We adopted our two girls from a local rescue last April. They are very loved - and very spoiled.
Example:
Every morning I make my bed as soon as I wake up, and spread a special purple blanket at the foot (not too close to the end though as our calico girl doesn't always have the best spatial awareness and has rolled off a couple of times.)
I then open the window blinds and draw the curtains back so that there is a small gap of about 1 foot (the width of a cat who 'could easily become tubby' - Vet).
At this point, I usually hear scratching at the door and loud meowing, and I have to let the Empress of Floof into the room. She first spends about 20 minutes chattering at the pigeons in a large oak tree from her special position on the window sill behind the curtain. Note that if the curtains are opened too wide she refuses to jump up and cries until they are adjusted to her required width.
After threatening the pigeons she then jumps onto the bed, makes biscuits on the purple blanket, or rolls around showing off her fluffy belly for me to admire, and eventually settles down for the first of her naps.
She does this every day. On days when I leave early for work, I have to leave the room prepared for her (or she cries according to my adult DD who works from home).
My DH seems to think that this is all ridiculous and that I am indulging her. I think I am merely ensuring that the Empress's needs are met.
But actually he's right and the bloody cat rules the household. While all this is going on, her sister just scampers in and out of the catio chattering at the birds. She is very low maintenance.
Please tell me I am not alone in doing daft things for the family cats?