Who do you spend the most time with?

Merde, merde and thrice merde: I have Covid. In some ways I’m glad there is, at least, an explanation for why I feel so shite, and conducting the test in front of Cat Daddy soon put a lid on all his “Are you sure it’s not hay fever?” nonsense.

I should have known that something was afoot when Louis Catorze spent the whole weekend on my lap, not even budging through my sneezes. He doesn’t have much patience for, erm, patients, and he makes his irritation quite plain when I’m ill.

Unless it’s Covid. For reasons that nobody understands, when it’s Covid he is an affectionate and attentive nursemaid and won’t leave my side.

So, from Friday to today, I’ve spent every waking minute, and probably every sleeping one too, with Catorze.

This isn’t all some massive coincidence, because he’s done it before. I could have made an absolute fortune had I rented him out when Covid was rife; this kind of skill is right up there with those dogs who can sniff out cancer, dead bodies and whether or not a fire was started deliberately. (Different dogs, I mean, each doing just one of those things. I don’t suppose the same dogs can do all three.)

At least the football is on. And at least I don’t have to work on Mondays.

Here is Catorze, snuggled up against me. This is both heart-tuggingly cute and creepy as hell:

Little sod probably just wants to watch me die.

For more Catorzian capers, please visit http://louiscatorze.com

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20 responses to “Un lion se voit, pas un virus”

  1. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    And you have wrapped yourself in a black blanket decorated with skulls ? Or is that just a metaphor? At leas Catorze is not running around screaming. Hope you are better soon.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      No screaming! He’s been super-quiet. It’s rather disconcerting!

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  2. Penny Cooper avatar
    Penny Cooper

    aww what a hero! Saves you wasting money on covid tests only to find you’re negative!! Oh I just realised the irony of what I’ve said 😂 it is after all a negative to the positive of him caring for you for once!! Wish you better soonest xxx

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Thank you! It’s been pretty grim so far, but I’ve liked having a cat to cuddle.

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  3. Leah avatar

    Hope you feel better soon. Purrs and Meows from us for recovery.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Thank you! He has been a very attentive nursemaid/prison warden!

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  4. Lou Carreras avatar

    Catorze as a nurse…hmmm…will wonders ever cease?

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I know! The magic of Coronavirus!

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  5. cat9984 avatar

    Aww! That’s sweet. Cats purring is supposed to be good for healing.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      He does have a very sweet purr. And his fur is extra-soft from all the gadding about in the rain.

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  6. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    I do hope you will recover quickly. Louis’s tenderness should help you, shouldn’t it?
    Take heart.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Merci! It is nice to have a cat to cuddle.

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  7. sevencatsandcounting avatar

    Feel better! It’s quite remarkable to have a Covid-detecting cat.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I know! 🤣🤣🤣 I’ve never heard of such a thing.

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  8. Kate Crimmins avatar

    It’s the blanket that’s creepy as hell.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Hahahaha! We love it! (But then we would, wouldn’t we?)

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  9. Herman avatar
    Herman

    Get well soon, my friend! I’m sure you’re in good hands with Louis by your side…

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      In good hands … or cursed?

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  10. Bismarck avatar

    Could it be because “corona” means “crown”? It’s a royal virus!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Hahahahahaha! 🤣🤣🤣 That has cheered me up despite still feeling like death!

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