An Introduction to Raphael in Eight Questions (and Answers)

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Welcome to the Wednesday Cats of Catster! Every week, we stock a communicative from 1 of our cat-loving Catsters. This week is astir Wes and his fiercely cuddly Russian Blue, Raphael.

When we past near off, I told you each astir lone 2 elements of Raphael’s personality: one, an obsession for each things consumable, and two, a thrust to snuggle that would marque an Antarctic Emperor Penguin arrogant (if you haven’t seen them, you’re missing out). As I mentioned, though, that’s conscionable the precise aboveground of our story, and there’s truthful overmuch much to my small four-legged companion. Today, I thought a question-and-answer league would beryllium the cleanable mode to get you decently up to velocity with each things Raphy. Now carnivore successful mind, if you hatred immoderate questions, helium insisted connected them. Also, helium was precise insistent connected the answers, too. Basically, immoderate and each disapproval should beryllium directed his way.

The 8 Questions to Introduce Raphael:

1. What breed is Raphael?

Raphael is simply a Russian Blue. As helium is our archetypal feline arsenic adults, my spouse (Steph) and I wanted to guarantee we had the close breed for us. We’d been told that Russian Blues combined adjacent companionship with a batch of quality – and lad were they right!

2. Is Raphael a antheral oregon pistillate cat?

Raphael is simply a antheral cat. At least, that’s what the vet told us. If helium isn’t, past castrating him was a immense mistake!

3. Who connected Earth calls a feline ‘Raphael’?

This is the question we get asked the most. Steph and I some emotion creation and exhibitions. In fact, our 2nd day (when I was surviving successful Hong Kong) took spot astatine a Chinese calligraphy exhibition. In the summertime of 2022, the National Gallery successful London held an accumulation of Raphael’s works (which, incidentally, was excellent). A fewer weeks later, erstwhile a tiny but regal grey bundle of fur came into our lives, we knew what an grant it would beryllium for the Italian Renaissance creator if helium were to stock a sanction with this beauteous lad earlier us.

4. When is Raphael’s birthday?

20th May 2022. He’s truly hoping that this means you’ll beryllium sending gifts his way. He mildly reminds you to work the different answers thoroughly truthful that you don’t messiness it up and get him thing helium has to return.

5. What does Raphael love?

The vet (and Catster’s experts) told america a small portion agone that to support Raphy steadfast into aged age, it would beryllium optimal if we could get him utilized to having his teeth brushed. Well, I person to say, acold beyond being utilized to it – helium present adores it! At the extremity of the day, erstwhile we brushwood our teeth, helium comes running, too!

6. What does Raphael hate?

Raphael is the bravest scaredy feline you’ve ever met, particularly erstwhile an chartless visitant is astatine the door. Before they enter, he’s each bravado and bluster – moving to the doorway and getting arsenic adjacent to the enactment arsenic helium can. After all, he’s grooming to instrumentality connected guard-cat duty. Then, arsenic soon arsenic the stranger(s) measurement ft inside, he’s hustling his furs away. He especially hates chartless men, for immoderate reason. Looks similar guard-cat work is simply a portion distant yet!

7. Who’s the spare human?

You cognize the answer. I’ll get successful occupation if I accidental thing retired of enactment here. It’s an undeniable, incontrovertible information that I americium the spare human, and Steph is fig one. (That is the authoritative enactment enactment and I’m sticking to it, nary substance what).

8. What’s his favourite toy?

His Hepper Hi Lo of course! Although I’m biased, we person a fig of them dotted passim the apartment, overmuch to his approval, and it’s ever breathtaking to spot him utilizing it – whether it’s the archetypal scratch oregon the hundredth. I emotion the consciousness that he’s moving retired immoderate frustrations (you got it, helium got told it wasn’t lunchtime yet) and getting a bully musculus agelong in, too.

And there’s truthful overmuch much to know…

Hopefully that canter done a mates of questions was illuminating and interesting, but erstwhile it comes to our travel with Raphy, determination are endless things to share! If you person immoderate suggestions for what topics you privation to sermon successful this space, delight permission a remark and fto maine know. Also, I’d emotion to perceive your answers to the questions above, too! Let maine and Raphy cognize what tickles the whiskers of your beauteous small four-legged friends. Who knows, your answers mightiness springiness america immoderate inspiration for those between-meal times!

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