Sailboat Cat Loves To Dive Into The Water | The Dodo

Wow! He will literally jump in the water and swim back to the boat and that is not something we've taught him to do. When Ronnie swims he's like a pro. Did you jump in again Ronnie? When we're sailing Ronnie if he's up on deck it's only if it's He was born to be a boat cat. He's always been perfectly happy on board. I guess our lifestyle makes him feel free. He wants to be part of everything that we do and that includes paddle boarding. So he'll cry to get on the paddleboard and I'll take him for a paddle. Want a little family excursion? If we're near land I'll drop him off at the beach. He's just a very adventurous cat and nothing fades him at all. Ronnie was like my first rainbow baby. He could tell when I was sad. He would actually sit on my tummy and curl up like he knew where the source of my pain was. It was amazing. Ronnie came into our lives after really difficult times. We were trying to expand our family and sadly we went through devastating pregnancy losses. We were staying unmanned and one day this little ginger face appeared at our window. We let him in. He slowly integrated into our lives. We tried a life jacket on him and that didn't go very well. Got him a pet passport. So we took the leap, took him on a plane and we brought him back to the boat. Come and check it out. Come on then. Can't get him out of there. That's it right. Shut that. Put that down. It's like his own little home. He's like what's this? Weird place. What do you think of your new home? What do you think darling? Do you like it here? It's pretty neat huh? We went through another loss and I happened to be walking up through town and there was this tiny petrified kitten. Managed to get hold of her, put her straight into my jumper, turned straight back around and just walked home to the boat again. According to the vet she was abandoned by her mum but home is where the heart is. I think she could feel that. She felt safe. Ronnie almost hunted her at first and then he almost overnight just took her under his wing and became like a father figure to her. Everywhere he went she would follow him and climb up him and sleep on him and eventually they were completely inseparable. Ronnie and Smidge definitely came into our lives for reasons. They have been the sunshine we needed during a very dark time. It's been five years since we came to live on the boat and they complete our home. Our boat might move around but it's always home no matter where we are.