Thomas 'OMallley (named after one of the Aristocats of cartoon fame) is a Himalayan and Ragdoll cat with an insatiable curiosity.
He loves to walk into everyone's house around the neighborhood.

Carl and Debbie Sweetland got Thomas about four years ago from Debbie's mom who originally got him from a breeder but then moved into a condominium and could not keep him. "We used to 'cat-sit' when she was out of town and he just loved it here," she said.

Thomas also enjoys tempting fate by laying directly in the middle of the street where he literally takes a catnap. "No fear," Debbie said.

He also, even though he was declawed previously, will attack dogs with the exception of the Sweetland's miniature Labradoodle, Ginger.

Despite this one aggressive tendency he's actually a gentle soul. "He cuddles and he purrs and he sleeps spread eagle on top of the chairs, and my daughter has a bunk bed with one for her dolls and he sleeps on those."

This doesn't prevent him from staying ready however should a confrontation present itself. "He sharpens his claws, even though he doesn't have them, all the time," Debbie said, "you'll always here this (makes pawing sound) and that's Thomas sharpening his virtual claws."

He loves Cat Man Doo extra large dried Bonita flakes as a snack which the family buys at MudBay.

Thomas will play with a "couple of neighborhood chums," said Carl and he spends some time with the other cat in the house, Felix.

Carl said, "He just does what he wants to do. At our other house he would park himself in the driveway and you'd have to stop the car, get out, pick the cat up, move him and then drive the rest of the way in." Thomas however is very patient," Our kids have manhandled him over the years."

Thomas is an early riser, coming into the bedroom and batting the blinds at 4 a.m. "everyday," said Debbie.

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