Sometimes mummy walks into a room and there I am having fun by myself and she sees what I’m doing and just says “Jenny, you’re weird” laughs and walks out again. The thing is I’m just so happy these days, I’ve got three sisfurs to run around, play and fight with and an older brofur who I can snuggle with and who comforts me if I’m anxious or scared. What’s not to be happy about?
I could curl up on mummy’s lap and give her a cuddle and show her how much I love her, which I do in the evenings sometimes. I could follow mummy and daddy around everywhere like a little shadow which Angelin does to daddy but sometimes I’m just so happy I’ve just gotta show my happiness to the world. That’s when I do my thing and jump for joy.
I normally do this in the evening, I’ve had my walkies and I love to spend as much time as possible out on the balcony listening to the nature around me. Whilst I’m sitting out there I think about how lucky I am, that I have as much food as I want, so many toys to play with, outside adventure time and above all safety and love. I can sit out here just listening, knowing that nothing is going to hurt me. Then, I come back inside and see mummy and daddy and I can feel the happiness building inside me, I play a little bit and with every play I feel love and that adds to my happiness. It’s like the best feeling in the world, getting bigger and bigger inside of me until I feel like I’m going to explode so I jump and roll and run and chirp.
Mummy and daddy say that they know that I’m truly happy because I can let myself go and just do what I want to do. Despite being a confident, adventurous cat I’ve always been a bit up tight, not always able to fully relax. Mummy and daddy think it’s coz of my time on the street where you could never fully relax. Millie and Angelin are completely relaxed, there’s no holding back with them, they have always been able to just let go and be themselves. That’s not me though, yes I get zoomies like every other cat but I’ve always just held back a bit and been a bit reserved. Maybe it’s having Millie and Angelin around I’ve learnt that I can let go, I can let my fur down and just do things coz it’s fun and it feels good. I’m a young cat after all and life is for having fun and enjoying yourself.
Sometimes Millie and Angelin hear my happy play and come and join in for a game of chase or a play fight which is really fun. Sometimes though they just leave me to carry on by myself to enjoy my moment alone. After all we all need some time on our own to just be ourselves in whatever way we want to.
I know it seems weird to randomly jump at the walls and roll around on the floor but it’s fun. Really I’m pretending that I’m deep in the jungle stalking a baddie like a ninja cat, using my blindie super senses to avoid detection and catch the baddie and save the day. Us cats are just like you humans, we dream and imagine and just because I’m blind doesn’t mean I don’t do the same thing. During the day I’m a mild mannered, adventure cat but in my imagination I’m Jenny the Super Cat saving the world from one baddie at a time.
Back in the real world though all I can do is hone my skills through my happy play and hope that I never have to use them to fight baddies in real life. I’ll take the “Jenny’s being weird again” comments from mummy and daddy as a compliment as they don’t know my secret, imaginary training mission. They also don’t know that they’re actually helping me train, when I shout to play in the kitchen and sit expectantly looking up. That’s mummy or daddy’s cue to pick up the silver balls or my favourite mousey toy for me to jump for, another superhero training session cleverly disguised as playtime.
Jenny’s Story 