Six years with Professor

by Kaylah Stroup

Two nights ago I was laying in bed sharing a pillow with Professor, who was licking coconut oil out of my hair, when it occurred to me “I think our anniversary is coming up.” I wrote down a reminder to check in the morning and drifted off to sleep. It was the first thing I thought of when I woke up. A quick search on the blog and I found that July 6th, the next day, marked six whole years with Professor. Six years on the sixth – it’s a special one! I’ve really been slacking off with my animal posts these last few years, which I regret. I’m definitely trying to get back into the swing of it and what better excuse to do so than an anniversary?!

If you haven’t been around since he first showed up (which wow! hi! crazy if you have!) here’s a little bit of a recap for you. My parents live in the middle of nowhere, and one evening my mom spotted the tiniest little Siamese kitty walking in the driveaway. Knowing that was my dream cat, she scooped him up and brought him over to my house so I could say hi and take some pictures before taking him to her boss at the time who had a cat rescue. Basically everyone in my family knows that if you see a cute animal, you better tell Kaylah because she’ll want to take pictures of it.

I was falling in love from the second I saw him but had no intention of bringing another cat into my life. After hanging out with him for a day it was time to take him up to where my mom worked to give him to her boss. After getting there I texted my mom to see where she was. She responded she had the day off and to just go find her boss. I think this might have been the only time in my life when being sickeningly shy actually worked in my favor. I decided to take him home with me because there was noooo way I was going to talk to her boss all alone. On the way home I stopped off at my parents to chat with my mom and it was there I made the decision to keep him. Clearly it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

All these years later and he’s still the same goofy kitten I fell in love with. I call him my perma-kitten because despite his age he still acts like a kitten. He has unlimited energy and is often seen (and heard) darting from one side of the house to the other for no apparent reason. He’s also an all star cuddler! Literally the most cuddly thing in existence. Sometimes he just cannot be close enough. His hobbies include chasing flashes of light (like reflections from your phone), lounging in the sun for hours, never shutting up, and ripping open bags of treats. He’s a little devil but could absolutely turn the biggest cat hater into a fan.

His latest obsessions are coconut oil, and drinking water from a glass. He can hear me opening the coconut oil jar from the other side of the house and will immediately coming running. He would love it if I let him dip his face in but is more than happy to have me wipe some on his nose or to lick it off my legs. Such a little weirdo! And the drinking water out of a cup thing? No idea why he started but he went from not paying an ounce of attention to my glass to not being able to resist. It’s impossible to keep him away!

The only thing that’s really changed is the color of his fur! Seriously, check out his fur in the photo below from 2012! I thought he was sooo dark then but he just continue to change. I’m starting to think in another few years I’ll have two black cats instead of one. My little guy went from being a toasted marshmallow to a burnt one.

summoning a demon with Squid + Klaus. I mean, I’m not sure why else they’d lay in this weird configuration.

I could type for hours and still never properly express how much Professor means to me. The world would seriously be a better place if everyone had a fuzzy little kitten like this in their life. Here’s to many more years with this little creep!
xoxo

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33 comments

Anna July 6, 2016 - 12:55 pm

Awh hehe he is so adorable! Love these photos too, so cute.

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Kaylah July 6, 2016 - 1:21 pm

Thanks Anna! 🙂

Alexandra July 6, 2016 - 1:57 pm

Aw happy anniversary to you two – crazy how much his fur has changed! I live for your FesserMakesFaces posts 🙂

Kaylah July 7, 2016 - 2:33 am

Hehe! Glad you like those! I love taking dumb pictures of him!

Rachel Bjork July 6, 2016 - 2:26 pm

Omg I'M in love with him just seeing his pictures and reading about him! What a GREAT cat!

Kaylah July 7, 2016 - 2:34 am

He truly is! 🙂

Meghan, sure sure sure July 6, 2016 - 2:54 pm

OMG I guess I've been reading your blog for six years (and then some?? Dang!) I remember when you brought out this sweet lil guy. The hair color changes are so interesting to me, my cat started out jet black and kinda short haired and is now a brindle mess of long thick fur. The world is full of things man!

Kaylah July 7, 2016 - 2:35 am

That's so crazy! Time flies!

What!? Soooo weird.

