Did you ever wonder why my family doesn’t have trouble with mice? Well the answer is simple: Binde, my cat, is a born mouser. Binde stays with me till I fall asleep then he saunters out of my room, trots down the stairs, and yowls when he reaches the back door. (My dad’s a light sleeper.) Binde stalks his prey inside and out. Binde carefully pounces on his prey, for example a mouse or a vole, and leaves its entrails on the stone walkway for all to see.

When I first got Binde, and brought him home, the sun was shining and he was squirming and wrestling to try to get out of the car. Once we got into the house through an outside door leading directly to my parent’s bedroom, Binde immediately fled to the foyer to greet the dogs that he heard out there. I ran to keep up with him. As soon as I got there I saw Binde; his tail was erect, his fur was as puffed up as far as it could go. (Even though he was a tiny kitten, he now looked five times his normal size.) He was hissing and spitting like crazy! The dogs, on the other hand, were looking at Binde down their snouts as if he wasn’t worth their attention. For nearly a week, Mom only let him stay in my room and all he did was search for an exit. (Besides snuggling with me.)

One of the great things about Binde is that it’s easy to tick him off. One of the easiest ways is to pull his tail too hard. Binde, unlike most cats, likes his tail to be pulled, but only lightly. It makes him angry if you touch the hair between his toes. He scratched me once when I did it.

Other than that, Binde will let me do anything to him. I mean anything; I can put him on my shoulder, bring him down stairs, (he hates being near dogs) and I can drape him around my shoulders. Binde loves to stick his tongue out. It’s the only thing he does constantly (besides breathing) and it’s impossible to make him stop.

Binde doesn’t get along with the new dogs Scippio, Maxamus, and Fiji; they chase him at every opportunity so Binde wakes Dad up at 4:30 every morning. Dad always lets Binde out because he can make a lot of noise! And my dad likes his sleep. Binde is an all-around particular cat.

Peace to ya,

Farm Girl