Tomcat Matata, the natural house "Alarm Clock", (Wednesday- 8-5-2013)

Since the past one year tomcat Matata has developed this unique and terrible habit of "Yowling" early in the morning and waking up the house-hold.He yowls daily between 0400 hrs to 0500 hrs and have never been able to correct this bad habit.As a "Stud Cat" he is a total flop akin to a "Gelding horse" for he simply doesn't know the method of mating.His yowling is typical of any male cat, only difference is that he "yowls" without a purpose and its just a natural inherited cat behaviour.I haven't got him neutered since it was my intention to mate him with his dam Matahari to start a new bloodline of "Mumbai Persian cats" which would be resistant to humid Mumbai weather.This plan has failed as Matata just refuses to mate and just plays around with his dam matahari akin to a kitten.He is very cute and childish in behaviour.Due to the humid Mumbai weather his fur tends to clot and its trouble maitaining his thick fur in a smooth condition.He is normally healthy and fish is his favourite diet.

IS TOMCAT MATATA A "GAY CAT" OR A "SEXUAL MISFIT"?- (Thursday 7-2-2013)

On 29-3-2013 Tomcat Matata will be 4 years of age, at the utmost prime in terms of "Cat Age" and a father of numerous kittens if a "STUD CAT". Sadly, he is a total flop as a "STUD CAT"previously i was under the impression that his dam matahari was unwilling to mate with him which was proved wrong on recent observation just a week back.Queen cat matahari was in "HEAT" and absolutely frisky, toying with matata to mate with her. They spent 2 days chasing each other, normal "CAT PLAY" before actual mating.I observed that matata didn't know how to mount matahari for mating, something that comes normally to cats or dogs.He would just jump on her halfway and then get down.Matata likes being petted near his rump when excited, lifting his tail.Both cats sniff at each other and matata "YOWLS" loudly at night when sexually excited as do all tomcats, a disturbance to his human companions in the house.His worst bad habit is his loud yowling at midnight or early morning, but, he doesn't know the method of mating.My inytention was to inbreed matata to his dam matahari to create a "Mumbai Persian Cat" that could be acclimatised to hot and humid Mumbai weather conditions.As a specimen of his breed he is excellent and handsome, very ferocious and strong built. Sadly, as a "STUD CAT" he is a failure.He is the most loving cat and behaves like a child and i am a bit sad that my plans of breeding a "MUMBAI PERSIAN CAT" has flopped.

A Balanced "Cat Food Formula", cheap and- nutritious.(Wednesday(28-11-2012)

If you have the time and not fussy about handling raw meat and fish products , then my personal experience says that cooked fish waste added to minced boiled meat along with rice is the best natural food for cats. I discovered this “CAT FOOD FORMULA” on an experimentation basis realizing that a lot of fish was wasted in the fish markets in Mumbai.I now collect the fish waste, boil it at home and give my cats a mixture of rice/minced meat/fish waste. My cats Matahari & Matata are now beautiful specimens of their breed type with excellent fur coat.Prior to this they would shed their fur in excess than normal, addition of fish in their diet improved their health considerably. Try this for your cats if you have the time as most people are too busy at work to prepare fresh food for their cats. Hence the billion dollar business of “PACKAGED CAT FOOD”.Remember, "PACKAGED FOOD" also consists of the same products that i use, only difference, a multinational pet company sells it and it is processed and smells and looks good.

Tomcat matata given De-worming dosage.(Thursday 8-11-2012)

Gave tomcat matata 1/2 a tablet for de-worming.He is his usual personality, playfull with a monster appetite for food.

Tomcat Matata given "De-Worming Dosage" of Plozin- Tablet.(Wednesday 11-7-2012).

Tomcat Matat6a given 3/4 of a plozin tablet as "De-worming Dosage" to be given every 3 months.

