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Hi everyone! I thought you might enjoy this little article I wrote about Gilbert on Buzzfeed. http://www.buzzfeed.com/cherylcampbellsoprano/a-stuffed-crocodile-is-my-cats-favourite-thing-1ah3o

Isn't it ridiculously so? I've been trying to capture him talking with Dot for a long time (he does it all the time but when I try to film him, he always stops and comes for a pat). No wonder he is so spoiled :).

You will want to have your speakers turned up for this one!  I knew there was a reason I was still up at midnight....

Adding this photo I just took for fur. Also for ridiculous cuteness. He was requesting chips (didn't get any)

This is a long time later, but I finally managed to get him talking (which I believe is "trilling"): quite a few times! Note: he's pretty quiet so turn up your speakers!  

I tried to get him to trill for the camera and he was NOT in the mood : he swatted at me! Lol. I managed to find a video of a cat who sounds pretty much exactly like Gilbert: . Pretty cute, huh?

His fur is a bit weird. Mostly short and then occasionally with longer hairs, some possibly guard hairs(?) and the rest are just mixed in with shorter hairs which makes him look extra fuzzy. :) I say guard hairs because those ones are much coarser. Never long like I see on the photos of long...

I read a few other posts in this forum and saw the requests for a profile pic, so I found a couple of Gilbert in case that helps.

I think he does. He's a bit of a suck really ;)

Hi everyone! My tabby, Gilbert, was adopted as a wee kitten from the shelter. I imagine he is a mixed/ domestic cat. However, we have always wondered about one thing: how he talks. He makes this sound, which I believe is a trill: not like the chattering and chirping I hear on video clips of...