Strange Life of a Cat

Zheng Tan had planned to avoid this "disaster" with his family, but Jiao's mother told Zheng Tan several times. Before going to bed, she pinched Zheng Tan's ears and told Zheng Tan not to run away tomorrow, and to come home on time even if he went for a walk. .

Shaking his ears, Zheng Tan was very troubled. Indeed, escaping was not a good idea. If he escaped this time, he would have to face the nagging of Jiao Ma the next time.

How to do it?

After thinking for a long time but unable to come up with any clues, Zheng Tan decided not to worry about it anymore and just ignore the cat. Is it possible that the female cat still wants to be the overlord? Not every cat is "Li Yuanba". Besides, even if it is "Li Yuanba", Zheng Tan's strength is much greater than it.

The next day, Zheng Tan lay on the balcony of his house and languished all day long, mourning for his unlucky cat life. In Jiao's mother's eyes, all this is a sign of "can't wait".

I can’t wait any longer!

Boom!

Zheng Tan banged his head against the flowerpot next to him for an unknown number of times today.

After dinner in the evening, Jiao's mother kept staring at Zheng Tan, fearing that Zheng Tan would run away, while Jiao's father did not go out tonight and was reading the newspaper nearby.

Zheng Tan continued to slump on the sofa, occasionally moving the tip of his tail. He spent the whole day thinking about several countermeasures. When he was thinking about which plan would be more suitable later, Jiao Ma's cell phone rang.

Mother Jiao quickly picked up the phone, said a few words, walked out with a smile on her face, and went downstairs to pick someone up. It was the first time that the teacher came here. Mother Jiao told her to make a phone call after letting her enter the compound.

Not long after, Zheng Tan heard the sound of people going upstairs, as well as Jiao's mother talking and laughing with others.

The visitor was in his early forties. He was a colleague of Jiao's mother and a teacher in the same research group. He had a good relationship with Jiao's mother. Although he did not live at Chuhua University, it was not far from here.

When the teacher came in, he was holding a pet bag in his hand, and Zheng Tan could feel the smell of a strange cat inside. However, he does not have a strong sense of aggression and does not show any malice. He is just wary of unfamiliar environments.

Zheng Tan stared at the pet bag curiously, and the two children who were doing homework in the room also poked their heads out to look at the new visitor, the cat girl.

The teacher opened the pet bag, and from Zheng Tan's angle, he could just see the cat hiding inside.

Yes, the cat was indeed "hiding" inside, more uneasy than curious, and did not take a step out of the pet bag.

It was a silver-grained fold-eared cat. It seemed to be in good health. The owner must have been feeding it very carefully.

Fold-eared cats seem to be naturally more lovable than other cats. In terms of appearance, they can instantly kill Zheng Tan, a country bumpkin.

He's not the prude like a pornographic guy, nor is he the police chief's type who wants to join in the fun, and he's not as domineering as Li Yuanba. The fold-eared cat "Toffee" in front of him has a quieter temperament, so A kind of tranquility that seems to be uncontested.

Jiao Yuan was very curious about the folded-eared cat and wanted to take a closer look. After feeling it, Toffee shrank back into the bag. Jiao's mother glared at Jiao Yuan who was walking this way. Jiao Yuan curled his lips, returned to the room, stood at the door and continued to look.

The teacher took out Toady and put it in his arms to comfort him and dispel some of his restlessness in this strange environment. Toffee also gradually calmed down. Although calm, Toffee still looked around with vigilance.

This was the first time for Mama Jiao to see Toffee. She had only heard about Toffee before. As soon as she saw Toffee, Mama Jiao liked it very much. Fold-eared cats are indeed very attractive to women.

"Teacher Mo, your toffee is so beautiful!" Mother Jiao sighed.

That teacher Mo just smiled, but Zheng Tan looked at it and saw that the teacher's smile was a little unnatural, but for Toffee, this Teacher Mo really doted on Toffee, and the way she looked at Toffee was... knew.

"Heitan, come here and meet new friends." Jiao's mother, who was sitting next to Teacher Mo, waved to Zheng Tan.

Zheng Tan moved his ears and continued lying on the sofa, pretending not to understand.

Father Jiao glanced at Zheng Tan, shook his head, and sighed inaudibly. Pretend, keep pretending!

Teacher Mo didn't say anything. Normally people like Jiao Ma would just talk. How could a cat understand these words?

Teacher Mo didn't know, but Mother Jiao knew whether Zheng Tan understood or not. She couldn't reprimand Zheng Tan in front of Teacher Mo now, so she just glared at Zheng Tan, her eyes seemed to say : Really disappointing!

Zheng Tan didn't care so much, he just made up his mind to act stupid. However, Zheng Tan looked at Toffee curiously. The folded-eared cat's ears looked really small.

Teacher Mo put Toffee on the ground, Toffee rubbed against Teacher Mo's legs, took a step forward, sniffed around, then stepped back, jumped into Teacher Mo's arms and lay down.

"Oh, your toffee is too reserved." Mother Jiao laughed.

Indeed, not everyone is as shameless and courageous as Zheng Tan and the four East District bastards.

Jiao Yuan and Xiao Youzi were sent back to do their homework by Jiao's father. In the living room, the three adults continued to chat. Father Jiao had already noticed that Teacher Mo had something to say, but with children around, she couldn't say too much. After Dad Jiao guided the topic, he started to complain.

Teacher Mo likes to raise cats. He used to raise local cats. However, the few cats he raised like to run outside. The cats disappeared after a few years. They may have been taken away by cat dealers or for other reasons. Last year, a friend of hers gave her a folded-eared cat, which is now Toffee. Teacher Mo liked it very much, and the cat didn't run out much, which saved a lot of things.

