SO small, I felt he would be an easy target for predators at night (HOO HOO!). Anyway, now he is about 9 pounds so I am not nearly as concerned about him being kidnapped or killed.

Junior has a bunch of little rubber balls that he like to carry around in his mouth. He will play with these all by himself for hours. Sometimes he will bring the ball to wherever you are sitting or standing and drop it in your lap or at your feet. Then you are supposed to throw it and he will fetch and bring it back! Does he think he is a dog? IDK!

Around 2:30 or 3:00 every morning it sounds like the Olympics are going on in my living room, kitchen, foyer and upstairs as Junior is running and sliding and crashing into everything. He recently discovered the stairs and likes to run up and down them many times so it sounds like a herd of buffalo is in the house. Needless to say, we thoroughly enjoy having little (?) Junior around. He is not an extremely affectionate pet, but when HE wants to, he will "allow" a small amount of cuddling, even though he does purr all the time.