Sassy cats — Another tribute to Jake

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We never forget a feisty, peculiar cat like Jake. When he passed ten years ago this week, Gracie joined us. He would have approved because she’s as quirky as he was. Here is a tribute from a few years back.

Cats have a language all their own. There are surprises along the way like when I heard but didn’t recognize Morgan’s hunting cries. I can interpret most of them. I know who is who. Mostly.

Jake – my old, now deceased, cat was the most vocal. He was from the ‘hood…or maybe Jersey or New York. (He sounded like something out of the Rocky franchise or maybe Good Fellas.)

He had a few good lines. For one thing he called me “Cupcake.” I have no idea why. Maybe because I was reading the Stephanie Plum detective series when he was younger. (He read occasionally or maybe he was just putting his scent or hacking a hairball on my books.)

Here are some of his gems:

Yo Cupcake, grab me a tuna juice from the fridge. Can’t move. The chipmunks running Olympic trials out there. Maybe they need a judge. I could use a snack.

(This one to Morgan) Hey Toots, get your nose outta my business. You know I can spray, doncha?

(To Mollie, the first new cat after he was here. She tried to teach him about the birds and bees before we got her spayed. Fortunately he already had his business snipped and wasn’t interested. This was overheard shortly after Morgan joined the crew.) Hey Molls, waddya think of the new kid? Kinda pain in the ass, doncha think?

(To anyone in general) Cool dude has arrived! I can take your presents now. Bring ‘em on.

(To the staff) What? Service on strike around here? I haven’t eaten in over an hour. I’m diabetic. I need my food. Pronto!

(To anyone with a camera) Damn paparazzi! Are you from Cat Fancy? Be sure to get my name right. I am not Morris! Morris is a red cat. I’m a black panther cat. Send the check to my agent. Include Friskie samples and no damn diet stuff either.

 

Jake with one of his favorite peeps (who looks so incredibly young!)

(To anyone sitting) Hey yo! You’re in my chair. (Didn’t matter which chair. Whichever one you were in was the one he wanted.)

Aw Jake, may he rest in peace. There aren’t many cats like him.

 

Jake guarding his catnip plant. This shot was taken a few months before he passed. He was already an old cat but still feisty. Just ask Morgan, who was the new catkid then.

46 thoughts on “Sassy cats — Another tribute to Jake”

  7. This post had me laughing all afternoon. So funny!

    Have you considered writing a screenplay based on this – kind of a feline Rocky kitty… of course, you would need an Adrian kitty too.

    Thanks for brightening up my day – this is hilarious!!!

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  9. “Hey yo! You’re in my chair” reminds me of my “cat friend Carol” whom I’ve mentioned to you through the years. Her husband, an engineer, worked out of state for about five years after getting laid off from GM. He only flew home to NY for the extended Christmas/New Year’s holiday and two weeks in July for the plant shut down. One of Carol’s three cats, I think Dudley, the oldest, liked a certain easy chair and since David was gone for such long periods of time, no one else sat in it and the cat was genuinely miffed whenever David came home to visit. Sometimes David had to wait until the three cats got fed or Dudley used the litter box to sit in his own chair. Putting books, a newspaper, etc. there as a place marker if he, David, left the room did no good. The cat still plopped down and refused to move, glaring at David. 🙂

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  10. You really know how to give each cat the fitting dialogue for their personality. Would’ve loved for you to meet my kitty Sneakers to give her some dialogue. She might’ve been the female-Jake. Have a nice weekend.

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  12. It is fun to read his special comments… it seems just so him. I didn’t realize how Mollie and Morgan worked into the Sassy Cats with Jake. I went back and did some reading. Love the last photo… he may have been an older cat but he was still handsome and he was feisty… and I loved that he was quirky♥

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  14. This post had me cracking up, Jake sounds like such a character! I love the “Yo Cupcake” line, what a legend. Totally making me think of my own cat, who’s currently judging me from the couch while I wait for the carpet cleaners to finish. Cats really do have their own language, and they always make sure we know who’s in charge!

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    • He had lots. He wasn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer but he managed to figure things out eventually. He was an incredible hunter. I saw him jump and knock a bird out of the air. RIP bird. 😦

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