Our Cat - Tzilly

by Augustin Man
(Cluj, Transylvania, Romania)

Our cat Tzilly is as exceptional as every cat is! My wife found him 4 years ago under a parked car as a small, dirty, desperately meaowing kitten and brought him home. Now he is a handsome neutered cat never leaving the garden, although the fence is only 7 feet high. When we are leaving in the morning going to jobs, Tzilly decides if he wants to remain sleeping in our bed in the house or playing in the garden, where sometimes he catches small birds or mouses. He has a litter box in the house, but prefers always the garden. He understands everything we are saying to him, but normally ignores our opinions; conversely, we are not able to understands all his demands he sets forth by appropriate meaows. Of course he can not be forced to do anything, only begged; however, showing him a small water spray for flowers ("Tzilly, look here!") can sometimes improve the situation, but not always. We both consider ourselves as Tzilly's servants...