This is a true story about two kitten's, it is written in such a way as to be interesting for young children who may like to read it themselves.
I will be updating the page at least a couple of times a week so please come back and see how 'Monty Choco' and 'Amy' get on.

Last updated 18/10/11

"Aristocats"

Hello every body, my name is Monty Choco, Monty because I am an "Aristocat" and 'Choco', because it looks as though I have been in the chocolate ice cream pot. You see I have chocolate coloured ears, tail face and feet, and I have big blue eyes in fact I look like a cat called 'Siamese' but my Mum says we are not posh like them you see my Mum is black and they say my Dad was a big cream coloured Tom cat, but we are not really sure.

. I am now about eleven weeks old, and I now live in a big Bungalow.

at present I have a fence around my cats box so that I feel safe, you see I haven't ventured very far yet as I am still a bit scared of all the new things around me, we didn't have anything like this in the big barn where I was born.
I have already been to see the Vet, I even had to have an injection but I was brave. The Vet Amanda says I am cute!
She was very kind, and really understands cats that is why other pets are not allowed in her clinic. I like that because there are no big dogs to frighten me. www.cwvet.co.uk






Well lofty was introduced to my three brothers and sisters and myself by the kind man who feeds my Mum and us in the mornings, she's the Black and white cat at the back of the picture, that is her friend at the front.
My Mum lives mainly on what she can catch, like mice and voles and vermin, and when we were all very young she used to kill them and bring them to us to eat in the big barn, you see we were not allowed out of the barn for a long time because she thought we may come to some harm.
When were all about eight weeks old , she used to take us to the farmers House where we were given our breakfast, food like Aristocats eat.
I liked it in the big barn because there were loads of places to hide.

How is it that I have come to live with lofty and the nice lady?
Well Lofty tells me that when he saw me he fell in love with me and wanted to adopt me, but it took him along time to make up his mind because he knew that owning a kitten who was going to grow into a big cat and live for many years was a big responsibility and so he had to be really sure.












I was very upset when I left my brothers and sisters I would not even eat my dinner. My Mum said she was pleased because I was going to the 'good life' where cats have waiters, they do everything for you and you do not even have to catch you own dinner, but she said she will miss me.

I have only lived in this big house for four days but already I am getting used to the noises and all the things that go on but I do still sometimes hide because I am frightened.














If you look at the photograph on the right you will see my Mum's friend keeping watch over my brothers and sisters my Mum has gone hunting.
I am not in the picture because I am now living with Lofty.

Some of my friends were born after me and you can see are still quite small, although they do have to look for their own dinner and wash themselves .











I have a toy mouse the Vet gave me and I am already starting to play with it, last night when it was dark I caught it and took it into my box, it was easy to catch because I am a cat and I can see in the dark, but it wasn't like the ones my Mum catches.
I have just had my dinner, now I am having a rest.












I am already settling down and I love sitting of the soft furniture and peoples warm lap's , it is ever so snugly, and I am starting to purrrrrrr

I go into my own house at night where I am nice and safe. Well it is when lofty puts the roof on straight!













Yesterday I slept on the big settee, it was very comfortable and I was on my own.




In the evening, which is when I woke up, I practice jumping on my my mouse it was very exciting, you can watch me in the video below.



'left Click' anywhere on my picture and watch me go.
Takes a few seconds to load if you have broadband.



I hope you enjoyed watching me ? Wow, now I need a rest


This is me looking at the camera ,I'm this colour because it is night time and lofty will not use the flash because it might hurt my eyes.

Can you see my whiskers, my Mum told me they were to help me get around after dark, they should be as wide as my body then if I go through a gap and they touch the sides I will know if I can get through without getting stuck.







Now that I am famous and have my own web page, the farmers daughters have kindly sent lofty some photographs of when I was very little.
They used to come and see us quite a lot and take our photographs and pick us up, they were very kind to us.
















This picture is of my brothers, sisters and me in the big barn, my Mum said not to wonder off or we might get lost, so we all stayed together on the warm straw.
If you look closely you will see I have not got chocolate on my face yet and none of the others in my family have a coat like mine.













There are lots of strange noises, like when the tractor starts up, we have to keep out of the way or our Mum says we might get run over or hurt.


















