I am not lying to you when I tell you that we are not the kind of people who cater to and create fat pets. REALLY. I know that it sounds like I might be protesting too much, but I have always been a little smug when I meet people who own dogs with no waists. That is, I was smug until my beautiful Madeleine, in her save-the-wounded-bird sort of way, rescued Bingly, a rag doll cat. To prove my case, I have included photographs of our very slim animals. First, there is the curmudgeonly, bony Amber, a 14 year-old cat.
Then we have the beautiful 5 year-old Siberian Husky, Melon, shown as a lap dog with a young Madeleine. She's so slim that her ribs show in the summer. We can't get her to put on weight.
And then there is Bingly. The biggest cat I have personally ever met. She is so big, she demands adjectives. I can't just pet her and say, "How's Bingly?" I have say, "How is my bodacious, broad cat?" "Oh, my beautiful, luxurious animal." "My generous of portions pet." "Bingly, my big, beautiful, broad babe." You get the idea. Everything about her seems to evoke alliteration.
And, our newest addition is Gigi, a 9
month-old Siamese mix, another Madeleine rescue. You can see that they are all trim.
And then there is Bingly. The biggest cat I have personally ever met. She is so big, she demands adjectives. I can't just pet her and say, "How's Bingly?" I have say, "How is my bodacious, broad cat?" "Oh, my beautiful, luxurious animal." "My generous of portions pet." "Bingly, my big, beautiful, broad babe." You get the idea. Everything about her seems to evoke alliteration. She is just big in every possible way, not just fat. I knew she was different when she was a kitten because she had short, stout legs and a shorter tail. She still has short legs, a very big, meaty face, fat velvety soft, inky black paws and a shockingly fat belly. It is no secret that she is back-end heavy.
Bingly is a completely different kind of cat. Bingly loves to hang out on her back, full belly straight up. She doesn't really meow, rather she squeaks at you in protest at whatever it is that doesn't please her. Before Bingly, I'd never heard of rag doll cats, but now I know that they are known to be obese as well as floppy. Bing will cuddle up, belly-side to the ceiling (of course) and hang for hours. In fact the only thing that shortens the stay is the fatigue your leg feels and then the exhausting numbness you experience from holding an 18-lb. cat for any length of time.
Well, she doesn't have a waist, but I love her and think she's a great as well as a completely strange, cat.
I found a great alliteration for her today after reading an article about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, she's now my Bingly Babalu. (:
