Now that summer is properly here, Louis Catorze is permanently out. And by that I don’t simply mean he is spending more time outdoors than he used to. I mean we never see him, EVER. Sometimes Cat Daddy has even had to cancel Boys’ Club meetings due to low attendance, which is unheard of.
Occasionally, when I go to bed, Catorze comes up with me and cuddles me until I fall asleep. But this is not a loving gesture; this is more like a teenager making sure his parents are properly asleep before sneaking out for some illicit partying. Once I’m asleep, Catorze is back downstairs bidding his papa a friendly “Bonsoir” and then he’s out.
As for what he does when he’s out, that rather depends on whether or not we can see him. If he’s in our garden, it’s not hard to monitor his activities which are usually as follows:
1. Rodent Duty (see below for a photo of him surveying the gap in the fence that separates the Zone Occupée from the Zone Libre)
2. Arguing with the local wildlife (see below for a photo of him taken just after I intervened in a scream-off with an absolutely furious parakeet)
Rather more worrying is what the little sod gets up to when we CAN’T see him. Quite often he disappears eastwards across the shed roofs and we hear mid-distance barking, which most likely means he has got as far as Twiggy the greyhound’s place about ten houses away. And I really don’t fancy his chances of outrunning her.
Most cats start to slow down when they reach double figures, but Catorze appears to have taken his lead from The Lost Boys* instead. He has mastered both sleeping all day and partying all night and, due to his diminutive kittenish stature, he ticks the “never grow old” box, too.
It’s fun to be a vampire.
*Younger followers: ask your parents.
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Erm…you DID mention that the pubs were open, n’est-ce pas? Coincidence? Also, if looks could kill, that bird would have dropped right off that wire…😹
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He is King and must keep both eyes on the kingdom…
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Oh, he’s been doing that all right. 🤣
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Hi is such a free spirit!!!
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He is such a little sod.
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Watch out, my dear furry friend… it’s a very dangerous world out there!
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Catorze is on it. It’s all under control. 🤣🤣🤣 🌞 👑
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Glad to hear this. Jimi is ready to help if necessary… 😉
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That would be wonderful! Catorze doesn’t really have any friends, so he would appreciate a partner-in-crime.
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It’s tough policing his kingdom. The humans do not appreciate his efforts!
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I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt here. If I never see him, that must mean he is très busy, right? 🤣
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Erm…you did say the pubs are open again, n’est-ce pas? Coincidence? 🤔 And if looks could kill, that bird would drop right off that wire 😹
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You think Catorze has been going to the pub? 🤣🤣🤣
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Mais naturellement; his subjects have missed his reports. I also think that perhaps the parakeet and Catorze scream at each other because they have small ears and are far apart 😋
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Catorze’s bald ears should mean improved acoustics though, non? 👂
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Oh, we just hope he is able to stay safe ! We worry about our outsiders too, but even if we stayed out all night with them…
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Thank you! He’s been fine so far and seems to be staying out of trouble. 🤣
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I felt bad about “liking” this post. You were at 13, a perfect number for le roi, until I pushed his likes into a roundly dull 14. Sorry!
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Oh my, he would be dastardly and evil irrespective of the number! 😈
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