Twin chocolate brown cats own me. Er…that is to say I own twin chocolate brown cats.
Baki and Loki (AKA the Brownies) were only a week old when someone carried them into the pet store I used to work for. I was elected to bottle feed them until they were old enough to be adopted, but by that time I couldn’t give them up. I love them too much.
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Loki (named for being a tricky little troublemaker when he was little) is my 16 lb. mamma’s boy. He follows me around and finds ways to get my attention; i.e. catching his toys and meowing with pride before dropping them at my feet among other disgustingly cute habits. He demands to sleep by my side close to my heart or face. Unfortunately he has developed asthma and I have to medicate him or he has alarming asthma attacks.
Baki is my 20 lb. teddy bear. He’s a little chubster, but he carries his weight like a panther. He has a small voice, but a thunderous purr and loves to cuddle; the best remedy for a hard day. He’s gotten very vocal since Cameron and I moved in with one another. Walking around meowing for no reason. Sometimes I will find him standing in the kitchen meowing at the wall…silly.
Both cats are of a large build, but I have placed them on diets to take care of any unhealthy weight. When I lived at home, my mom had a dropdown feeder that the cats could access whenever they wanted food…they wanted it a lot. My vet recommended I feed them EVO wet food for the high protein content if I want to improve their weight and skin. I plan on switching next time I stock up on cat food.
Baki may be having vision problems or something. Elderly cats do the same things when they feel lost, disoriented, or lonely. They also get vocal if they learn that's how to get you to do what they want. It still makes me feel loved when Alice giggles at me, though, despite the knowledge that she's just being manipulative.
ReplyDeleteIn case you were wondering, Kiba's doing well. He's pretty obese, but he's actually lost weight recently. He still likes to groom human heads.
I believe he's wanting us to coddle him, but I'll check into his vision! Are you working as a vet tech now? I've seen some of your posts on facebook and wondered.
DeleteI sometimes wonder how Kiba is doing, I'm glad to hear he's doing well.