I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul
Jean Cocteau
To elaborate on mister Jean Cocteau's sharp observation, it could be maintained that a home with cats is indeed visibly metamorphosed by its feline lodgers. If you will recall how in the novel Great Expectations the old Miss Havisham's house has been spiderized and dustified by the sheer passage of time, you surely can appreciate what happens to a home with cats after a while - the home simply catifies... It starts growing fur, talons and teeth, two pointed ears and a big tail, roving in the dark every night with burning yellow eyes and chasing away the neighboring catified homes.
Well, that might be a slight exaggeration.
The truth of the matter is, a home with cats will catify at an alarming rate, unless you do something about it. A catified home's defining feature is cat hairs on every surface, be it the floor, the carpets, chairs and tables, books on the shelves, curtains and electronic devices; nooks crannies and cavities, them all puffed up with hair like a cushion with feathers. A catified home will in addition contain different kinds of cat remnants and residues such as dried out puke cakes, old corpses of rodents and birds in various stages of decollation and decay, vestiges of vintage pee spray on the floors and walls and many other wee surprises. So it is really up to you how much you enjoy the visible soul of your home, monsieur Cocteau.
You know what - just leave it to the maid.
You know what - just leave it to the maid.
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The cat depicted in the photo is Aerial. He's trying to figure out whether he is in or out. As goes with other philosophical queries, the posing of the question is more interesting and in this case visually rewarding than the answer.
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