Puppy Mamma and Puppy Daddy had twins last year. So their household now consists of two grown-ups, two babies, Nala the dog AND Gizzy the [insert name of species].
Louis Catorze loves kids but isn’t a fan of babies; he’s met a couple in the past and is confused by them. The minute they see him and they let out that excited screech, his ears flatline and he’s off.
Other cats? Dogs? Foxes? Bring ‘em on.
Babies? C’est un grand NOPE.
Naturellement, considering all of the above, we thought it would be fun see how Catorze would get on with two of them.
The encounter had the potential to fail abysmally but, to our astonishment, the little sod was great with each kid individually. He lay and meowed gently as Twin 1 rubbed his bare feet on his fur. Twin 2 cried when she saw Catorze – we’ve all been there, so we can relate – but, when she realised that he wasn’t a monster and eventually settled, he contentedly flicked his tail across her legs and feet as she gently stroked him with one finger.
(With normal cats, tail-flicking is a bad sign. But Catorze does it when he’s happy. Yes, we know that this is really weird, but it’s still one of the less weird things about him. Sometimes, when he doesn’t want to be on a lap but still wants to feel close to a human, he will lie close by and flick his tail repeatedly onto the human’s arm or leg to remind himself that they’re still there.)
Both babies at the same time, unfortunately, proved to be a step too far: when Twin 1 and Twin 2 sat on either side of him, Le Roi made his excuses and left. However, I was impressed that he even made it that far.
Next step: posing for a very special Official Hallowe’en portrait together? Can we make it happen?
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