Tomcat matata loves hunting "House Gecko" lizards.I save the- third lizard from Matata's jaws.(Wednesday 27-6-2012)

Both the Persian cats matata and his dam Matahari love hunting for house lizards and have successfully caught numerous lizards, tragically killing them.Matata is the most aggressive and to date has caught a few lizards of which i managed to rescue 3 till today, a "Hat-Trick" of rescue attempts which have been successful.Gecko lizards are very useful household natural pest controllers, feeding on cockroaches, flies and other insects, never of any harm to its host, the house-hold humans.My previous cat Trixie never ever hunted lizards and it perplexes me as to the reasons for a "traditional Persian cat" breed being such aggressive hunters, unlike the normal behaviour of these very docile lap cat breed.
On Wednesday evening at around 1845 hrs i suddenly noticed something dangling from Matata's mouth.On close observation realized that it was a young lizard hanging lifelessly from its jaws of death.I immediately grabbed Matata by the scruff of his neck skin and made him cough out his prey with great coaxing. On dropping the lizard to the floor i was stunned to see this tiny reptile run towards a corner minus its tail and slight bleeding near its neck.This was the third lizard that i had rescued from the jaws of Matata since his birth in my house in March 2009.I was surprised at the tenacity and the manner in which nature has created the Gecko lizard to feign death when cornered by its natural adversaries in the wild.I finally caught the lizard and released it on my house storage loft, the reptile seeming hale and hearty with a missing tail and slight scratch marks on its neck.Matata is extremely ferocious, akin to a "Big Cat" and very territorial.Hope to spot this lizard someday in my house akin to the other two rescued lizards previously.

BEST ORIGINAL CAT FOOD FORMULA( Patent/Copyright:- Mr Rudolph.A.Furtado):- BOILED PUTREFIED FISH +BOILED MINCE MEAT + BOILED

"NUTRITIOUS AUTHENTIC CAT FOOD FORMULA":- Accidentally and bizarrely i realized that akin to its larger cousins the "Big Cats" our domesticated cats love rotting food.
I always fed my cats "Matahari" and "Matata" a combination of boiled rice/cooked mince meat and sometimes mixed fish along with their food which they relished.I have never fed any of my pets ready-made dry "Canin Food pet food ", both dogs and cats which i have owned since 1976.
Recently had purchased some fish little realizing that it was badly putrefied, cheated by the fisher-woman.On arriving home my house-keeper Sabina was horrified as also myself by the stench of the boiling fish.I decided to not throw away the fish, making it into a fine paste and mixing it with the " Boiled Mince meat/Boiled rice" normal diet of the cats.Matahari was also undergoing treatment for severe mauling by "matata" having to be fed two half tablets of Byrocin and Chymoral Forte each every day.She was very reluctant in consuming the food mixed with medicines which was a time consuming affair in my daily house-hold routine.
On mixing the "Putrefied fish paste" with its strange odour into their normal 'Mince meat/Rice these two cats became extreme gluttons , wolfing the food without any pampering or coaxing.The food was given cold, directly from the fridge, akin to "Dry Pet packaged food" for cats.Never before have i seen my cats absolutely anxious for their feed, although they are greedy.Henceforth, wasted or stale fish unfit for human consumption should never be wasted but used as "cat food" and i won't be surprised if the World's most famous billion dollar "Pet Companies" are using my "FISH FORMULA" for their packaged products.If a person has visited a wholesale or a common fish market, the wasted putrefying fish lying as waste cannot be ignored, a vast amount sometimes partly scavenged my birds and stray cats.This same partly rotten fish when processed can be utilized as "Cat food" as i discovered unwittingly in the process of a "Fish con"!Purists and aristocratic cat owners might disagree with my "Cat food Formula" ,but remember, our pet cats are exact 'MINIATURE DUPLICATES" of their bigger cousins , the lions, tigers, leopards and other big cats.In times of "ECONOMIC DEPRESSION " all over the World, instances of cat owners abandoning their pets or handing them to pet shelters is increasing.Maintenance of a pet cat is expensive, especially if the pet owner is unemployed and hence a little economic savings can be made on "Cat Food" by providing the "Food Formula" i have mentioned.Cats are same all over the World in food habits. All big cats love eating "PUTREFIED FOOD" in the wild and same is the case with the domesticated house-hold cat.This is the best locally home-made cat food for cat owners who have the time and convenience to cook their pet food rather then buy the ready-made cat-food packets from the supermarket stores.SHOULD I APPLY FOR A "DOCTORATE" ON MY "CAT FOOD RESEARCH"? My cats are absolutely model cats of the "Traditional Persian Cat" breed and i have never ever fed them packaged "Canin Persian Food" nor other branded cat food in their entire life.Check their photos for proof.
NOTE:- "FOOD POISONING IN BIG CATS AND CATS" :-we humans consider our pets, dogs or cats to have the same eating habits as us.A cat should be treated like a natural animal as in its natural wild environment and not a humanized pet with "HUMAN FOOD HABITS". "Food Poisoning" common in humans is totally non-existent in the wild unless the food of the animal is intentionally poisoned by humans as is the case in some cases of big cat deaths in national parks bordering along human villages,where villagers kill the 'Big Cats" that kill their livestock.Poachers also poison animal carcasses to kill a leopard, lion or a tiger..All "Big Cats" eat carrion food at times, especially when food is scarce and the same applies to our pet household cats.YOUR CAT WOULD NEVER SUFFER "FOOD POISONING" BY CONSUMING PUTREFYING MEAT OR FISH.COMMON STRAY AND FERAL CATS ARE NATURES NATURAL SCAVENGERS WHICH HELP IN CLEANING OUR COMMON OPEN-AIR FISH AND MEAT MARKETS WHICH ARE COMMON IN ASIA AND AFRICA.

