The Possessed Cat
February 19th 2008 21:00
Here’s a picture of Butterscotch AKA the cat my workmates call the ugly cat. As my friend, Nim, would say, you meanies. But none of my photos of Butterscotch or any other animal have generated such mixed reactions.
When I showed this photo to my friend, Karina, she said the cat looked possessed. That was one apt description; immediately images of Linda Blair in the Exorcist appeared in my mind. In contrast to this, my mother says his eyes look cute as they remind her of two large marbles while Catherine, another workmate, says he looks like Nim! (I think she says that to rile up Nim, who hates cats.) Butterscotch’s owner says he looks imperious which is another apt description. Whenever Butterscotch perches on top of his scratching post, he takes on this regal gaze and looks around the room, taking the world in. Seldom does he look impressed by what he sees. He is also the leader. His brother, Gingersnap, often gets lost in all the action as Butterscotch likes to lead and perch on the highest object in whichever room he’s in while Gingersnap is content to keep a low profile and although he likes to perch on high objects, he lets Butterscotch hog the scratching post and the TV set.
If you ask me, I’ll have to agree with Butterscotch’s owner. He does look damn imperious, bossy and unimpressed with having his photo taken. But looks are deceiving; Butterscotch is the friendliest and most loving cat I have ever come across. He is the cat I credit for transforming me from being a dog person to being a cat and dog person. It’s a pity that I tend to come across more cats than dogs in my neighbourhood as I would like to spend more time with both species.
When I showed this photo to my friend, Karina, she said the cat looked possessed. That was one apt description; immediately images of Linda Blair in the Exorcist appeared in my mind. In contrast to this, my mother says his eyes look cute as they remind her of two large marbles while Catherine, another workmate, says he looks like Nim! (I think she says that to rile up Nim, who hates cats.) Butterscotch’s owner says he looks imperious which is another apt description. Whenever Butterscotch perches on top of his scratching post, he takes on this regal gaze and looks around the room, taking the world in. Seldom does he look impressed by what he sees. He is also the leader. His brother, Gingersnap, often gets lost in all the action as Butterscotch likes to lead and perch on the highest object in whichever room he’s in while Gingersnap is content to keep a low profile and although he likes to perch on high objects, he lets Butterscotch hog the scratching post and the TV set.
If you ask me, I’ll have to agree with Butterscotch’s owner. He does look damn imperious, bossy and unimpressed with having his photo taken. But looks are deceiving; Butterscotch is the friendliest and most loving cat I have ever come across. He is the cat I credit for transforming me from being a dog person to being a cat and dog person. It’s a pity that I tend to come across more cats than dogs in my neighbourhood as I would like to spend more time with both species.
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