Profile: Remy

Remy

D.O.B: September 2011

Breed: Domestic Short Hair

Colour: Cream

Eye Colour: Amber

Gender: Male

Remy! Named after the main protagonist in the Pixar flim, Ratatouille, an appropriate compromise as I initially wanted the name him Rat (think about calling a cat Rat.. so fun). I already had Elphar (whom I'll talk about some other time), who seemed lonely at home (every time I came home or left the house, he will be mewing away non-stop). Elphar also proved too much of a bite-full (pity my toes). I had to find a distraction. 

I got Remy from the SPCA in Ampang on 27th November 2011. The caretakers said he was 2 months old. He certainly didn't look like it and was easily the size of a regular DSH. When I first saw him, I was sure I wanted to bring him home. 

He is an extremely shy cat, makes a very high pitch girly-cat mew, and is the 1.5x the size of a regular cat. It is very rare to hear him mew. Known times are when in the car going to the vet and at my parents bedroom door begging for my mom's affection. He also makes a raccoon like cry at the random times.

Look at this plush toy! 

He had an eye infection when first brought home, with a light greenish discharge excreting from his tear glands. I was fixed with eye droplets after several days and weeks (it was recurring), and soon, it proved to be one very handsome cat. 

He used to be quite the purrer. Not so much any more (not with me anyway). 

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Ying and Yang action with Elphar

First bath! Starting him young proved effective. When he grew up, he was very comfortable with water.. even caught sitting in heavy rain a few times. 

Growing steadily into one very handsome cat.

I would describe Remy as a "top of the class" cat. Within a few months, he solved our rat problem, even catching at least 2 rats and stalking many more. Rats virtually disappeared from my home. 

He used to climb trees too. There used to be a tree is front of my old house which he'd climb to get to my parents bedroom. A very effective way to melt my mom's heart by going through all that trouble. Unfortunately, he has lost all his confidence and curiosity one night after falling into a drain once and hurting his leg. He did not come home the whole night.. my mom and maids found him in the drain mewing in fear the next morning. Thank goodness he was found alive. 

Always with the funniest sleeping pose.. and I always self-invite myself to rub my face on his belly (which he apparently hates). 

His most favourite human is my mom, while I am his most feared human. Whenever I pat him or rub my face on his body, he'll look super annoyed and begin licking himself clean to get rid of my smell (I always re-pat when he is done.. and again he licks himself clean). Oh my boy, why don't you love me...

So there, the profile of son Remy.