Some neighbors, relatives and friends looked envious and told Teacher Mo that when Toady gave birth to kittens, they would order one.

Although Teacher Mo likes cats, she doesn’t actually know much about cats. As for fold-eared cats, she only knows that fold-eared cats and fold-eared cats have a high probability of giving birth to cats with defects, so she thought about finding a cat with sufficient If a healthy non-fold-eared male cat comes in, the cat born this way should be fine, right? For example, a native cat?

But Teacher Mo’s plan was strongly opposed by some friends. Indeed, there are really not many people who compare Fold-eared cats with native cats. There are more British short-haired and American short-haired cats. After all, they look stronger in appearance, and commercial The value is higher than that of local cats by N streets.

Hearing this, Mother Jiao's eyes looked wrong. Yes, the folded-eared cat looks much more attractive than our own black charcoal cat, but no matter what other cats are like, in Jiao Mama’s eyes, her own cat is the best, and no one can say it! What a nice cat you have. It’s obedient and sensible, makes you worry-free, and helps take care of the children. Where can you find such a cat? Do you still dislike co-writing? !

Mother Jiao, who was about to refute, was stopped by Father Jiao's look, indicating that she should continue listening to Teacher Mo.

Zheng Tan also listened with open ears. He really didn't know much about folded-eared cats. He only knew that this kind of cat has folded ears and is expensive. In the eyes of many people, this cat is also a famous cat.

Teacher Mo saw Ma Jiao's reaction just now and continued talking. She doesn't have that much requirement in terms of appearance, as long as the offspring are healthy enough. What made her change her mind was what she experienced when she took the cat to the pet center at noon today.

"When I was raising Tawtang, many people envied me and bought a folded ear, including my sister. But she stopped raising her after two months, so I took it over and raised it with Tawtang, who was also a female. The cat is only three months younger than Toffee. However, my sister’s folded ears are not as lucky as Toffee. That cat’s tail is stiff and cannot bend like a normal cat. I took it to Xiao Guo’s house today at noon. I took a look and found that the test results were not very good..."

A veterinarian at the pet center who was familiar with Teacher Mo told her that many folded-eared cats are accompanied by diseases. Some have short or inflexible tails, and some have large osteophytes on their legs, as well as other accompanying skeletal genetic diseases. , the joints are much more fragile than ordinary cats. Even if there is no arthrosis, the degree of wear of their joint cartilage is greater than that of other cats, and they are prone to joint pain, lameness and other problems.

"Toffee is relatively lucky. At least nothing is wrong with it now, but I'm not sure how long it will be lucky. I didn't know or understand those things before, but now that I know, and since I raise them, I have to be responsible. You need to spend more energy to take care of them and take them for regular check-ups. Before you figure it out, you don’t want them to have kittens for the time being.

The doctor at the pet center told me that this breed is very special. Even breeding requires professional knowledge and certain experience from the breeder. However, there are very few formal breeders in China. There are not many lucky cats like Toffee. He suggested that I should not breed this kind of cat privately. He also said that my sister’s cat had to endure the pain caused by skeletal deformities every step it took.

We are all cat owners, and we all know that although cats have expressions, not everyone can read them. They have a very strong pain tolerance and will not cry out in general pain. They are also used to covering up injuries and illnesses. This is their nature to protect themselves. So it’s hard for me to know how they feel. I just thought, if I let Toffee give birth to kittens without knowing anything, and the kittens had kittens with severe bone disease, I would feel sad when I think about it. Uncomfortably tight. "

Mother Jiao was really silent this time. She doesn't have much experience raising cats. Over the years, Zheng Tan has been a different kind of cat that doesn't require much care.

You are not a cat, how can you know the suffering of cats?

Even Zheng Tan couldn't understand the feelings of those cats. After all, Zheng Tan himself was different from other cats.

"I'm here now to tell Teacher Gu not to think too much," Teacher Mo explained.

Mother Jiao quickly waved her hand to show that she understood, and also asked about the other cat's condition.

Teacher Mo talked with Mother Jiao here for a while, and then left with Toffee. There was also a cat at home, which he had just taken over to raise. Teacher Mo was worried and wanted to go back and have a look as soon as possible.

Zheng Tan's first forced "blind date" ended in nothing before he could carry out his troublemaking plan. However, Teacher Mo asked Jiao's mother to take Zheng Tan there to play with her when she had time. Both of her cats were gone. He likes to go out, but Zheng Tan has so many "conviction records" that all the teachers in the English group know that Zheng Tan can go to school for a walk.

In the evening, Dad Jiao deliberately checked some literature and magazines about folded-eared cats published at home and abroad on the Internet, and browsed pet forums. Zheng Tan squatted on the desk and watched.

There is indeed a lot of debate about this strain.

Maybe this issue is not as simple as black and white, and the reason why folded-eared cats are demonized is probably caused by blind breeding by people who don’t understand and only see commercial value.

In order to breed famous cats, too many sacrifices were made. Zheng Tan didn't know what would happen to those failed products. They might be sold at a low price, or they might be disposed of in other ways. Profit-driven is an obvious reason. Zheng Tan can't change anything. At this moment, he is suddenly very happy that he is a very healthy cat and hopes that Toffee will always be healthy.

(2.15) Friends who are interested in the fold-eared cat breed can check more information about this breed. There are many things to pay attention to whether you are choosing a cat or raising a cat. I will not go into details here. . The debate about folded ears seems to have never stopped.