Assalamu Alaikum everyone!
First of all we wanted to say sorry for not having a proper post for you today. We haven't done any crafts or baking this week, unfortunately. However, we thought that we would do a post on our cat; telling you a bit about her and showing you some photos. We will be doing a Q&A style post answering questions that you might have about her.
Q. What does her name mean?
A. Firstly, we didn't name her. Her previous caretakers did; we think they meant to call her Qita قطة (Arabic word for cat). Since she responds to her name we didn't change it but we've given her many nicknames.
Q. What is her full name?
A. Catapillar-Moustache "Cata" Jaan followed by our Family Name. Yes, to us she is a part of the family. We say she is our baby sister!
Q. What is her history/breed/age?
A. She was abandoned by her first owners and was being cared for by some kind people in the neighbourhood. Since they were leaving, we adopted her. We have been told that she is a Persian Angora mix and that she is 5½ to 6 years old.
Q. What is she like?
A. Where to begin! When we first got her she was a very bad-tempered cat. She scratched all the time and was very stubborn and rude. Now, four years later, she has changed so much, Masha'Allah. She still has traces of her old self but overall she has become more good-natured, trusting and loving. However, she is definitely not an active cat.
Q. Why was she so bad-natured and how did we change her?
A. She had a lot of problems; her fur was very matted and she had bad teeth, both of which caused her a lot of pain. Also, although she was not afraid of people she did not trust anyone. By sorting out her fur and teeth she became nicer as she was no longer in pain. Then, with time and patience, she finally came to realise that she could trust us.
Q. What is her favourite toy?
A. She sleeps with a white toy fox. She doesn't like any other toys but she does like playing with string and wool.
Q. What funny/weird things does she do?
A. She goes from room to room waking everyone up in the mornings (Angoras do that).
She likes sitting on paper and plastic bags.
She is normally lazy but every now and again she goes mad and runs about playing with an imaginary toy (Angoras do that too).
She sleeps like this...
...or curled up like a hedgehog!
She likes being the centre of attention.
Q. What is her favourite treat?
A. Double-cream.
Q. What are her nicknames?
A. Baby, Jaan (means 'my heart'), Bunny, Caterpillar, Marshmallow Munchkin and many more.
Well, that's all. We hope you enjoyed the post. Feel free to leave any questions in the comments. See you next Friday!
Love and Wassalam,
