Other Pets
Beethoven:
Beethoven lives with Jenna and Matt in Cheltenham; she was born 16/04/08 and is a fantastic addition to the family. She is a Black and white neutered female, with a big personality, and a deep love for cuddles! Shes actually named after the dog from the films and not the composer, although with the dog being named after the composer there obvsiuly is a link! Beethoven thinks she is a person, and snuggles under the duvet cover with her head on the pillow, always when we’re trying to sleep of course! She came to us with her best friend, her half sister Tifa when they were just old enough to leave their mothers. We knew we were definatly going to take her home with us from the first we saw of her, they were living in a barn and as soon as the door opened she bounced over to us and wouldn't leave us! Her second best friend is Delilah, they love to play together and sleep together too. After our second investment into a scratching post for her she now has her own red velvet throne, very appropriate for the queen Bee.
Beethoven is a very curious cat, and likes to get up to mischief. She can often be found on top of the kitchen cupboards, and she also has a tendency to pull open the linen cupboard to have a comfortable snooze! Neither Beethoven nor Tifa are that interested in the rats, although they do enjoy watching the rat kittens bounce around their cages.
Delilah:
Delilah lives with Jenna and Matt in Cheltenham and is a yellow labrador. Born 04/04/09. Delilah is very intelligent and has now graduated puppy training classes that she started at 11 weeks old. She picks up new tricks very easily although she can be stubborn at times. When Delilah is older we plan to do agility with her to stimulate her more, however at the moment having completed her puppy training classes she is doing adult training, which will lead onto obedience training. Her favourite tricks at the moment are Touch and Wait. Both of which she is very good at, she's got quite a repetoire going, and it won't be long before she knows more than we do! Delilah likes to keep busy and she’s quite happy with the company of her feline sisters and her local doggy friends.
She isn't a noisy dog and very rarly barks, only when she gets over excited while playing with one of her many doggy friends, although she makes up for her silence when shes sleeping! Delilah snores like a pig, and I apologise to all those pigs out there because saying that is an insult to them! She really does snore for England, it's cute until her sleep gets deeper and her snoring gets louder when it becomes a little ridiculous!
Delilah loves to play with the rats, and is very gentle with them. The rats aren't even remotely bothered by her, and will run right up to her nose. She will often be found accompanying us to most rat shows, and looks forward to meeting lots of new friends, please feel free to come and say hello to her! We think that Delilah is going to be a big dog, so we're going to have to get a bigger ratmobile soon so that everyone fits in!
Kimahri:
Kimahri lives with Matt & Jenna in Cheltenham, he was born 20/3/09 and is the latest addition to our family. He is a lovely pedigree bengal cat, my boyfriend had always wanted one, and we had decided to get one one day. After seeing a breeder with Kimahri avaliable I pulled that one day in the future to the present! He is the only man of the house (excluding my boyfriend!) and also the baby. He is a very energetic cat which acts as a contrast to Beethoven and Tifa who push on being lazy cats. He enjoys running around the house with the other cats or just his ball in his paw making alot of noise! Although he doesnt moan or cry about food, he will talk to you any other time for hours on end making him our noisiest cat!
He loves his human attention, never before have I met a cat that is so up for a cuddle all the time, he will roll around on your lap, fall asleep and even lick you to say thank you for his cuddle. Sometimes he will push the attention over to his feline sisters and cuddle up with either Beethoven or Tifa on the scratching post, making a very nice kodak moment. He hasn't had much contact with the rats yet, but we will introduce them in the same way we did the other cats, and hopefully he will show as little interest in them as Bee and Tee do.
The photos of him dont really do him justice, Kimahri's fur actually gliters, it looks like someone dropped a pot of glitter onto him as a baby and it never washed out. It also feels so soft is really nice to stroke. Hopefully this is something he will never grow out of.
Kimahri is named after a character from the video game final fantasy X. My partner has started a theme!
Tifa:
Tifa lives with Jenna and Matt in Cheltenham, she was born 19/04/08 and is a beautiful funny girl! She is a Tabby and white neutered female and is such a livewire. A proper kitten Tifa loves nothing more than a good play. She runs around the house making noises like a telephone! Tifa also enjoys sunbathing on the windowsill, and has a lovely tan!
Tifa is named after a character from the video game Final Fantasy VII. In the game Tifa is a lively boxer, with a knack for getting into trouble. We decided this was the small mischievous tabby we had brought home all over and thus she was named!
Not long after they moved in, we came home one day and couldn't find Tifa, we searched and searched but couldn't find her anywhere. Eventually we spotted her by chance as she had found a way up onto our wardrobe and got snuggled in with the collection of teddies. We took a photo to prove it, but it really did look like a scene from a Where's Wally book! Take a look and see if you can spot her! (Bottom)
Tifa is a very intelligent cat, and knows how to get what she wants, she’s very loving when it suits her, and can be often found giving strangers a kiss if she thinks she will get something nice in return! She reach out for a kiss every time you walk past her when shes hanging off her scratching post, she almost does it on command! Whilst Beethoven is the big boss man, Tifa is usually the one to tell you that it’s dinner time and to keep the dog inline.