This is me exploring on my own, you will see I am starting to get my chocolate face and feet now, that is because I am getting older.





























To day I have been playing with my mouse again, and I was brave I played on the floor without getting frightened.































What have I been up to in the last twenty four hours?

Well because I come when I'm called I have been allowed out of my compound, the corner is now open in the day time so I can come and go as I please.
I have also found a new game football, Lofty says I'm going to be as good as David Beckham if I keep practicing.














I have also been exploring in the other big room, there is so much to do, and so many places to hide but I can find my way back to the settee.

















I have lived with lofty and the nice lady now for 12 days and I think I really like it, I am not shut in my compound anymore I can come out when I like and when I want to play.
I am only shut in now when the doors that lead to outside are open, you see I am not aloud out yet because I might get lost.
















This is me in my house I really like it and it is very comfortable, when I am tired I go to my house for a sleep, I curl up in a little ball and really go fast asleep. I wake up when it's getting dark , that is when I like to play because I am nocturnal, that means I am awake when boys and girls are asleep.












And now I have three toys, a ball , my mouse which I love to play with and now I take it back to lofty or the nice lady who throw it for me to catch and then I bring it back to them again. I call it, fetch. And my other new toy is Leo the lion, he has a ball as well, and has a fluffy tail and main that I play with. you can see me playing with Leo further down the page

If click on the photo of me carrying the mouse you can watch me play 'fetch'.



This is me, Monty Choco, catching and retrieving mice, this one is grey . I have three mice now because I keep hiding them and lofty cannot find them.
This picture of me was taken very early in the morning just as it was starting to get light , that is called dawn, normally it is before any body gets up, you see cat's hunt at night and then sleep during the day.








When I first came to lofty's house we went to see Amanda the vet, she put me on some scales to weight me , I weighed 1.32 kilograms, now I am eating my food all up I think I weigh more. lofty says I growing up quick.

That means that I did not weigh as much as this packet of sugar which is 1'1/2 Kilograms , but lofty says I am just as sweet!














You see cat's have claws which they can use to catch mice, and when they do not want to use them they can withdraw them and then you cannot see them.
Lofty says I am a very good cat because I do not scratch people, some cats do but I am a good cat.











I will have lived with lofty and the nice lady for three whole weeks tomorrow,
I have been exploring the bungalow which is very big, I like it because there are so many places to hide.

In the nice ladies workroom I have found some nice ribbon to play with and I love going into the cupboards.

The problem is they keep finding me, so I have not got a real hiding place YET.

I am now learning to walk with my harness coat on, but I am too embarrassed to have my photo taken just yet, perhaps towards the end of this week I will have got used to it, I will see.















See if you can spot me in the picture on the right?














To day the postman brought me a special card, it was from all the people who work at the vets, that what the cats and animals doctors are called, they were welcoming me to their practice.
And they have nurses just like peoples hospitals to look after the animals and at my vets, just cat's if they are unwell or need to have and operation.

Can you see I am just opening the card so that I can see the words written on it.
If you look carefully you can see the card has a cat on it, but he does not look like me.













Lofty says he is not sure who should be called Leo, because I am acting more like a lion that a kitten.














I expect you have all been wondering how I am getting on in my walking coat what lofty calls my harness, it is not a harness, horses have harnesses for pulling things along, I am not going to pull things along, although I am in this picture because lofty wanted me to go for 'walkies' but I am not ready yet, so I pulled him back in doors using my new extendable lead attached to my walking coat.





To day I had to go back to the Vet's for a small operation, it didn't hurt because Amanda the vet gave me little injection that did not hurt either and then I feel off to sleep. When I woke up it was all over but I had to stay in the cat's hospital for several hours. Then lofty came to get me and now I am back home, I hiding in my cat's box for a while because I was a little frightened, I am not sure I like going in the car because it is so noisy, you see I have very good hearing and my ears are made to hear every small sound :so that makes car's engine's very noisy. I also had a small' micro chip', there is a picture of it on the right, a bit like you get in computers, that was put just under my fur coat. It is very small, only 12 millimeters long and two millimeters in diameter, That is quite small.
Then if I get lost any Vet can wave a special wand over my shoulders and it will read my number and then they can fined out where I live.
If I did not have that and I got lost I might not get back home, and I would be sad.
You see I like living with lofty and the nice lady, lofty told me she was his wife.















