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This is a picture of my cat, a technically nameless Ginger tom, who arrived on our doorstep while Perdy was still around. As I'm sure you can imagine, a mature, spayed female and young tom who had not been neutered got along famously. Ginge was forever creeping up on Perdy, and she was forever rejecting his advances in a hissing flurry of tooth and claw. Every time this happened, Ginger's face took on a look of hurt innocence - "Did I do something wrong?".
He was always the more daring and playful of the pair and, after one adventure, returned home nursing a broken leg. We took him to the vet, who put pins in to fix the bone and then neutered him 'for the best'. I mean, OK, we don't want a litter of kittens suddenly appearing at our doorstep one day, but I'm still against neutering/spaying. In case you're wondering, his leg is fine now, and he's perfectly able to leap around like a mad thing.
Ginge now has a very cute habit of battering at doors and windows with his paws when he wants to come into the house. Also, his claws are never fully retracted, so a playful swat from him can send you running for the antiseptic. Another of his cute tricks is when he decided to chase nonexistant things around the assault course of table and chairs in the dining room, swatting at air through the gaps in the backs of the chairs, pouncing on the table legs, and then acting innocent when he notices you're giving him a funny look.
