In the summer of 2006, we had Mr. Boceiphus put to sleep. He had developed a respiratory problem that I could no longer allow to hurt him. My sister went with me and was my support. He went very peacefully and was laid to rest next to Cooper and Gueneviere. He was big sweetie and it took a bit to get used to him not being on my back when I slept. :(

Bociephus was such a cutie.  He was given to me as a birthday present from my sister. My husband made it very clear that 5 cats were enough. So, I brought him home in the bird cage and said he was a domesticated Uruguayan parrot. We had a hard time finding a name for him, It took 2 days of calling him cute widdle baby to figure out his personality.  We finally decided on Bociephus.  Quickly his personality fit his name...well if there is such a thing as acting like a Bociephus.  The "rest of the family" weren't too thrilled when I first got him, but he was soon loved by all....except when he tried to wake them up by biting their neck.  I would have to say the strangest thing he did was drink water with his paw. It took him 10 minutes to quench his thirst because he refused to stick his face in the bowl. He'd scoop up a few drops with his paw and lick it off.....over and over and over. It was very amusing to watch.

In October of 2006 we lost our Meeser Bedimere. He was a good cat and I miss him very much. Out of respect for my beautiful baby, I ask that if you have dogs, you keep them on your property and limit their roaming....especially if you have 3 or more. Thank you.

Bedimere was a pretty cool cat, although he also fit into the most irritating. He had the belief that if he went outside, waited 5 minutes, and scratched to come back in, that new and more exciting food would appear inside. When there was no new food, he remembered that going outside would make new food appear so he would cry and cry the most pathetic meow I'd ever heard until we gave in and let him out, knowing full well he was only wanting out so new food would appear. It was a continuing process throughout the day, every day. If this plan failed, and we refused to let him out, he turns to affection. Whether he was replacing food with petting, or he believed petting would bring new food, I never quite figured out his mind set on this one.   Later Bedimere also developed a strange curiosity for water. A toilet flushing would wake him from sound sleep and he'd comes running as if it was the most exciting thing he'd ever seen. Then his interests turned to sinks. He would try to catch the water before it'd go down the drain. Once he realized it wasn't going to work he just turned himself upside down and let the water run all over his face. I'd never seen anything quite like it.


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