Well, I felt like the biggest fool. I had no idea that such a small cat could make such a loud noise. Poor Sidney must have thought somewhere along the way his mating call went bad, because every time he did it, I'd come running along and shove my fingers down his throat. This reminds me of a couple we sold one of our baby spider monkeys to. They were all asleep, with the monkey on her side when she woke up from its noise.
Spiders shake their heads and laugh when they're having a good time.
Anyway, Sidney is now almost four years old. He weighs about 24 pounds and he has proven to be quite the stud. He is just as sweet today as the day he flew into my life. He does have bad days, especially when it is overcast or raining, when he gets stiff. He loves for me to give him a back rub on these days.