Tomcat Matata gets a "Half Bathe".(Wed 23-5-2012)

As matata has a tendency to get his tail inflected with flea feces although nothing is visible decided to give him a half bathe with anti-tick shampoo.After the bathe everything went well and he didn't attack his dam matahari as was the norm when both were given a full body bathe.

Tomcat matata given "1/2 Bathe" with "Bay-o-Pet" anti-flea- shampoo.(Saturday 12-5-2012)

After the bitter and terrifying experiences that i had after giving both my cats a full body bathe i suddenly hit a idea of giving them a half body bathe.I noticed a blackish colouring on matata's tail which could be flea feces, although no fleas were visible externally.Purchased a "Bay-o-Pet" shampoo from the pet store and decided to give the cat a "HALF-BATHE". Took matata into the bathroom and rinsed half of his lower body from the chest downwards with water, later applying the shampoo.Allowed the shampoo lather to soak into matata's fur and later rinsed him thoroughly off the shampoo.Its important to rinse the shampoo thoroughly with water as it is poisonous to the cat which have a tendency to lick their fur.Released matata from the bathroom and he was absolutely normal with his dam matahari.There was no aggressive attacks nor cat growling proving the fact that shampoo usage on his face and nostrils has some debilitating effect on his sensory nerves.Matata is now normal, fur-coat is glistening.Now i have discovered the technique of cleaning both cats without them fighting after the bathe.

From "Horror Cat" matata transforms into "RUSSIAN ROULETTE- GAMBLER CAT"! (Thursday 5-4-2012).

In my previous blog i had written the scary horror behaviour of tomcat matata.Seems at the age of 3 years tomcat matata is sensing his natural inclined sexual tendencies, hence his aggressive behaviour towards his dam, matahari.She is not in "HEAT" and hence repels his amorous advances which to us humans seem like "Cat-fights".
Now matata is exploring areas outside our 5th floor apartment in Mumbai and just yesterday he shocked us.I was busy in the hall when suddenly my house=keeper Sabina.Dias screamed at me saying that Matata has gone out of the bedroom window. i quickly called his name and came to the bedroom to find him looking harmlessly at us from the floor, akin to a dog, happy to have just gone out of the window and returned back after a death defying "CAT-WALK" on the window ledge.He has done this numerous times in the kitchen, but rarely in the bedroom.
Today(Thursday 5-4-2012) he definitely played "RUSSIAN ROULETTE" and won at odds of 100:1? At approx 1215 Sabina.Dias screamed as i was working on the computer in the bedroom. I rushed into the hall and to my utter disbelief matata had gone out of the balcony ledge with two front paws on the clothes drying wire-lines.He was exploring a way to get out of the house and must have thought of imitating his bigger cousin, the leopard, the stealthiest of big cat tree climbers.Luckily his feet didn't slip from the wire-sling otherwise he would have fallen 5 floors to his death.Strangely, he always responds to my commands and quickly retraced his footing back to the gallery ledge on being reprimanded by me, returning back in reverse, the ultimate death defying 'CAT-WALK". He had never ever done this before in his entire 3 year life-span, the gallery windows always open .At the most, he would sit on the ledge,the favourite resting in the evening of his dam matahari.Seems he is now sexually active and wanting to mate and hope when matahari comes in "HEAT" he does mate with her or she allows him to mate with her.I don't like giving him away to another home as he has been bred by me, besides, he is the most loving pet i owned, absolutely humorous and childish, akin to "GARFIELD" the World-famous cartoon cat.I only hope he doesn't meet with an untimely death by slipping and falling from our house during his "Russian Roulette" adventures.He is the ultimate joker of the house,keeping me busy as well as active by his antics and death defying stunts.