Ramses the Tyrant

What do you know about Ramses II, one of the longest-ruling Pharaohs of Egypt? There are a lot of very interesting facts about this Pharaoh, but the main discussion of this blog is the feline who has been given his name.

And this is Ramses! The eight-month old, starving cat that got dropped off near my parents' house! He picked a good time, because the only heart he had to melt was my mother's, and she has a big heart. It just so happened that my dad and Devynn were just leaving for Eastern Oregon for their deer hunt, and Kambria and I went to visit Cassandra in San Francisco for her birthday. This little guy was here when we got back, and what a surprise he has been!

First of all, he is ridiculously playful. Our other cats are all Manx, and are very "introverted." They are super sweet to everyone in the family (although some cats seem to have their favorites) and very skittish when new people are around. Not Ramses. He could be described as extremely extroverted! He hardly sleeps, he always wants to play, he is always hungry, and he always has something to say! 

So, why the name Ramses? I think this name was actually Kambria's idea. It could be that I made her listen to the first book of the Amelia Peabody Series on the way down (and she enjoyed it!) and that the majority of the story takes place in Egypt in the late 1800s. 

It does seem fitting for him though. Instead of black eye liner like what Egyptians wore (or like a lot of other cats) he has black lipstick. He also wants to be the center of attention, which is similar to Ramses II erecting statues of himself all over Egypt. The fact that he came to us as an adolescent could also be likened to Ramses II taking the thrown of Egypt in his teen years. 

Ramses is adapting to life here very well. He still plays a little rough, but he sleeps more and isn't starving (still obsessed with food though). 

Here are another couple of pictures of this funny cat:

Here is Ramses on my shoulders sleeping ( I think)
He jumped up there of his own accord!

Here's the little Tyke playing by himself underneath
the wine cabinet

I will also share with you  just one fact that I learned while doing a little research on Ramses II. (Note: This was on Wikipedia, but it did have 3 citations, you make the call!)

Apparently in 1974, Egyptologists saw that Ramses II's Mummy was deteriorating in the Cairo Museum. Ramses II was issued an Egyptian passport that stated his occupation as "King (deceased)" and they sent him on to Paris to find out that he had a fungus that was causing the problem. Also, when he arrived in Paris, the military gave him a welcome befitting a king! 

Way to go Ramses!!