Mr. Simon

Just thought I would update everyone ( all 7 of you hehe ) on Mr. Simon, as the neighbourhood children have decided to call him instead of just plain ole Simon.
He adores the children, all of them! He is becoming the neighbourhood cat. We live off the main road and he was obviously an outdoor cat and we just cannot contain him in the house even though we tried.. He spends time every day with any neighbour who happens to be out in their garden or roasting hot dogs by a campfire ( yes we live in the country ). He is always on the lookout for a back scratch. Considering how badly he was abused he certainly has a lot of trust in people.
When I get home from work everyday he comes bounding across the lawn to greet me and then becomes my shadow, even following me to the field when I take the dogs for a run. He also likes to go along and supervise when the dogs all go swimming.. He is always in every night and sleeps on the bed with us and at least two of the dogs.. He gets the best spot on the bed..

To remind you of what he looked like in May.. Here is his picture ( May 2010 ) two weeks post amputation and the day I met him and decided he was mine. He was about 7lbs then and weighs 12 now. It is hard to believe it is the same cat.

This next picture is Simon about 2 months post amputation. 

This one was taken last week when I was getting the groceries out of the car and he decided he wanted to sit in my seat..

Simon Update

Well Simon is fitting in quite well. He did a nice job of sucking up to Bill I must say. I picked him up to show Bill and he immediately head butted Bill's chin and started purring.. just like we practiced...

Tramp is still hissing at him every time he is anwhere close to her but they are both eating and drinking ok so no worries there. He goes tomorrow to get his sutures out. I think they have been in too long and are causing a problem as they are weeping. I have given him the run of the house now, errr... really he decided he was getting the run of the house so I agreed.. He actually jumped up on my lap when I was working in the office tonight and he likes to keep me in his line of sight. If I head for the bedroom he is the first up on the bed. Last night he slept on our bed with us and two of the dogs. Chauncy is scared of him I think, he refuses to get on the bed when Simon is on it... See Simon made the mistake of walking close to one of Chauncy's stuffies and I think he is afraid Simon is going to steal them. So Chauncy grabs them quick and runs...

Last night he joined us on the couch.