Sometimes it’s better not knowing

I have discovered three interesting but slightly disturbing facts about Seymour the Wonder Cat recently.

THE TOOTHPASTE INCIDENT
Seymour likes toothpaste. How do I know this, you might wonder. Well, I know this because I wandered into the bathroom one fine morning to find Seymour sitting on the edge of the basin, licking my toothbrush.

This would explain how it is that my toothbrush regularly disappears from the bathroom, never to be seen again. I have had to keep a wee supply of spares tucked away in the drawer.

How long this toothbrush-licking behaviour has been going on is anyone’s guess. However, I now hide my toothbrush.

HIS BREAKFAST ROUTINE
I’ve always know Seymour had a sweet tooth (in fact, that might be why he hijacks my toothbrush). However, a week or so ago I chucked some good old Sultana Bran in a bowl then wandered off to have a shower.

When I got back to the kitchen later in my freshly laundered state I discovered the Ginger Ninja sitting on the bench, casually picking the sultanas out of the bowl.

Normally he’s very good about not touching food on the bench. However, thinking back I remembered several times where I’d left my breakfast unattended, only to find a little pile of cereal rubble beside the bowl and simply assumed I’d spilled it. Now I know better.

IT’S THIRSTY WORK
Most nights I take a glass of water to bed with me. Yesterday morning I woke up during the early hours to find Seymour sitting on the bedside cabinet, dipping his paw in my water. I’m assuming he was checking it for temperature and it obviously met with his approval because he then helped himself to a little drink.