Before we went on holiday, we took delivery of some new waterproof cushions for our outdoor sofa. (The previous ones were neither waterproof nor machine-washable, making them as unfit for purpose as can possibly be, although we did insist on washing them after the incident with the curly-haired rat: https://louiscatorze.com/2016/08/14/a-bon-chat-bon-rat/)
The collection consists of sitting-on cushions and back support cushions, plus two Roi-sized ones for the footstools/cat plinths. The plinths are Louis Catorze’s favourite place to sit, especially during thunderstorms, because he can remain dry whilst listening to the soothing sound of the rain around him.
Anyway, the cushions had been on the sofa for about 0.4 seconds when Catorze decided to investigate. And it took him a further 0.2 seconds to start scratching. So it seems we have not bought new cushions for our outdoor sofa; we have, in fact, spent a four-figure sum on an enormous, custom-made scratching post for our bastard cat.
I don’t recall ever seeing him scratching the old cushions, not once.
Here is the disaster as it unfolded. Or, rather, here is the first disaster of what will, no doubt, prove to be many:
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“You talkin’ to me ? Ya talkin’ to ME here ?”
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Oh, he knows!
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Perhaps it’s just because they are new?
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No, it’s because he’s a little sod.
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Your new cushions look gorgeous and sturdy. I love the picture of Louis scratching them enthusiastically in spite of you yelling at him. He was marking his territory, telling other cats the new cushions were his.
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But he’s the only cat! 🤣🤣🤣
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Hahaha… I love the look in Louis eyes, saying “What’s Up, Doc?” So funny! Guess Louis is very lucky, I don’t have waterproof cushions for my outdoor sofa…
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He knows perfectly well what’s up! 🤣🤣🤣
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the face in the last photograph is one of absolute defiance.
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Oh God, yes. Just horrendous.
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Poor baby! You buy him a new toy and then you scream at him? Life’s very unfair!
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I guess it made a change for us to scream at him!
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😆
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They are very attractive. Hopefully, they are tightly enough woven to be more-or-less Louis-proof
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Let’s hope so! 🤞
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