Mochi and the Feeder

Mochi came to us in December 2022. It had been 3 months. It felt much longer though, as if we had him for years. 

Mochi is about 9 months old and turns 1 in June. He is still a kitten, but I can't tell. He is big, like every other living thing that comes to the Lim Family. 

Maybe his playfulness tells? Like how he tried to attack my hair when I sit on the sofa. Hello, those are expensive hair, salon-treated every few months ok. 

Or how he intentionally swiped the mini lego off the shelf. He has "killed" countless of them.. These are the last survivors out of more than 10 mono legos, look at the crippled cat and the headless elephant. 

Mochi has adapted well into the family. We too are enjoying his presence. Popo has done her part too, but still yells at him when he goes to the forbidden lands (aka, storeroom, toilets and non-master bedrooms). Close the door lah. 

We automatically assumed roles - Daddy Lim will feed in the morning, Popo in the evening. I am the "gold cleaner" and it is a family mission when we have to cut his nails, clean his ears, give him medicine or shower him. I think we did good so far. He gets his nails trimmed once every 2 weeks (if we remember) or when someone complained about getting scratched or I see increased scratched lines on the sofa. Poor sofa. 

Mochi had taken 3 baths so far and he didn't at all enjoy them. He meows pitifully as we cornered and chased him in the tiny bathroom. Hohoho. Auntie J said that cats actually don't need baths and her Marsh gets dragged to the bathroom only when the people in the family starts sneezing. Did I tell you that miraculously, Zaky didn't have any allergic reaction to Mochi? Woohoo! 

Of all the roles, the Feeder enjoys the highest presidge in Mochi's eyes. Mochi tells us when it is time for feeds, meowing relentlessly until he is being fed. He is not a lap cat but gets very affectionate during feed time, particularly in the morning and Daddy Lim got all those attention. 

This morning, I got the honor. He was meowing the moment he heard the tiniest movement in the bedroom. Wake up humans! This was my special treatment. 

This performance takes place for a while unless he doesn't get fed and his tactic changes to one of biting, just in case one misses his affection dances. Hoho. 

I like, but I also need my "gold cleaner" role bcos nobody does it otherwise. Zzzzz. 

Mummy Lim