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Hello, again. In order to settle a long-standing dispute in my family, I am turning to you kind folks for helping in best matching this cat to a breed. This is Oliver, though he also responds to Hey, You and Doofus. My mother adopted him from a shelter about five years ago and they said he was feral but if he was, there's never been any sign of it whatsoever. Honestly, he is probably the best cat I've ever met. Of course, he doesn't think he's a cat. He eats out of the dog bowl, drinks the dog's water, runs for ice cubes, comes when you call his name, and sleeps on the dog's bed (poor dog has to sleep on the floor). You needn't ever call his name, however, since he's essentially at your heels at all times. When you're trying to escape in the night via slumber, he sleeps outside the door or on the landing of the stairs (presumably guarding us, but more often than not, inadvertently tripping us).
Other notable characteristics? There is not an aggressive bone in his body. He likes to sit like a human on the couch, bottom down and one paw up on the arm rest. Chirping is his main form of communication. We live in Florida, and he goes out on the screened-in porch and likes to hunt lizards for us; because he's hungry, however, he only leaves us half the lizards for our meal... the front half, which is generally considered to be the best half, apparently, so I suppose it's a kind gesture. Despite stealing all my dog's resources, they're best friends and often sleep and play together. Finally, he's what I can only describe as floppy. You can cradle him, hold him upside-down, toss him over your shoulder... none of which is easy, let me tell you, but only because he's rather large (not fat, just big!) As a teenager, I enjoyed plopping him on my lap and forcing his paws to perform hand games like pat-a-cake with my sister (he wasn't bad!) Absolutely nothing phases him.
Please help me solve breed/background riddle which has plagued our family for years!
Other notable characteristics? There is not an aggressive bone in his body. He likes to sit like a human on the couch, bottom down and one paw up on the arm rest. Chirping is his main form of communication. We live in Florida, and he goes out on the screened-in porch and likes to hunt lizards for us; because he's hungry, however, he only leaves us half the lizards for our meal... the front half, which is generally considered to be the best half, apparently, so I suppose it's a kind gesture. Despite stealing all my dog's resources, they're best friends and often sleep and play together. Finally, he's what I can only describe as floppy. You can cradle him, hold him upside-down, toss him over your shoulder... none of which is easy, let me tell you, but only because he's rather large (not fat, just big!) As a teenager, I enjoyed plopping him on my lap and forcing his paws to perform hand games like pat-a-cake with my sister (he wasn't bad!) Absolutely nothing phases him.
Please help me solve breed/background riddle which has plagued our family for years!
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