Be careful what you name your cat...
So when you name a kitten... is it because that's the right name for that kitten -- or does the name shape its personality?
We named one of our "Pixie" kittens Alligator -- and it's uncanny how well the name fits him.
He bites toes. He really, really likes toes -- anyone's toes.
He lies in wait, body and chest and chin flat on the floor as if he were lurking in a swamp, and then ambushes your ankles. With sharp teeth.
I have threatened to make him into a handbag.
Lately, the huge water dish in our kitten room keeps turning up empty, with water all over the floor, and Suspicious Tracks leading away from it. And Alligator always seems to be wet -- especially his belly and feet. (Our other kittens manage to stay dry.) Hmmm...
Today we caught him at it: Alligator has been literally swimming in the water dish.
Well, at least he doesn't eat the other cats...
We named one of our "Pixie" kittens Alligator -- and it's uncanny how well the name fits him.
He bites toes. He really, really likes toes -- anyone's toes.
He lies in wait, body and chest and chin flat on the floor as if he were lurking in a swamp, and then ambushes your ankles. With sharp teeth.
I have threatened to make him into a handbag.
Lately, the huge water dish in our kitten room keeps turning up empty, with water all over the floor, and Suspicious Tracks leading away from it. And Alligator always seems to be wet -- especially his belly and feet. (Our other kittens manage to stay dry.) Hmmm...
Today we caught him at it: Alligator has been literally swimming in the water dish.
Well, at least he doesn't eat the other cats...