We love to spoil our pets, but one particular feline enjoys a fancier life than most.
Frank, a four-year-old Sphynx cat, is a very lucky animal – with his owners treating him to everything from massages to bubble baths and special gluten-free meals.
The feline is even driven around in a cute pram, so he doesn’t exert himself too much.
Talk about the high life.
Frank’s owner, Lee Taylor who lives in Nottingham, shares his pet with housemate Billie Jo Miller – and the pair confirm that he is an exceptionally spoiled cat.
But Frank has to fight for attention alongside his own roommate – Moo, the dog.
‘He’s probably the most pampered cat,’ Billie Jo said, who works as a spinal and brain injury care specialist.
‘He jumped in when I was already in the bath and had been for a while. He’s such a clingy cat and doesn’t leave my side.
‘He still didn’t look happy after it. I think it was because I’d been in there for so long – he got bored.’
‘I sent this picture to Lee and said “How close is too close?”.’
‘He’s always laughing because I’ve also got a chihuahua, Moo, that doesn’t like walking because the grass is bigger than him, so I bought them both a stroller and my friend was like “you’re going too far now”!’
Aside from his snazzy ride and a cosy cat seat, Frank also has a fabulous wardrobe – including an adorable bowtie.
However, the items are not just for fashion purposes.
Due to the lack of hair on his body, the cat needs clothes to avoid getting his skin sunburned.
Billie Jo said: ‘I don’t think you ever really own a cat, they own you.
‘We’ve never formally discussed who owns him if I’m honest we just refer to him as our cat.
‘[Frank’s] quite high maintenance. He stays with me more now than he does with my friend.
‘Frank can’t go outside like a normal cat because he’s sensitive to UV rays so he could get sunburn or also frostbite. They’re indoor cats.
‘He’s got a whole wardrobe full of clothes because he gets too cold.
‘He has his own car seat, a stroller and he bathes with me sometimes.
‘Frank’s also gluten [intolerant] so I’ll be making him a gluten-free birthday cake too. ‘Part of it’s a little bit extra on my part.
‘You don’t need to give them massages but he does get one.
‘You have to really keep on top of them. They can come across a lot of problems if you don’t look after them properly.
‘He has to have weekly baths. They’ve got no fur so they get dusty and secrete oils.
‘You get them used to water when they’re very young because they have to have such regular baths and you have to put cotton buds down their ears and get between their toes.
‘They’re a genetic mutation at the end of the day.’
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