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Kookai is an eekamouse

Kookai is a silent Siamese Seal point Cat. Those of you who have Siamese Cats will know how unusual this is, as Siamese or Meezers are about the most vocal, opinionated cats around.

Kookai has a tiny kitten mew, which she uses as her 'baby voice' when speaking to Claire, who she classifies as 'mummy'. We know she does this on purpose, because when she is in season she has the full Siamese call, which she uses to full effect in all its seagull glory. (Siamese cats sound very like seagulls wailing.) We have builders at work near our house, and they once asked Claire rather anxiously if she had a left a baby crying at home. She had to show them Kookai crying before they would believe that a cat could make That Noise!

Kookai has another unusual feature for a Siamese, which is that she is very shy. Siamese cats are notorious egocentrics, who involve the whole household in pandering to their many whims. Kookai has whims aplenty, but being so shy and quiet, it took us a while to figure them out! She has definite loves and hates; she loves Claire, Henry when he’s lying down, Django the red Burmese, Elmo the Bengal, fluffing up her tail, being brushed (she knows the word 'brush'), most female visitors, lying on top of a warm fish tank, special kitbits and her squeaker, which she tosses round the house and retrieves. She loves to sleep with her head resting on Claire’s neck (which Henry hates because it means that Claire lies on her back and snores!) Sometimes Kookai sits on the pillow watching over Claire as she sleeps. She loves Henry to turn her over on her back and stroke her tummy in a masterful manner. She hates people standing up (she hides from them, even Claire or Henry) and Other Cats In Our Patch (she bravely chases them off).

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As you can see from the few available pictures, Kookai spends a lot of time running about and is difficult to catch in a photo. She always comes to her name when Claire calls her, which annoys Henry because she was originally His Cat. This one person attachment is very typical of Siamese. In fact Kookai hides in the house a lot just waiting for Claire to call 'Kookai, come on then!' which is fairly neurotic! She loves Claire very much, and enjoys teasing Henry by Never coming when he calls her and dancing round out of arm’s reach, flicking her tail. Kookai goes on holiday in the Lake District with Claire and Henry and Django and Elmo. All the cats follow the Humans in a big tribe over the moors, where there are no dogs or cars , only sheep and skylarks. The skylarks in nesting season often decoy the cats away from their eggs with a grand pretence of a broken wing. It amazes Kookai when these birds fly exultant to safety, just as she thought she nearly had one! The skylarks are playing a dangerous game, however, as sad to relate, Kookai has killed a budgerigar and a greenfinch, despite her 'poor me' antics in the house.

Kookai is a member of the Siamese Internet Cat Club, where you can find a lot of information on Meezers round the world, with many more typical representatives of the breed. Kookai, small and shy, loyal and eccentric, intelligent and neurotic, is All Siamese in her differences, and all Siamese cats are Different.

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This cat belongs to Claire Robson and Henry Ritson
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