Obes belongs to Becca, but his heart belongs to me. I cat-sat him for a couple of months and I love him. He’s the sweetest, gentlest, cutest cat I’ve ever known, and he likes me better than he likes anybody else. He’s big, and he’ll shit in the bathtub if you give him half a chance. True story. It’s like a game with him, called “Leave That Door Open, I Dare You.”Before we get to the questionnaire, here is a movie in which Obes is the star:
Now:
FULL NAME: Oberon Buttlejig, technically. Obie for short. Or Obes for syllabically shorter. Oberonicus for long.
AGE: No one knows, for sure, though I’d guess he’s over ten years old.
BREED: Maine Coon, a/k/a Mancoon, which I'm amazed to learn is in fact the second most common household purebreed in North America, behind only the Persian. Go figure. (Eff you, Siamese! Bite me, Russian Blue!)
FAVORITE TOY: The bathtub. (See above.)
FAVORITE GAME TO PLAY: I’m Gonna Shit In Your Bathtub. (See above.)
FAVORITE PLACE TO SLEEP: On a desk. Any desk.
TRIVIA: When he was a young cat someone put Obes in a box and left him by the side of a road. He had no food or water, and was stuck in the box for a number of days at least, living amongst his own waste. When he was rescued he’d developed a serious bum infection, which required the removal of much of his intestinal tract. The doctor who performed the operation did so improperly, and now his bum appears red and raw-looking, and is clearly sensitive. (To clarify: Obes's bum is red and raw-looking, not the doctor's, unfortunately.)
TRIVIA, PART TWO: Oberon is one of two cats in the world that my mom is not afraid of; in fact, she loves him to bits. And while he is very fond of her as well -especially her feet, which he likes with abandon- he doesn't like her as much as he likes me, whom he loves above all else.
Here's the notorious cat-hater caught red-handed:
FULL NAME: Oberon Buttlejig, technically. Obie for short. Or Obes for syllabically shorter. Oberonicus for long.
AGE: No one knows, for sure, though I’d guess he’s over ten years old.
BREED: Maine Coon, a/k/a Mancoon, which I'm amazed to learn is in fact the second most common household purebreed in North America, behind only the Persian. Go figure. (Eff you, Siamese! Bite me, Russian Blue!)
FAVORITE TOY: The bathtub. (See above.)
FAVORITE GAME TO PLAY: I’m Gonna Shit In Your Bathtub. (See above.)
FAVORITE PLACE TO SLEEP: On a desk. Any desk.
TRIVIA: When he was a young cat someone put Obes in a box and left him by the side of a road. He had no food or water, and was stuck in the box for a number of days at least, living amongst his own waste. When he was rescued he’d developed a serious bum infection, which required the removal of much of his intestinal tract. The doctor who performed the operation did so improperly, and now his bum appears red and raw-looking, and is clearly sensitive. (To clarify: Obes's bum is red and raw-looking, not the doctor's, unfortunately.)
TRIVIA, PART TWO: Oberon is one of two cats in the world that my mom is not afraid of; in fact, she loves him to bits. And while he is very fond of her as well -especially her feet, which he likes with abandon- he doesn't like her as much as he likes me, whom he loves above all else.
Here's the notorious cat-hater caught red-handed:
How's that for evidence?
