I am full of pride - I have got two pictures on to one BLOG!
Arnold at the top, Cleo below him.
We think they are 15 years old. We got them from RSPCA Barnes Hill, Birmingham, in March 1999 and the RSPCA folk estimated their age as seven years.
They say people asnd their pets become similar. These cats are champion sleepers and manage 16 or more hours each day. I get more like them every day. I have not yet gone out at night to catch a rat.
They recently went through a phase of providing a dead rat each morning. We were not sure where they got them from and then Sara spotted two rats in the chicken pen pinching the corn. Sara examined the pen and found some tunnels from the field - sadly I am too ill to crawl around in the pen - guess what is on the floor. I think this falls under 'cluds and silver linings'. The rats are doing the Great Escape in reverse with the Cats being the Gestapo. Anyway we block the holes with wire netting and rocks and our supply of dead rats has dried up.
We think Arnold does the catching and Cleo does the killing. Arnold is a mighty hunter. His finest hour was in Birmingham. He caught a magpie and carried it into our neighbour's kitchen.
You cannot tell from the photo but Cleo has a very short tail. Vets have different theories. Some say it was from birth but some suspect a car accident - she also has a slightly twisted jaw. I have found that vets are as decisive as doctors.
3 comments:
Cleo looks quite happy on my bed!
I would assume car crash with the broken jaw and short tail. The tail has white hair on the end as if its been surgically shortened
awwww these two are so cute......
Yep, those two are gorgeous! They definately get more than their share of beauty sleep!
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