Mary Mooney, 16, described her 20-pound cat Kobe as “lazy, calm, yet social” when the calico has the energy to move.
“She can be funny at times,” said Mooney, a junior. “She can’t lick her own butt. She tries and it’s really funny. She’s like trying, but she’s so fat, all of her rolls are just out.”
The family picked up Kobe at Petco in 2015 as a kitten after Mooney’s sister begged her stepmom to buy the fluffball.
Mooney’s not sure how Kobe got so fat, especially since she only feeds the 9-year-old feline one can of wet food every night. “She doesn’t like to go outside, so she doesn’t exercise,” Mooney said. “She just sits around. She likes to sit at the end of my parents’ bed, or on the couch.”
Kobe sometimes gets a burst of energy, however, and spazzes out, jumping off beds, darting around the living room to hide behind the couch, and during the holiday season, loves to bite the Christmas tree.
“She can have a lot of energy at times,” Mooney said. “Her eyes get super bold and she’ll start running around, and then she’ll just stop suddenly and she’s back to being lazy.”
The most endearing personality trait, in Mooney’s opinion, is how Kobe stalks Mooney in the kitchen when Mooney is cooking. “She’ll just walk around your feet when you’re trying to move,” Mooney said, adding Kobe is too fat to jump on the counter to steal food. “She probably wants food. Sometimes I slip some dinner under the dinner table.”
Despite this nuisance, Mooney wouldn’t change anything about Kobe’s behavior and cherishes their human-pet connection.
“She’s just so fat I can’t get mad at her,” Mooney said. “She just brings a lot of joy and comfort.”
Pet Patrol reporters Sarah Leite and Arianne Peixoto are seeking students and staff on campus who would like to feature the love of their pets on the Coastal Tides website. If you have a pet you would like the Pet Patrol to feature, please write Mr. Noonan at [email protected] or stop by the newsroom (Classroom 521).
