Introduction

Hello All

I am Rufus the Wondercat. My mom also calls me Rufus, Rufus No, Rufus Get Down, Rufus Get Out of There, Rufus Leave Her Alone, and sometimes Fred. Once my picture's up, you'll see how cute I am.

I was adopted from the local shelter about 6 months ago. I have a dumb sister who was adopted the same day I was - her name's Mutzi (pronounced Moo-tzi). She's black and white and has 3 legs. But that doesn't stop her from picking fights with me. I like to steal her food when mom's not looking, but mom's caught on, so now my dumb ol' sister gets to eat her food.

I have something mom calls stray cat syndrome -- not sure what that is. I only know that I like to eat all the time, eat very fast, and I'm always hungry. And no matter how many times mom tells me to get down or stay away from her food, I do my very best to get at least one paw on her plate and eat her food too. My mom limits my food, which is really frustrating. She calls me solid whatever that means. I only know Mutzi used to be really fat and now she's not. The vet says Mutzi's a perfect 5 and says she's at perfect size now. Which means mom will never give us extra food. Just because I like to eat it fast and throw it back up doesn't mean I don't want to eat all the time. Why my mom gets mad . . . I'm more than willing to eat what I just threw up, but she shows up with a big roll of paper towels and smelly spray and takes it all away!

I also overheard my mom say I have low self confidence because I don't hold my tail up all the way. Whatever. I just know I like it when she gives me treats and hugs me and tells me she loves me. She also brushes me, especially my head. She lets me sleep on her and lay in the crook of her arm. At night, I sleep under her covers or I rest my head on her pillow and hug her with my arms.

That's all for now. More later, especially about where I came from, including my dumb sister.

Ciao-miao!

~Rufus