Sooky Brett
April 20th 2008 21:00
My friend Brett is pretty sooky. By sooky I mean he avoids confrontation at all costs. He’s very easygoing but that’s part of the problem; Brett likes to bottle things up and his anger does a slow burn so it could be weeks before he will finally explode and you find out that you’ve done something to pee him off. But there is a good side to his sookiness: he is scared of harming his cats, Butterscotch and Gingersnap. This is an issue as Brett is too terrified to trim their claws in case he draws blood. My neighbour has offered to show Brett how to do it but so far he hasn’t taken her up on her offer. In some ways, I can’t blame him. It can’t be easy trying to hold a squirming little furry bundle long enough to trim its claws without getting scratched in the process.
Still, Brett’s cats are easier to hold than my neighbour’s. Higgins and Miggins are a large build and are timid. If I pick them up, I can only hold them for at most, a minute before they start wriggling around, signalling they want to be put down. In contrast to this, Brett’s cats are very friendly. They love people so they have no issues with being picked up and held, although Butterscotch is more feisty than his brother, Gingersnap so Butterscotch will start wriggling around far earlier than Gingersnap. Gingersnap doesn’t mind being held for long periods of time. I can walk around the room with him before he starts to signal. Each time I get to hold them I am amazed how light they are compared to Higgins and Miggins, and how long they will let me hold them.
Still, Brett’s cats are easier to hold than my neighbour’s. Higgins and Miggins are a large build and are timid. If I pick them up, I can only hold them for at most, a minute before they start wriggling around, signalling they want to be put down. In contrast to this, Brett’s cats are very friendly. They love people so they have no issues with being picked up and held, although Butterscotch is more feisty than his brother, Gingersnap so Butterscotch will start wriggling around far earlier than Gingersnap. Gingersnap doesn’t mind being held for long periods of time. I can walk around the room with him before he starts to signal. Each time I get to hold them I am amazed how light they are compared to Higgins and Miggins, and how long they will let me hold them.
Gingersnap taking a snooze
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