Just took this photo about 40 minutes ago. It’s Charlie asking, nay demanding, breakfast and he is not altogether happy with what is already laid out for him in the kitchen.
As he has recently undergone an operation – dental cleaning and endoscopy¹ – under general anesthetic, he is being treated like a prince, which he looks and behaves like in this photo:
Note:
- The endoscopy in this instance was done to check the inside of his intestine and stomach. A camera is run up the intestine while the cat is under general anesthetic to check for the cause of bleeding. It appears he is all clear. I think the bleeding is caused by rough edged hair balls in the rectum.
No problems. Charlie does strike this unusual pose. He does this because his back muscles are very strong because they have compensated for the lose of one foreleg.
It is worrying. It’s the Gulf Stream that has been pushed south. Normally the warm sea of the Gulf Stream warms up the UK but some say global warming has melted the Arctic, which in turn has affected the Gulf Stream.
It must be bad weather this winter Michael if it’s Siberian down your way too!
When we open the door here up North at present, the wind just about takes our hair out at the roots lol
Snowing again right now, our cats are not happy about it and not staying out long.
I totally get it. I know you wouldn’t overindulge him to the point it may be considered inappropriate. I’m wording stuff weird these days due to all the American Foundations reading. I need to respond in the language were taught in. It’s not normal, everyday language. I hope it leads to me being a writer over all, but I can’t help feeling I sound a bit pretentious. The pose is the best part of the article!
I ration his chicken very carefully. He gets a bit from time to time. But other than that he is fed good quality wet cat food and a bit of dry for nighttime grazing.
He does this position quite frequently to get noticed and to emphasis a point. If he is first ignored he stands like this when it is hard to ignore him.
He sleeps next to me at night, all night. We keep each other warm in Siberian England.