Mr Hissy’s New House
By Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19588)
London, England
November 10, 2020 2:21pm CST
Mr Hissy, a handsome black cat, was the first moggie to visit regularly, from Spring of last year.
Mr H would appear for a couple of days then go ‘walkabout’ for another couple of days. He used to live in a neighbour’s shed, which had a bed set up for him. One day he moved out and we don’t know where he went at night.
Mr H would spend hours on a chair, padded with extra blankets, by the neighbour’s back door.
I decided to invest in a little house for the garden and Mr H.
I borrowed one of his chair blankets, so it smelled right and he moved in before supper that day.
Since then I have put a cat igloo in, which he didn’t like, and a fluffy blanket, which he also didn’t like! I plan to install a cat flap, to offer some weather protection, but will give him a bit of time settle after my earlier attempts to cosy up the place.
The picture shows Mr Hissy during the first rain after he moved in.
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
10 Nov 20
Well I never!!! You are the freaking best Cat Daddy there is Ron..this is so gracious of you look at him.
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
20 Nov 20
@Ronrybs He really is a love in that house and you are a love for building it for him
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@Ronrybs (19588)
• London, England
22 Nov 20
@RebeccasFarm During fireworks night, he was there for a while but as the bangs got louder he moved to another safe spot. Back the next morning for brekkie!
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
10 Nov 20
aw, how sweet! ya've a tender heart to purchase such. cats're funny critters, they dislike many thingies humans think'd be most grand. 't least he's usin' this, the ferals here shun such, preferrin' to jest pile'p with each other throughout the garages. best 'f luck with the flap.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
11 Nov 20
@Ronrybs one ne'er truly knows such. we've 'd some show here that seemed wilder'n march hares. 'fter some time'n 'em learnin' we'd not harm 'em they're quite lovable. mr. hissy 'tis most fortunate though that he's yer care. ya ne'er know 'bout cats, jest 's humans 'n other critters. some're jest plain quirky :)
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@Ronrybs (19588)
• London, England
12 Nov 20
@crazyhorseladycx I am sure the word quirky was invented for cats!
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@Fleura (30539)
• United Kingdom
10 Nov 20
You obviously got something just to his liking!
Since we moved to our current house over 4 years ago, we have had a silver tabby cat do the rounds of our garden at least three times a day every day, and yet we still don't know where he actually lives. He's not a stray, he wears a collar, and I have seen him walking along the roads and pavements all over the place within a radius of about a mile around our place, sometimes going into other gardens, walking in the woods.... he doesn't belong to any of our ten closest neighbours. I've even tried following him but of course if he goes into another property I can't follow him in there and have no way of knowing whether that is his home. I'm very curious!
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
23 Nov 20
Why's he called Mr.Hissy? Anyway, bless you for taking such good care of this little fellow. Maybe he will end up being your roommate ?
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@Ronrybs (19588)
• London, England
24 Nov 20
I was talking about him today and we have decided that he is the biggest cat we have seen. He is bigger than my old cat Burbank. His favourite thing is to hiss at you, pick him up and he hisses, give him a meal and he hisses! He is a lovable old rascal and once he gets to knows you, very friendly...in his own, special, way!
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@Ronrybs (19588)
• London, England
25 Nov 20
@FayeHazel I think he has had a hard life and is taking his time to adjust. He is a nice ol' stick
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
25 Nov 20
@Ronrybs Oh dear, maybe it's just his way of saying "hi"
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@bangkit98 (31)
• Indonesia
10 Nov 20
very cute, you know what your cat wants, and the cat house is very nice and very decent, my cat at home only uses a regular cage, is your cat usually outside the house?
@Ronrybs (19588)
• London, England
23 Nov 20
@Tampa_girl7 I have ordered a house for Mr M. Between my first comment today and this one, we took Mr M to the vet's as he had laboured breathing and his eyes were sticky. Pills and drops, that'll be fun for the next few days!