Kristina Burkey July 6, 2016 - 3:14 pm

AW!!! I love this! I also love the just-busted-licking-my-butt photo XD

Kaylah July 7, 2016 - 2:36 am

Hahah! I love how big his eyes are in that photo. Totally shocked I would interrupt his special moment.

Ocean Senta July 6, 2016 - 4:23 pm

I have a cat that looks very similar to the Professor (mine's a Siamese/Short hair mix) and it sounds like they have very similar mannerisms, particularly the taste in coconut oil. 😀 Happy cat-iversary!

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Kaylah July 7, 2016 - 2:36 am

Hah! So sweet. 🙂

Mieze Schindler July 6, 2016 - 5:32 pm

I love the picture, where he tries to drink out of a glass.
Such a nice Cat/ Kitten!

🙂

Kaylah July 7, 2016 - 2:37 am

Thanks! 🙂

Michelle Nguyen July 6, 2016 - 10:02 pm

So adorable! Happy anniversary!

Kaylah July 7, 2016 - 2:43 am

Thanks Michelle! 🙂

Caroline Lapointe July 6, 2016 - 11:53 pm

Awe still a cutie!
So… I started following you about a year before professor came in? That's 7 years! crazy how fast time passes. xx

Kaylah July 7, 2016 - 2:43 am

Woweeee! It really is crazy how quickly time flies. 😀

The Evil Banana July 6, 2016 - 11:58 pm

this reminds me i have been meaning to send you a couple of our new pup toys from our shop for Klaus. We had our puppy test run them for a month to make sure they don't break easily. Keep a eye out! 🙂

Kaylah July 7, 2016 - 2:47 am

OOoooh! Nice! He'll be so excited! 😀

Prisca Soubervie July 7, 2016 - 8:47 am

I have no idea how I ended up here the first time a few years ago, but he is one of the reason I started following you. Love this article, plus I have the exact same one here. Hello from France! ��

Kaylah July 7, 2016 - 1:28 pm

Hehe! 🙂

steph rivers July 7, 2016 - 8:33 pm

So sweet! I love seeing photos of Professor (and the rest of your critter coven).

Kaylah July 7, 2016 - 11:10 pm

🙂

Rae - Say It Aint So July 8, 2016 - 1:52 am

Aw! Happy anniversary! He is so cute, and it is crazy how much his coat has changed!
we have a torti/siamese mix and she has a huge kitty personality too! she is 14 this year, and still full of spunk, and is still just as lovely/annoying as ever!

Kaylah July 13, 2016 - 3:50 pm

Awwww! So cute! It's crazy how much personality can be packed into one tiny animal.

Natalie Mulford July 11, 2016 - 7:36 am

So cute! I remember when you got him, so yep, I've been following for awhile! I have a tonkinese and his colour has become darker as he's grown older too!

Kaylah July 13, 2016 - 3:50 pm

So strange how that happens!

(Thanks for sticking around all these years! That's so cool! :))

Alexis047 July 13, 2016 - 12:47 am

Girl, I know EXACTLY how you feel about Professor!! My half siamese/half tabby used to be solid white with orange ears and a striped tail, but now his white fur has peachy patches 😛

Kaylah July 13, 2016 - 3:51 pm

HAH! That is so crazy!!! I recently found an instagram account about a cat who was black but over the years has been getting big white patches!

Sarah Albertson July 15, 2016 - 8:05 pm

Aww happy anniversary Professor! I actually remember when you got him, probably from Flickr! Haha. I had two Siamese cats growing up, and man, do they have so much personality! They started off pretty light too, and then darkened over time, it must be a Siamese thing 🙂

PeachSponge July 24, 2016 - 12:27 pm

Oh my gosh I've been reading your blog for six years!

He's so handsome! I wish my cats and my big goober dog got along, but he's scared of them and their claws

It’s The Little Things… | Bloggsom July 20, 2017 - 4:03 am

[…] This little cat brings a smile to my face every single day. I threaten Jeff “You better hurry up and marry me or I’m going to marry Professor!” He makes everything better, and his little meows warm my heart. I don’t know what I’d do without him. Also, I missed the opportunity to write a seven year anniversary post for him this year but you can read our six year anniversary post here. […]

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