Our old pet cat, Baldrick, was a real character. For most of the thirteen years he spent with us he acted like a kitten. When he passed away in October 2017, we thought we would never have another cat with such a personality. However, one month after we lost Baldrick, a kitten called Edmund arrived. For the next two and a half years, he was a force of nature in our lives until he was taken from us by a hit-and-run driver on the quiet country lane where we live. I took thousands of amazing photos of him during his short life, here or 40 of my favorites.
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#1 The Magic Kitten
All of the other adorable cats we have known have hated soap bubbles even ones with catnip mixed in, but Edmund loved them. He would leap and chase them all around the room but could never understand why he never managed to catch one. This just seemed to make him more determined with each new attack.
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#2 The Dancing Kitten
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#3 The Tree-Hugging Cat
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#4 The Expressive Kitten
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#5 The Jumping Kitten
Edmund would bounce all around the bedroom for hours chasing toys, and it soon became apparent that his jumping abilities were beyond those for an ordinary cat. Baldrick had jumped around quite a lot, but he was positively earthbound compared to Edmund. As he grew, Edmund could jump about six feet straight up or eight feet sideways from a standing start and without much apparent effort.
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#6 The Stretchy Cat
As Edmund grew up, we decided to move somewhere with more open space for him to run around in. He was built like a miniature cheetah and really needed a field to run in. We managed to find a mobile home next to a field and some woodland. It was just outside a village and seemed like the ideal location for Edmund and Melchett.
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#7 The Singing Cat
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#8 Balancing Cat
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#9 The Karate Kitten
Our other cat Melchett wasn't overly impressed with the new addition to the family. Edmund decided early on that Melchett was entertainment and would jump on him at every opportunity. Melchett is usually fairly peace-loving but his patience was worn very thin.
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#10 The Bouncing Cat
We had one snowfall during our time in the caravan, and Edmund made the most of it. He ran, jumped and skidded all over the field and seemed even less likely than usual to stay still.
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#11 The Wind-Blown Cat
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#12 The Beautiful Kitten
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#13 The Crazy Kitten
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#14 The Zombie Cat
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#15 The Overdramatic Kitten
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#16 The Famous Kitten
Edmund had a toy Santa with a furry tail which he adored.
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#17 The Friendly Cat
The field had three sheep living in it and Edmund had great fun chasing them as he thought they were just big woolly mice. He got away with it the first couple of times as the sheep were taken by surprise by this new menace and ran away. However, they soon realised how small he was and started to stand their ground. This led to a series of stand-offs which he mostly lost but he still kept trying. When the sheep had lambs in the spring, he tolerated them approaching him and would happily rub noses with them which was his favourite greeting.
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#18 The Party Cat
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#19 The Thirsty Kitten
Edmund was the only cat we have had that loved running water and loved drinking and playing with it.
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#20 The Hyperactive Kitten
The moment we released Edmund from his carrier he was like a tiny Tasmanian devil, twirling and jumping all around the bedroom, and we joked that he would become the most photographed cat in the world which is probably not too far from the truth.
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