Chicho, now called “Percy” ( or “Prince Charming” if you’re my mother) has been an amazing addition to my life! The first day I took him home he was a little shy and hid away, but I woke up the next morning to him curled between my knees and purring up a storm.

After that his shyness seemed to disappear, now he is a total lovebug and hardly ever leaves my side. He has a very nice cat tree in the living room next to a big window with lots of sun, but in true cat fashion he seems to have picked the window sill behind my bed as his favorite place instead.

My mother jokes that he’s a rich gentleman in a cat’s body, spoiled and demanding but so polite about it you want to satisfy his every whim, and I can’t exactly disagree! 

He has so many little quirks that I’m still learning about, and I love each and every one. Like how he has determined that everything in a bowl is his, I can leave fresh fish out on a plate and he won’t touch it but the second I have oatmeal or soup in a bowl he needs to have it. Or how he insists on being cuddled at night , and will insistently chirp at me if I’m not in bed at our normal time.

He normally prefers cuddles and pets to playtime, but when he’s in the mood he’ll pick up and follow me around with the toy he wants (normally his worm on a string) until I stop what I’m doing and play with him. I love my spoiled prince to bits and I don’t know what I’d do without him.

–  Katelin