My New Bestest Friend

There was me thinking that I never get to meet any new friends and all of a sudden I've got a new bestest friend.

This little cat - he's much younger than me - has just moved into the neighbourhood and he has his own personal shopper and two legged carer. I was strolling out the other day when I saw him in his garden. he was a bit wary at first and dived back indoors to find his two legs and get support. I'm not afraid of any two legs so I just jumped down into their garden and started sniffing their plants and things. It actually smelt very different to my estate but I expect that's because they grow different things.

Anyway I was having a sniff at a strange looking bush when this little fellow came back out and came over to me.

"Excuse me but who are you and why are you in my garden?" he asked very politely. In fact it was just a bit too politely for my liking.

"Casper here. Pleased to meet you. You're new. Thought I'd come and see what you do here"

"Oh very decent of you Mr Casper; I'm Henry. I'm nearly 4 months old you know. Where do you live?"

4 months old! I remember when I was that age -seems like a lifetime ago now but this fellow was attacking life wide eyed and innocent, just like I had at his age - or had I? Difficult to remember and sort out fact from fiction as the days and weeks rumble on by. I thought of Max and Sebastian and all the weeks and months and years that had rumbled by them. No wonder they sleep a lot now.

I told Henry where I lived and about my brothers and he seemed genuinely interested.

"I don't know anybody here." he bemoaned "You see my carers have only just started to let me out of the house and then they put butter on my feet and I have to keep stopping and licking it off and that makes me thirsty and then I have to go and find something to drink and that makes me want to pee and I never know where you can and can't pee these days."

"Whoa Henry! Stop. Draw breath mate. Take my tip just walk on their carpet with your buttered paws. That soon stops them putting it on again. Now if you need a pee have one wherever you are. There's no law about where we can pee. I like to pee in my neighbour's garden. Max pees in the lavender bush. Sebastian pees wherever he is."

"Gosh you're so wise Mr Casper. Will I ever be able to be as wise as you. You must be like a million years old."

I know he meant it well but a million years old? That's pushing your luck a bit isn't it?

So we had a bit more of a chat and I went home vowing to meet up with him next day. That evening when I was indoors with the female two legs there was a rat-a-tat-tat on the French windows. She jumped and I went behind the curtains to see and there was Henry. he'd come to look for me and ask if we could go out. Seems he has got a cat flap in his door now and can come and go as he pleases.

I declined for the time being - I was bushed. We will go out another night. Nice to have friends.