The house where we live comes as a package deal with three additional feline roommates. I absolutely adore the cats and enjoy finding a little bit about their strange and very separate personalities every day. Sean, who is unfortunately quite allergic to cats, does not share in my enthusiasm. Naturally, for some reason, the cats seem to enjoy spending most of their time with Sean instead of with me, a fact which drives me crazy and which drives Sean to sneezing. Fortunately, his allergies aren't too bad because the house is open to the air and there is no carpet or rugs. There is also a cleaning lady that comes two to three times a week and keeps the house spotless and cat hair free.
At first we tried not to let the cats in our room but that turned out to be a bad idea since the absence of a cross-breeze makes the room stifling. Now, we let them come in our room but they are not allowed on the bed - the mosquito net helps with that. They spend most of the time sleeping around the room and keeping us company when we work at home.
The cats include "Wurat", a young black cat who was abused and then abandoned and finally taken in by Sabine. He has some social issues and we have to be careful not to move too quickly by him or he lashes out. There is also "Frido" a white and gray cross-eyed adolescent cat who doesn't have proper use of this back feet which continually frustrates him as he tries to keep up with the other cats. Finally there is my favorite, "Cezanne", a tiger cat who has been here for years and craves attention. The cats are the normal mix of intelligence, independence, craziness and mischief but we are also all convinced that they are polyglots as well since they respond to German, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
I know that with Sean's allergies and our lifestyle that we will probably never be able to have pets of our own so I am trying to get in as much cat time as I can while I am here.
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