Phantom is a very friendly cat. When people come over, he comes out to see who it is that is entering his domain. Yes, he thinks this is his kingdom, eventhough I tell him it's my house, he doesn't listen. But he will crawl up on the people when they sit down, and usually purr when they play with him or pet him. If he likes you he will lick you a few times. However, if he senses that there is an "evilness" or "violence" about a person, he won't go around them. He's also afraid of crowds--more than 4 people. I took him to my niece's house for Thanksgiving, and he started panting like a dog, because he was afraid of all the people, and he was out of his domain. He hid most of that evening, although he did come out once in a while, and when it was time for his "num-nums" (i.e. canned food).

His favorite canned foods are Fancy Feast's Grilled Tuna Feast in gravy, Grilled Chicken Feast in gravy, Grilled Turkey Feast in gravy, and Grilled Salmon Feast in gravy. He also likes Whiskas Choice Cuts in Sauce in the same flavors as the Fancy Feast. He loves to drink the gravy or sauce first. He is more finicky than Morris. He doesn't like 9-lives at all. He will only eat the food that has chunks or is shreaded. I guess he wants to taste the meat rather than the mush of the other types of food. I've tried fooling him by buying cheaper gourmet cat foods, and he won't touch them. His favorite snack is Whisker Lickin's Shrimp and Tuna Flavor. He doesn't like Pounce brand snacks. He's not as picky with his dry food, thank goodness. I have been feeding him Kitten Chow, Alley Cat, and Dad's Hairball Formula, and he eats those without any problem.

His favorite toy is a mouse on the end of a long piece of material attached to a stick. He drags that around and lays it at my feet to play with him. He disturbs me at the most inconvenient times, kind of like some people we all know...lol. But if I can, I'll stop and play with him. He does entertain himself by looking out my widows, dropping his other toy mice in the toilet or his water bowl, or just running around my apartment. For some reason he also likes to play in the bathtub. He attacks my shower curtain. I've also found him curled up sleeping in my bathroom sink. Cats are not supposed to like water, but he gets in my bathtub, right after I've had a shower, and walks around sniffing. I guess he doesn't understand why we humans want to get ourselves wet like that...lol.

To see more photos of Phantom click on "Phantom's Photos" in the left menu, or on his picture above.

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