Sweepy joined us on 19th December 1997 from Cats Protection, 11 years ago today. His Daddy has been building a new scratching post for Sweepy and his friends, which we hope will be completed today. We will be celebrating with a prawn party – Sweepy’s favourite
We would just like to reassure people that anything is possible with a little patience.
Sweepy has decided, after 10 years and 11 months of never wanting to be a cuddlebum that becoming a lap cat might not be such a bad thing after all. Ever since his evil Meowmy
locked him indoors during the weeks of Halloween and Guy Fawkes, after the odd hour or 2 of attempting to destroy the back door
he eventually gave in and decided to sit on my lap each evening. He started with just the 2 front paws resting over one of my legs, and his bum on the sofa, but now he has graduated to all of him curled into a ball on my lap. Now he even tries to get on my lap when Tommy is already on it. It can get a little crowded sometimes.
Could someone please explain to my OH, that after waiting nearly 11 years for these moments, I will not be shifting Sweepy off my lap to get up to go to bed, but I will stay sitting with him until he decides he has had enough, whenever that may be?
Some of you may remember that my little bat cat Sweepy won the LOL Cats section of the photo competition earlier this year. Just in case anyone has forgotten what Sweepy looks like, here are a few photos taken earlier this year to remind you:
Sweepy assisting his Daddy with the laundry in April this year
Sweepy out in the garden in June
Sweepy in the garden actually looking towards the camera this time
Sweepy assisting his Meowmy with her PC in July
Sweepy with his friends, on the living room scratching post in November. Guess who got there first!