Our sour puss cat cannot sound out a full 'meow'.
He sounds like he is saying 'wow'.
How weird is that? My wife and I were never cat people, but that all changed ten years ago.
We needed a mouser and we looked for a rescue cat.
In a specialty pet food store, there were lots of cats in need of homes.
They roamed freely through the store and most of them were very cute.
Suddenly one sleek feline leaped into my wife's arms.
He began purring loudly.
Obviously he wanted to adopt us, We went next door for coffee to make our decision.
My wife really liked that friendly cat, and we hurried back to get him! Maybe he would be a good mouser, we thought.
That first week he caught lots of mice.
He also impressed us with his acrobatic skills.
He could leap over five feet in the air and land on my wife's head! Amazing! He can't do that now because, in cat years, he is over seventy.
He can still jump over two feet to catch a moth.
What does a little cat have to do with marriage? Well, if we are not speaking to each other, we still talk to our cat.
Soon we are speaking again.
Cats make good mediators.
If your cat sneaks up on you and nibbles your toes, your mate will always laugh.
That always breaks the ice! When I play guitar, our cat starts to switch his long tail.
He likes it.
There must be a fast tempo, however, or he loses interest.
It does help when my wife claps along with me.
Our cat does snore.
Maybe all older cats do this.
This is way too funny to be annoying.
We put up with a lot.
When he wants outside he bites an ankle (just a bit), and when he wants food he bites an ankle.
Is this a pattern? Am I trained yet? One thing my wife really objects to is when he drops a dead mouse in front of us, as if to prove his hunting prowess.
She does not shriek, exactly, more like a long 'Eek'! When we are watching 'Dancing with the Stars' he often starts scratching the couch, demanding attention.
Then when we scold him he pouts and scowls at us.
This goes on for some time until he jumps on us and licks our foreheads and ears, This really tickles and we are pulled away from what's on TV and we focus on petting our cat.
The point is, your pet is your pet, whatever it is.
It will enrich your life, even your relationships.
Our fuzzy sour puss cat has helped us through some rough times.
Go ahead and get a pet! But watch out, you may be bitten by a kitten!