This freakin' de-balled tomcat will waltz all over the house and snarl and make nasty cat noises and gallop and strut. He will flash enormous paws and long claws and huge fangs but thankfully has never "marked" his territory. His lips are black and his fangs are huge - that's scary.
When he walks by a human here and you reach down to pet him he will often flop on his side while closing his eyes and praying for a vigorous back rub or belly rub.
When he's sleeping and you pet him he will stretch and extend the wide paws and razor-sharp claws while his eyes stay closed. He does not strike with his weapons. At night he will often jump into my wife's lap on the sofa and make some kind of weak cat noise before snoozing. I think he loves her. She can grab all of his paws and squeeze them to get the claws out and clip them. All he does is make a weak cat noise that sounds like, "Aaah f&%k." But he never becomes angry.
We're just happy Trouble doesn't have to make a living out on the street - he's just a nice good-natured cat.
