We have all eaten well at Le Château over the last few days.

Cat Daddy and I enjoyed our Christmas dinner, albeit a day late because I was sick on the 25th. The squirrels of TW8 have been feasting on some very old hazelnuts from the year before last, still in their shells, which Cat Daddy hid around the garden “to make them work for it” (?). And Louis Catorze is gorging his way through his Cool Cat Club wet food, faster than we can dish it out. In fact, we had to bring forward the delivery date of his next shipment and, although we did so well in advance, the last few days were quite anxious, with an eye on the ever-dwindling supply and an ear at the door listening out for the delivery driver. 

Having Catorze back on wet food again has transformed my life. And not in a good way. 

Breakfast time is now a massive screamathon, with the little sod hollering his guts out if I’m too slow* at dishing up his Cool Cat Club wet food. He then guzzles down a whole serving, plus a scoop of Orijen, licks his plate clean, then stares mournfully when a second serving doesn’t materialise. 

*Slow = taking more than 0.3 seconds from selecting the can to putting the food in his plate. And we’ve seen the consequences of trying to pick up the speed

We have always found it odd that Catorze screamed when he wanted cuddles, yet stayed chillingly silent and just creepy-stared when he wanted food. However, we needn’t worry about that anymore. 

Adieu to the peaceful mornings that I posted about here. It’s screaming all the way from now on. 

Enjoying the Boxing Day football on his papa’s lap.

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20 responses to “Hurle, sers, mange, répète”

  1. Kate Crimmins avatar

    Sasha screams the entire time I am getting the food ready from opening the cabinet to putting the dishes out. Welcome to my world!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Oh goodness, does she? Is she the smallest of the bunch? Small Cat Syndrome?

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      1. Kate Crimmins avatar

        Now she is but she’s a whopping 12 lbs so it’s not that small.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar

          Aww, was Gracie the small one? 7lbs?

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          1. Kate Crimmins avatar

            Yes, Gracie was very small. She didn’t have small cat syndrome. She had “I’m the boss” syndrome.

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            1. iamthesunking avatar

              Erm, that’s what Small Cat Syndrome is! 🤣🤣🤣

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            2. Kate Crimmins avatar

              Gracie had it. She head whomped anyone who was out of line (including humans).

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            3. iamthesunking avatar

              Yup, that sounds about right!

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  2. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    I love the word « screamathon » . Taking part in such an athletic contest needs stamina. You should understand a second serving is vital. 😺
    I do hope the recovery after your surgery goes according to schedule. Take heart

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      It is an athletic contest! It certainly takes all of Catorze’s energy to do it!

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  3. cat9984 avatar

    On the bright side, he does look very healthy. (It appears that all of his angst is being transferred to you, Dorian Gray style)

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      He does seem healthy, doesn’t he? In terms of character he’s like a kitten. The only sign of his age is the considered way in which he jumps down from heights, rather than just flinging himself down any old how.

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      1. mmechapeau avatar
        mmechapeau

        According to me, flinging oneself down is also a part of Small Cat Syndrome.
        If you’re heavy, you are more cautious 🙂 .

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        1. iamthesunking avatar

          Maybe Catorze knows that he’s chubbing up?

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        2. mmechapeau avatar
          mmechapeau

          If you tell it to him, he certainely knows it 🙂.

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          1. iamthesunking avatar

            He knows everything. He just doesn’t care about 99.7% of it.

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  4. RasmaSandra avatar

    Catorze looks mesmerized by the football. If I didn’t know better or I think I do something is going through the air uniting cats in some way and turning things bizarre. My cats have been eating like cat food is going to be vetoed next year. A constant need for food. Then my cat Freddie has returned to the cat tree they have ignored for a long time, He found a comfortable soft shelf on the tree to sleep. I had forgotten how a friend put the tree together but as I ventured to the bathroom in the early hours I heard Freddie loudly meowing if protesting something. I looked over at the cat tree and the shelf he sleeps on had fallen off the post. Then I took a look and saw that the shelves had been screwed in place and easy fix, So I screwed the shelf back onto the post and that was when I was left with a question How had Freddie managed to unscrew the shelf in the first place? He is now sleeping there but I am keeping an eye out on things, Are cats for some reason going to be the domineering force in the New Year?

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      They’re always the domineering force, aren’t they? They just gaslight us into blaming ourselves for everything that goes wrong.

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  5. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    Louis is feeling his age – no time to waste waiting for food !

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Or maybe he’s just rude.

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