My Favourite Cat

Useful phrases to tell about your favourite pet. I'm talking about a cat who lived with me when I was a child.
Topic
- I like cats very much.
- I love that they are independent animals.
- The cat will not bother you to play with it or beg you to go for a walk.
- But at the same time, they love to be caressed, and it is pleasant to stroke them.
- My first cat was brought home by my sister.
- She persuaded our mom to take a kitten from a brilliant cat, that was able to go to the toilet like a human.
- We named our cat Begemot (Hippo), even though it was tiny.
- Begemot was a very smart cat. I talked to him like a man, and he answered meow.
- I explained to him in words that he was forbidden to pee on the carpet or tear the sofa.
- It was a black cat with a white chest and paws.
- One day he got very sick, and I had to give him injections.
- I was petrified that he would stop loving me.
- So, I explained to him that the injections would make him feel better and his illness would go away.
- Surprisingly he understood me, and he never resisted anymore when I gave him injections.
- I thought Begemot would live with us for many years.
- But one day, when I went to my grandmother's for my summer vacation, he jumped out of the window and never came back.
- I looked for him every day after school for a year, but I couldn't find him.
- I've always liked cats more than dogs. They seemed to me more graceful.
- But not everyone can have a cat. For example, my son is allergic to cats.
- I never understood people who had a few dozen cats.
- It seems to me that cats do not like to live together in a small space.
- So, one cat is more than enough in an ordinary apartment.
- I think cats help relieve stress after a hard day.
- The look of the cat which is sleeping on the couch at home does look cozy.
Vocabulary
- caress - touch or stroke gently or lovingly
- cozy - giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation
- persuade - induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument
- stroke - move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface), typically repeatedly; caress