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Name:
Solo (she was an only kitten)
Latin name: Felis sola ambulans
Motto: My trust is in God alone
(she spends most of her life in my study, where all my
theology books are)
Born: July 1995
Coat: short haired, ginger and white
Provenance: friends of neighbours, as a seven-week-old
kitten
Disposition: gentle, sweet-natured, timid; affectionate
in an elusive sort of way; described by the vet as a "very
civilised pussycat".
Voice: infrequent, plaintive miaow
Purr: loud, resonant contralto
Likes: sleeping, snuggles with humans, shoelaces, humans'
feet, computers, books, nocturnal prowls, sunbathing on the roof
in summer; playing hard to get
Dislikes: other cats, cuddles, laps
Opinions of other cats:
Harvey: Barrow-boy in tiger stripes. Unspeakably awful
creature
Magpie: Common little hussy. Vulgar, vulgar, vulgar
Niko: Little squirt |
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Name:
Harvey (after a character in the film Reservoir
Dogs; he had been found wandering in a street called
Reservoir Close). Should perhaps have been named Dennis the
Menace, for obvious reasons (see below)
Latin name: Striatus bellicosus
Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit
Born: February 2000
Coat: short haired, mackerel tabby with white throat,
chest and paws
Provenance: Croydon Cats Protection, as a seven-month-old
juvenile delinquent.
Disposition: amiable thug; very streetwise; can charm the
socks off my friends and neighbours, but generally lacks
subtlety; has a very high opinion of himself and thinks he is
Top Cat.
Voice: a piercing yelp; doesn't really miaow as such;
also chirrups; makes snickering noises when annoyed.
Purr: rough baritone
Likes: chasing other cats, bird watching, stuffing his
face, playing with Niko, the armchair in my study.
Dislikes: being stared at by admirers; the vet
Opinions of other cats:
Solo: Desiccated old stick
Magpie: No better than she should be
Niko: Nice lad but a bit of a runt |
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Name:
Magpie (obvious from the colouring: one of our
family dog's puppies had been called Magpie)
Latin name: Pica loquax
Born: December 1999
Coat: long haired, black and white
Provenance: Croydon Animal Samaritans, as a two-year old.
She had recently had kittens. She, they and other relatives had
been rescued from a squalid flat in Tower Hamlets.
Disposition: affectionate, assertive, demanding, very
talkative; uncompromisingly expects humans to understand cat
language; surprisingly diffident with visitors.
Voice: melodious, expressive conversational miaow
Purr: soft and unvoiced; often miaows and purrs at the
same time
Likes: cuddles, climbing on humans' shoulders, pawing
humans in bed, sleeping on my duvet, bird watching
Dislikes: Rough games with other cats
Opinions of other cats:
Solo: Stuck-up Battersea yuppie; who does she think she
is?
Harvey: Waster; nothing but trouble
Niko: Little squirt - why can't he leave me alone? |
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Name:
Niko (after a favourite cat of my sister's who
died a few years ago)
Latin name: Striatus laetus
Born: June 2003
Coat: short haired, spotted tabby with white throat
Provenance: Croydon Animal Samaritans, at four months
old. He and his sister had been abandoned and left to starve.
Very sadly she subsequently died of the effects of cat 'flu.
Disposition: gentle, affectionate, playful; has very
well-developed interfeline skills -- even Solo tolerates him
(see above); very nervous of strange humans.
Voice: an infrequent but discordant yowl, usually of
protest
Purr: electric drill
Likes: other cats - especially Harvey, eating, my
rocking chair, chasing small furry toy mice, sleeping on my bed.
Dislikes: not being allowed out of the front door.
Opinions of other cats:
Solo: Doesn't love me. Can't she see how irresistible I
am?
Harvey: My hero!!!
Magpie: Old cross patch. Why won't she play with me? |
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