We have a big boiler in the kitchen and for the past seventeen years it was ruled by Bobbit, our recently deceased tortoiseshell [calico] queen. It’s been five weeks now since she died and in the past week Ming the Merciless, our next oldest cat, has grabbed the space and made it her own. For the first week or two after Bobbit’s death, she and Sparta took it in turns to sprawl on the boiler top, but after a few scuffles, Ming asserted her dominance and the coveted boiler is hers. It’s covered in cork tiles so it’s exceptionally warm and cosy but she has to share it with the bread maker and the kettle. No problemo. The kettle is warm as well and she’s happy to cwtch up next to it and even curl around it. The kettle is her new Best Friend Forever. I think this is one relationship that’s going to last and last.
Unless we decide to change to a small wall-mounted boiler.
No! NO MING! I didn’t mean it! AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!
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That is so sweet. I love cats, they are so fun.
hahaha yes they’re adorable 🙂
sorry about the loss of bobbit…glad to see his special spot has not been left unattended
Thanks Rayya, Bobbit always jealously guarded the boiler and was much bigger than Little Ming, so now she’s making the most of it 🙂