Cat Problems. 

Question.
Do you have any idea of the sort of name my pet people have given me? Well, it's Muggly. An insult! I try very hard to ignore it when they call my name, but when it's teatime I am forced to give in. Luckily I know the sound of the can opener, so I can get home before they shout it out and let the neighbouring cats hear it. The dogs I live with, who keep me busy all day keeping them in order, have nice names – Cass and Barley. So how come I'm lumbered with Muggly? HELP! Muggly (oh the shame!)

Answer.
Muggly... Muggly... Muggly! I am trying it out for size. It does not lie comfortably on the brain but it does have a certain charm. I know what is in your mind; Muggly sounds like ugly, doesn't it. Ugly Muggly!
A name such as this would put me off too but I bet it was given with love. You should shift your stance and look at it differently. It is a fun name. It sounds like Cuggly Wuggly. Are you cuddly? Cuggly Muggly is charming and I am sure this is what your folks had in mind.
You could set your local cats wondering by telling them it is short for Sir Muggly or Lady Muggly of Muggleton. They'd never know any different.
Cass and Barley are sweet names but don't be jealous. Muggly is special - so much more original than Sooty or Fluff. Dare to be different, lucky Muggly.

Question.
I am miserable! Why is it wrong to kiss people awake? I have a new mummy and daddy. They are kindness itself and want me to be happy, but can be a bit sharp when I put my nose to theirs at five-thirty in the morning. My real mummy is an artist who has gone to Paris for six months. She has left me in the great and good hands of jan and Andrew. They are lovely and know how to cut chicken skin into just the right size, but I am worried.
It was part of my job to wake the painting mummy so she could take advantage of the morning light.
I can't stop it. I want to kiss them awake... need to! My little chirrup is the sweetest of the day, but all
I get is a brush off the bed and a clonk on the floor. Help, I have kisses to spare and I don't know where to put them.

Answer.
My dear sweet cat! How awful to have your love spurned. But you know everyone is different and that is how you should treat them. Your kisses do not have to go to waste. May I suggest that it is the
timing, not the action, that is at fault. How could any human not be pleased at being kissed awake by such sweetness? They would probably love it if you just waited a bit. Tomorrow just sit beside the bed quietly, no licking or purring noises nothing. Just observe the time they wake naturally or the alarm goes off. Either of those are your cue to go. Get kissing, big smackeroonies right on their noses. They couldn't possibly resist such pleasure. They will have had their full sleep and be amused at your enthusiasm.

People usually have just one sleep per day for some strange reason, so let them enjoy it!
    

Question.
I think my days of window sill-hopping are over. I live in a garden room and the only way out is through the window, which is opened each morning and closed at l0pm.
I have never noticed the spring in my leap diminish but it has. I feel the sharp gravel between my toes and the thud when I hit the ground. It used to be sheer joy leaping out from the window sill each morning. There is no chance of a cat flap because of glass doors. Are there any oils or vitamins that would help me? I am getting lighter too, although I am still the world's fastest jelly-licker or gravy-gobbler. I don't want to get old.


Answer.
Old is better than the alternative. We have a grand dad in our family who is 94. He can't leap from window sills either but it doesn't bother him. Instead he looks for alternatives to his once-active lifestyle. He takes it easy and just strolls or shuffles.
You should just sit on the ledge for a few moments and decide when and where you want to jump. Is there a softer landing, a wall or patch of grass? If not wait until your people are there and yowl a bit when you hit the gravel. They'll soon cotton on. They should also realize that you need a special range of cat food for old... oops, sorry... more mature cats.
You have a lot of advantages     being a senior cat. Use them....

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