What have I been up to in the last few days, well I have been to the vets, Helen the new nurse said I was fine so I have not got to go again unless I am unwell.

I am now learning to use the computer, but Lofty will not let me play with the mouse, that is the one with the long tail that fits in to the back of the computer, I really need a touch screen display because I could use that easier.
Lofty says I am very helpful when I walk on the Key board but I do not think he means it?

















I really love Leo my Lion I play with him a lot and sometimes I go to sleep with him.




















I am slowly getting used to wearing my walking jacket, but I have not been out of doors on my own, you see I am still getting used to the big bungalow, I have found loads of places to hide and nobody can find me , but I do now come when I am called.



















If you look at the photograph of me above when I first came to live with Lofty, you will see I was only little.
Now I am getting bigger and am the full depth of the big settee, Lofty says he hopes I will leave room for him to site down.

















Lofty's been spending more money on me.
I now have this new sort of house thing, it has a board on which I can sharpen my claws and three suspended rope covered balls I can play with and a scratching pole.
That is to try and stop me scratching the settee and chairs, lofty tells me off when I scratch them so I go and hide.




















Lofty putt's my toys in there when he helps clear up the mess I make but I can get them out again on my own.
You see I am getting very big now and I can reach things very easily, and I can jump
I still will not go out doors though, even with my walking jacket on, I am still a bit frightened of all the strange noises.
There are great big birds that make a lot of noise , lofty told me they were called 'sea gulls', I do not like them they are too noisy.




















Well to day I was aloud a special treat, Lofty let me play with one of his special model fire engine's, when I hit it with my paw it went very fast. Lofty has put it back on the shelf now.
Can you see the Fire Engine?

Today I have been very brave I went out on the balcony with my special coat and lead on, the wind was blowing I am not sure I like the wind, Lofty says we will try again when the wind is not blowing.














This week I have been very good, I have starting going for short walks outside. I do like it outside in the open there are lots of things to explore and and I like the green grass but it does tickle my feet.
In this photo I am just coming back into the house, I was in a hurry because I still do not like the wind.
I am not allowed to go for walks on my own yet, Lofty said he thinks it will be some time before I am allowed to do that, but I might be able to if I come when I am called.














Well I am pleased to say that today the wind stopped blowing and so I went out just as it was getting dark, that is when cat's like me go out, I wasn't on my own lofty's wife came with me and I explored the big garden
Lofty says I look like a pony at the show ground because I am picking my feet up just like a pony and my tail is standing up straight, that was because I was pleased I like exploring.

















There are lots of things to see and I discovered a big tree, It is an apple tree with lots of apples on it.
I have been living in lofty's house for nearly eight week now and I really like it.
My Mum was right cats that live in houses do not have to catch their own dinner, although I have caught two flies and one moth, I have my dinner in my own plate.














So who is this? I have come to live with Lofty his wife and Monty , if I am a girl cat then I will be called 'Amy'. lofty knows a lot about Motor cars and other things but he is not sure if I am a boy or a girl? he now thinks I am a girl but he is going to wait until Amanda the vet tells him when I go to see her next week before we settle on my name.

If I am a girl cat then I am Monty's Sister, if I am a boy then I am his Brother, but I was not born at the same time , you see our mum had some more kittens and I am one of the three she had, Monty was born in the big barn, but I was born in the space above the stables.

Lofty says that when they go on Holiday in the future Monty and me will keep one another company, and we will be able to play games together.
He has a special lady who loves cats who will come to see us and feed us twice a day so we will be looked after. I only came to their House yesterday, Sunday the 25th of September 2011 so everything is still very strange to me. But I am eating my dinner and drinking my milk. I have milk because I still only a baby kitten, but I do not need to be fed. I am about 8 weeks old, and I even have to wash myself.









I am still a little shy and hide in my box , can you see me in this picture?
If you click on the picture of me hiding you can watch me play. You will see that naughty Monty eating my dinner, so I told him off, then I ran back into my box in case he chased me
You see while I am so little I am going to live in this big cage, but when lofty or his wife are in the room we are allowed to play together.













