What animals make the best/worst pets?

I don’t know about the best. However, I’m a lot more certain about which are the worst. 

My sister and her family are going away for a few days. So, naturellement, Rodan chose now to go out scrapping and sustain injuries to his face. Not only is the little sod in Le Cône, but he needs antibiotics for the next ten days.

Totally milking it.

And, when it comes to being pilled, he’s an absolute demon, worse than Louis Catorze by a mile (scratching, biting, drawing blood, fighting to the death, turning humans to stone with one baleful glance, you name it). 

So the chat-sitteur’s once-straightforward job is now going to be pretty awful. And Rodan’s humans will be spending the duration of the holiday worrying about whether they’ll return home to find the chat-sitteur slowly bleeding to death on their kitchen floor. 

I’m shocked but not surprised. After all, Catorze did this to me nine years ago, and I still remember it as if it were yesterday.

Bastard cats. Remind me again: why is it that we put up with them? 

*EDIT: The chat-sitteur has reported that Rodan was fine with his first pill; he took it “like a pro”, apparently. My sister is both relieved and grossly insulted.

Catorze congratulates his cousin on a job well done.

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19 responses to “Mon ring, c’est la rue (Partie 2)”

  1. Kate Crimmins avatar

    Sometime they do better with strangers. Then again, he might start fighting her once he gets the routine down.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      During the 90s there was a comedy show here about two teenagers called Kevin and Perry (probably still available on YouTube), who were absolutely awful to their parents but then transformed into super-polite young gentlemen when they were with other people’s parents. Maybe Rodan is Kevin and/or Perry?

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  2. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    The cousinly resemblance is chilling.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Except that Rodan is, erm, much bigger, despite only being around a year and a half old …

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  3. Lou Carreras avatar

    They do so love to frustrate us.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      They do. They’re complete bastards.

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  4. cat9984 avatar

    Rodan looks so sad. I’m sure your sister has forgiven him

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      He hates being Côned. But it’s his own fault.

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  5. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    Even in a Cône and injured, Rodan looks like a nice cat. We are told he loves fighting. What about his sister? Is she more cautious?

    Since I started reading your blog, I have been wondering if all the cats react as Louis and Rodan do when a cat-sitter takes care of them. Aren’t there shy cats in the UK?

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Catorze and Rodan probably aren’t very representative of normal cats! Whilst Rodan is fighting, I’m told his sister goes off chasing butterflies. She’s quite tenacious and will happily spend an hour on the same butterfly.

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      1. mmechapeau avatar
        mmechapeau

        The girl who prefers chasing butterflies sounds like a genuine cliché, doesn’t it?I’m kidding, our Timon likes doing it too 🦋.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar

          I think the butterfly-chasers are just clever enough to avoid the fights!

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  6. Dr. CaSo avatar

    Poor Rodan, I hope the cat-sitter will be able to make him feel better and happier soon 🙂

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      It’s a misfortune of his own making. Don’t feel too sorry for him!

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  7. Belle avatar
    Belle

    Found this on Youtube & think you might relate 😸:

    Si les élèves etaient des chats

    uploaded by: Parole de chat

    (Sorry, my phone is rubbish at embedding links)

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I’m afraid I can’t view the link. 😢

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  8. Belle avatar
    Belle

    I’m sorry 😞 Try going to Youtube & type the title in the search bar: Si les èléves etaient des chats.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I’ve found it! 🤣🤣🤣

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  9. […] was doing quite well in his recovery, after going out scrapping and sustaining injuries to his face. However, on the day of his follow-up vet appointment, the little sod somehow managed to wriggle […]

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