It starts at about seven in the morning. If one of us isn't already up, he decides that it has just been far too long since his last meal, and he starts throwing a fit. He goes to the door and starts flailing and throwing himself against it. I think he's trying to reach up and grab the doorknob, but he can't actually turn it since he (thankfully) doesn't have thumbs. Honestly, the first time we heard it, we were freaked out. We thought the maintenance people had come in and had started taking down our drywall, or that a rogue thief was dragging a bookshelf along the wall. But, no, it's just the cat, insisting that we haven't fed him in weeks.
If that doesn't work, he simply sets up camp right next to the door so that he can bust in the instant the door opens. As soon as the door is cracked open by one of us leaving the room, he jumps up even if he was in a deep sleep, charges into the bedroom, and starts walking in a little circle, screaming. And he doesn't use a typical meow or moan that you would expect out of a 16 pound cat. Apollo still uses the same high-pitched squeaky meow that he's used every day since we got him as a 6 week old little pipsqueak. As soon as myself or the boyfriend step out into the hallway, Apollo just marches up behind us, and starts his mad dash for the kitchen for his fresh serving of kitteh om noms.
As soon as he has gotten a few bites into his famished little belly, he's ready to start following his humans again. Apollo follows people into the bathroom so that he can supervise all of our water usage. As you know from previous posts, Apollo loves the sink. It's the perfect nap spot, and when the water is on, it's an hour's worth of entertainment. Which is quite inconvenient in the mornings, since I need to brush my teeth, wash my face, and need access to a sink without a furball sitting in the middle of it.
And that is why it's so convenient that Apollo has now fallen in love with the tub. Thanks to slow apartment complex maintenance, we had a leaky tub for a week, with a constant low trickle of water coming out. Apollo loved it. He had a constant source of fresh water to drink from. He also had water to poke at, hit, wrestle with, and lunge at. And he had water to dunk his head and paws in, and take a little kitty bath. After it got fixed, he still demanded access to his tub water. So now, if he's blocked off from the sink in the morning, he will cry and yell while sitting in the tub until the water gets turned on. As soon as the water is trickling out, he shuts up and gets to work taking a bath and getting in a fight. He stays there for a good 10-15 minutes, then hops out so that I can finally turn the water off.
At this point, he goes about his morning, getting everything done that he couldn't do while he was desperately waiting for food or tub time. Sometimes he needs a nap from such an exhausting morning, sometimes it's more food, or sometimes it's a good wrestle with my cacti. But he has gotten very used to this routine. This exact same process happens EVERY MORNING. And has been pretty much the same for months. Apollo really loves to stay on his schedule.
For your viewing pleasure, I've included a video of Apollo in his sink. He will stay there for hours. Even if the water is running right onto him. Enjoy!
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| Apollo eating his breakfast. Note the food pieces all over the floor that he picked out with his paw. And apparently sitting up this early in the morning is just unacceptable. And yes, that is a Little Mermaid placemat, just for kitteh! |
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| Back to bed after a busy morning. I'm surprised he still fits in this thing! |
