This
is Rupert, an adorable half persian moggy. He is an affectionate,
gentle and good natured little cat who loves nothing more than curling
up on your lap and purring. He has a flatmate Spider (a tabby cat) who
dislikes him intensely but this does not deter little Rupert who would
love nothing more than to be his friend and keeps on persisting in the
friendship stakes. Perhaps one day he will get through but I doubt it as
Spider is twelve years old and feels he is too old to change. We can't
imagine life without Rupert.
"Hello my name is Rupert and this picture was taken when I was just a
small kitten. I am now nine months old and growing into a fine cat. My
mother was a persian cat and I think I have inherited some of her
fine features as everyone tells me how gorgeous I am. My fur is soft and
silky and gets brushed frequently. My owners love me to bits and are
always kissing me and picking me up which I am not too fond of. I try
and tell them when I want a kiss I will let you know but they take no
notice. I have a lovely bedroom upstairs which has been allocated to me
and is full of toys for me to play with. I tend to play there during the
day but at night I like to cuddle up with them on their bed as they tend
to move around quite a lot in their sleep and I simply love biting
moving feet. Initially I was told I had to stay in my own room at night
but I soon put a stop to that by making enough noise to let them know I
was not happy about the situation. I do have the freedom of going out
during the day through my cat flap but now that the winter months are
approaching its nicer to stay in. Another reason why I am not too keen
on going out is that I have a disc on my collar which says my name is
Sofie. Apparently when I was born they were told that I was a little
female so they promptly went out and bought a collar and had the disc
engraved Sofie. On my first visit to the vet for my inoculation they
realized finally that I was a little boy but didn't bother to issue me
with a new identify disc so can you imagine I would be mortified if I
got lost and they called me Sofie."
The other day while scouting around the neighborhood I came across a
lovely cooked lamb chop which I duly brought home and deposited on their
bed. I was a just a tiny bit miffed as they weren't particularly pleased
and it took a great deal of maneuvering to get it through the cat flap.
Still, never mind, I am keeping my eyes open for something else."
One of my favorite times of the day is in the evening when my owners
have their evening meal. They like to sit in the kitchen which is warm
and cosy and I have my own towel on the corner of the breakfast bar on
which I sit and then I can observe them from close quarters. I have been
told not to go near their food so I behave myself impeccably and usually
doze during this period. Apparently I am the only cat they have every
allowed to do this; so I have obviously won them over with my charm and
obedience."
I have heard through eavesdropping on conversations that maybe at some
stage I might get a little playmate as they are worried that while they
are out at work I might be lonely. I think that would be wonderful,
perhaps someone a little older than myself with more experience - who
knows we'll wait and see."
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