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Born c1989, location unknown Adopted 1990 from the Cat Protection League Colour - Brown Tabby with white chest and paws, Green eyes Body shape - British shorthair(stocky, short sturdy legs, round head, weight about 14lbs Character - affectionate to people and other cats, talkative, placid, very playful, fierce when roused, cute, shy with people he doesn't know, hates loud noises and bananas, likes hunting, will eat almost anything (except bananas obviously). Nicknames - J. Edgar (Hoover), Munchkin legs, Scaredy cat, Stripy man, (lazy) 'Bones' Food - Anything! Cat biscuits, chicken, chinese food, crisps, chocolate, cheese, cream, asparagus, tea, breakfast cereal (with and without milk). Will catch but generally not eat his own food (mostly mice). Stories - Toby was so shy when he first came to live with us, he spent the whole of the first two weeks under the spare bed. Which meant I spent most of those weeks lying on the floor talking to him and feeding him titbits. He's much less shy now, but still hides if we have strangers in the house. He used to spend hours curled up in a terracotta pot, which we've just removed as he has developed Arthritis, although it isn't clear whether there's a connection. He'll have to settle for the back of my car - his second choice. He is extremely playful and loves to play with his football (pinpong) or a feather - which he'll chase madly up and down stairs for hours. Or at least until we get tired of wafting it up and down for him to play with. He much prefers to play with a person or at a pinch, another cat. He hides behind furntiture and jumps out on Bertie. he used to do it to us as well, but he's stopped now. He's a keen hunter although his choice of prey is quite wide and sometimes quite bizzare. He will hunt and bring for inspection mice and birds, but also twigs, leaves, flowers and the occasional branch. I don't know why. |
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