Rufus says: "I am very proud of my victory, even more so than of my many many children."
Tina, Rufus's owner, says: "he has a lot of offspring out and around.when we found him during a heatwave he was feebly calling for stevie our female cat me and my mum noticed he had this hole on his forehead and he didnt look so clever so we put water out and food and he took it very timidly so i went and got my husband's welding gauntlets to try and catch him i just about picked him up he struggled but i ran into the house with him and called my vet. he was kept in for 5 days she was worried about his hips and neck.the cats protection stepped in and said if i took him home to recover they would pay his bill so we brought him home and was totally smitten! i called them to say we were keeping him and we would work it out with the dogs. in the weeks and months later people came up to me and said ahh so thats where ugly cat or tom went, it turns out he used to hang around a few streets from us and a lot of people had fed him and let him sleep in the sheds one guy said he put him in hospital with a lasserated wrist he tried to pet him while eating. being a street cat he had it rough grabbing food and water where he could. it turns out he had been abused by kids and maybe had been run over he was 4 at the time. people often popped round to see him for a while they were so happy he had found a home we couldn't understand why nobody had earlier. he really struggles to keep himself clean and we have to bath him from time to time we can brush his back as it causes him to have some sort of spasm atack. he really loves being fussed and loved he really loves stevie, our other cat, but still hates the dogs. it's really funny when you see one of his kids they have his funny walk but his family days are over as we got him fixed his hips cant take it so he hasn't had any in 3 years now. he thinks i'm brave because i wash him in the bath with my bare hands and he hates water he is strong and heavy but it has to be done as his fur becomes matted. he always has a cut under his eye for washing his face with his claws out and has a real problem with male cats that haven't been fixed maybe he is sick at the thought of them getting some. he can't get near stevie without her smacking him one she prefers gingers but he still fights her battles too everyone on our street loves him passing visitors point at him and say 'that cat's proper salford' people that know him think he is cute as do we. we are very proud of our rufus bug cat and love him very much."
Stevie, preparing for an aerial strike on Rufus:
10 comments:
i really understand why you are very proud of ur rufus bug cat and love him very much.
^~^
he recently was attacked by 2 dogs they chased him under a van 2 days later he saw them walking down again and ran to my mums garden i was worried thinking he was scared but as they walked past he jumped on the back of one of them and attacked sending them off screaming he has a good memory for bad dogs and doesnt forget he has his revenge
I am so impressed. I am a mancat also but with all the apricot floof and fancy, I tend to look like a ladycat. I will try this menace look, especially on the wee ones here.
Thank you for the inspriration, Rufus Bug Cat.
Purrs... I mean deep, deep, mancatly rumbles,
~Goldie
Milo, a runner-up, has a similar history. Although he is "owned" by my neighbours, he still wanders off, looking for ladies and getting into fearful fights.
He somewhat grudgingly accepted me as his friend and now spends a lot of time in our garden, never fighting with our cats, but ready to defend his extended territory.(You can see, in his photo, that his right ear no longer stands up properly.And his teeth are worn down to stumps.)
they are so cute in the photos-thanks in sharing :-))
Renate
I'm so sorry to hear that anonymous.
Renate
OOH he is an awesome, fearsome looking creature!
A very fitting winner methinks.
Now I thought my cat Bob was a hard nut until I saw Rufus!
Bob says he was happy to lose to such a worthy opponent.
Col
What a mancat! Seriously, that is one tough cat. We did something similar a few years ago, taking in an older, messed up cat from the shelter, just to "foster" him until he got back on his feet. Turns out, he had kidney failure and wasn't expected to live more than a couple of months...he stayed with us for almost two years! Anyway, funny how these rough and tough cats grow on you and they can be soooo lovable!
I hope Rufus and your family enjoy many happy times together. And that he and the dogs reach some sort of detente.
Well done Rufus and well done to Tina his owner for showing such compassion in taking him in and getting him sorted out. He's a stunning fella!
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