Lofty tells Monty off if he is too rough but I do not mind because I am used to being with big cats some of them were Monty's brothers and sisters, born at the same time, they still live in the big barn.
I am in the picture on the right I am at the top of the picture can you see me?
I loved playing in the deep clean straw. If you look carefully you will see that there is another kitten just like Monty when he was baby kitten, but this one has a very fluffy coat.


















Lofty says he is really worried!
If Monty keeps growing at this rate he will have to get a bigger settee.









To day I have been to see Amanda the vet, she said I was a girl cat, so my name is 'Amy'




Last night I played in the big room, it was great fun.
If you click on my photo you can watch me play.

















Well as you can see from this picture I do come out of my cage which now is nearly always open, accept at night. Lofty says I am shut in because he needs some sleep.







You see Monty and me play a lot together now and Monty is showing me all the hiding places, in this photo we are sitting on the big bed, Monty really is my best friend I love him.
















In this picture Monty is washing me, He must think I cannot wash myself! I can, perhaps it just because he loves me?



















In this picture we are playing together, lofty say we are about to have a 'rough & tumble', he shouts at Monty if he gets too rough.
He says I am a typical girl always getting boys into trouble.

If you would like to watch us, click your mouse on the picture on the left.










Sometimes I have to listen to what Monty is saying and remember that like Mummy and Daddy he knows Best.









I really do like living with Monty in the big bungalow , he is very kind to me and he helps me wash and keep clan like my Mum used to .
I help him as well now because he can't reach some of his body, but we can both reach the important bits. What we do is wet our paws and then rub them over our fur , that keeps us nice and clean














In the mornings when the sun get up Monty and me lay by the bedroom window. it get nice and warm and in the winter Lofty has a tubular heater that comes on to stop the condensation , that water that forms on the inside of the window, it keeps us warm as well.
In this photo I am laying on Monty because he is nice and warm he does not mind.
















Guess who we found the other day sitting on the floor ?

Big Ted, Lofty said he has been living with his grandson's Louie and Ethan, and they brought him round to live with us for a while , We love him but he is a bit. big.
















I am not even frightened of him he has lovely fur but we have not seen him wash yet!


















Now that it is getting near winter time and it is getting cold in the bungalow Lofty lights the Multi-fuel, that is a heater where you can burn coal and logs, we like it because it keeps us warm if we lay in front of it .
Lofty has put a Fire guard round it to stop us burning ourselves you see it gets very hot.















I am getting quite brave , I have been watching Monty and he sites on lofty's Wife's Lap so I thought I would give that a try and I loved it, you get lots of cuddles. It was so comfortable that I feel asleep.



















You can see here that we are both getting big , Monty is going to be a lot bigger than me But I do not mind
If you look at my back feet closely can you see what I am standing on ?

It is lofty's key board for his computer, He gets cross when he is typing because he says all the words go wrong.














Do you now what, that Monty has started going out on his own, he has learnt to open the cat flap .
He pushes it with his foot and then opens the flap with his head.
I am not allowed to go with him because I am a bit to young and lofty says I might get lost.




























If you look at the picture above you will see Monty on the out side, and me on the inside.
I got told off because I would not let him in .
I was made to move so that he could open the flap and come inside.
I just wanted to learn how to open it so that when I get bigger I can do it myself.
Monty did not tell me off but he did chase me later in the evening .













The other morning while Lofty was getting in the logs and Coal he left the door open, we were good we did not go out , But Guess what we saw in our Garden ?

It was Big Ginger he lives a few doors down the road.
We are not sure yet whether he will be friends with us, lofty says he drinks water from the fish pond so perhaps later when we are bigger we will meet him.












That is him, We call him big ginger .



















Lofty has told us that we will need to keep our eyes open when we are in the garden because sometimes foxes visit , he told that last year one was in the garden in the daytime sunbathing so take care, he seems to forget we came from a fish farm and that our Mum told us all about foxes, she said they are not brave if you confront them so we will be alright, because we even give lofty a run for his money when we do not want to get caught.















Now if you were a cat and it was very cold outside where would you find that was nice and warm?
Well both Monty and Amy have the right idea they are sitting on the big armchair that has a nice big radiator behind it where of course it is nice and warm. We will write some more soon so keep coming back and we will let you all know how we are getting along.










love Monty & Amy


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