Cat Daddy and I spent the weekend in the Midlands, watching Brentford beat Wolves. And, whilst there (not in the stadium, obviously, but in the place where we were staying) we bumped into these two magnificent chaps:

Twice the size of Sa Maj … but then who isn’t?
The same one again, caught mid-scream.
This tailless one was nervous but still very sweet.

Cat Daddy: “Is this, like, Black Cat Town or something?” If it is, I’m definitely coming back.

In other news, merci à Dieu et à tous ses anges: we appear to have a result with the new bed, with Louis Catorze finally sleeping in it the other day:

FINALEMENT!

However, he hasn’t used it to sharpen his claws, not once. He is still using both the stair runner carpet and the outdoor cushions, and Cat Daddy has yelled at him at least 963 times in the last day or two for doing this.

I should be switching to his autumn-winter igloo from Wednesday onwards. However, because Catorze is so dense, there is a real risk of him forgetting that his spring-summer bed was ever a thing and, when I reintroduce it next March, he will most likely stare at it as if it were some alien life form sent to destroy the planet. Oh no, wait … THAT’S HIM.

So I shall keep it in place for a little longer but, as soon as October hits, only the El Día de Los Muertos igloo will do.

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23 responses to “J’adore mon nouveau lit (enfin)”

  1. Kate Crimmins avatar

    Is that beautiful dark curly hair yours? Gorgeous! Great pictures for black cats!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Haha, thank you! Yes, that is my hair. 😊😊😊

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      1. Kate Crimmins avatar

        I want your hair!

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          🤣🤣🤣 You wouldn’t believe the crud that gets stuck in it!

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  2. Charles Huss avatar

    Cats never seen to do what you want them to do. We have a nose, expensive wood scratcher but all three cats prefer using the brand new chair my wife bought. Why she buys new furniture, I don’t know. We bought a sofa and loveseat last November and they used those as scratching posts but now the chair is newer and so much better.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Oh goodness! The new chair and the love seat! Do they all do this? Did one cat start the proceedings and the others followed?

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      1. Charles Huss avatar

        I don’t know who started it but they all scratch the new chair. Perhaps they can’t resist the fabric.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          We are very lucky indeed that Sa Maj doesn’t touch our leather sofas. We do wish he would scratch his bed and not the carpets and cushions, though!

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          1. Charles Huss avatar

            Good luck with that.

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  3. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    Cats scratch not only to sharpen their claws. They also do it to mark territory. That’s probably why Louis has scratched the new outdoor cushions as soon as he saw them.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      So he wants to keep Foxy Loxy away! 🦊

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      1. mmechapeau avatar
        mmechapeau

        … which is a nice idea…

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          Although, to be fair, his face is enough. Foxes run away from him. 🤣🤣🤣

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  4. Herman avatar
    Herman

    Well, thank goodness Louis saved Cat Daddy from a new bed… 😉

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      🤣🤣🤣

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  5. sevencatsandcounting avatar

    Black Cat Town? Sign me up! The first Panther looks a bit like my dearly departed Ninja, who had just a hint of triangular white on his chest.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      He was huge! Not fat but solid and long-limbed.

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      1. sevencatsandcounting avatar

        Ninja was a big guy, too. Not as heavy as Darth, but long, lean, and ever so stretchy.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          Stretchy! Yes, that was this chap. Le Roi is not large or long or stretchy.

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            1. iamthesunking avatar
              iamthesunking

              Mighty annoying, yes.

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  6. cat9984 avatar

    The bed looks like it’s the perfect size for Louis.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      It is! 🤣🤣🤣

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