reviewofmycat:

Cat: Ruckus

Owner: giddygirlie

Appearance: B

Ruckus was a street rescue and when he first became part of our family, he was emaciated and had several broken bones and some other injuries. After being nursed back to health (and 11 years later) he now weighs something close to 16 lbs — he’s been eating better and in the past year has lost nearly 4 lbs!

He has beautiful green eyes and lovely white eyeliner that give him the ability to transform immediately from Grumpy Face to Sweetest Kitty of the World face. His nose is nearly fully ‘red’ now, after starting out black (common in this type of domestic cat).

Sociability: A

There are two sides of Ruckus. The usual “”EVERYBODY MUST LOVE ME!!”” side, where he demands attention from everyone. He is leash-trained and walks around the neighborhood with us for exercise and nothing pleases him more than people stopping to gawk at the cat-on-a-leash and give him attention. He takes very well to strangers who come in the house as well and usually will walk up and want acknowledgment.

The other side of him is Old Man Ruckus where he gets super frustrated with the kitty (almost 2 years old) and wants to growl and grumble every time the kitty comes near. He’ll grouch and whine and carry on for about 10 minutes before he exhausts himself and kitty gets a small victory (usually getting to sit next to him in his favorite rocking chair).

Usefulness: D

He used to be a great bug hunter, which was handy because my husband keeps frogs and toads in a terrarium and they require live crickets for food. Crickets are always escaping and Ruckus used to be in charge of exterminating them. Now, he’ll often hunt one but then leave it’s carcass (as opposed to eating it). Other than that, he’s not useful at all.

Huggability: A

He looooooves being held and will frequently DEMAND that you pick him up. He likes to sleep on the bed with us and is generally very mild tempered and perfect around kids (human kids - the kitty is the bane of his existence) and is happy to be squeezed and hugged and petted and fitted for costumes. No one believes me that he likes to wear costumes, but it’s true! It ties in with his attention-getting strategies… which worked out perfect when he had to wear one of those cones after surgery. He was allowed to have the Tyvek type (sorta paper/cloth like) and he had to wear it for 10 days and never ONCE tried to take it off. Why? It was a costume! And everyone at the vet (daily check-ups) would fuss over how handsome he looked and what a good boy he was. He loved it!

Overall Grade: B+

Hey! It’s Ruckus!! :D