Lately he’s been living at my workplace, as our condo is not ready for a cat yet, and because my workplace gets so hot in the summer (well-insulated building, no A/C besides one shitty little portable unit, no central air or ventilation besides doors and windows; don’t worry I make sure he has cool places to be and spends time at the A/C as well) he has been shedding a LOT more than he did in our old, cold basement suite.
To combat this, I’ve been brushing him on a daily basis. I knew he liked being brushed before, but now he’s taking it to a whole new level. Now, when I brush him, he straight-up DROOLS. I’m talking strings of spit levels of enjoyment.
Secondly, he also not just asks for it but DEMANDS. He will forgo breakfast if it means getting a brushing first! We brought our old couch and ottoman to a spare room at work that he stays in, and the ottoman has become “the place Vinny gets brushed” now. If I walk towards that room, he will bound in front of me, look at me with wide, expecting eyes, give me the most NAGGY meow you’ve ever heard, and then dash to the ottoman where the expecting looks and meows continue.
Never, in any of the cats I have cared for, have I seen such a needy prince! If he had his way I’m sure I’d be brushing him 4 hours a day because he certainly demands it more than once.