We just don’t know. No fascinating anecdotes or adventures mean that we have to be cautious.
Health & Vitality – 5/10
Spike’s not much more than a kitten. They’re all healthy, except the sickly ones that pander to Darwin.
Home invasion – 7/10
As Spike was discovered in a park (in Balsall Heath no less) he does have a hint of the vagrant about him. This is a good thing, it means he can take care of himself.
Meow – 3/10
Again we don’t know. He doesn’t look like a noisy one but it is so hard to judge these days.
Fighting Ability – 8/10
Now we’re talking. Spike has tried to eat a child by starting with their hair. We weren’t there but we do have an image of Spike dangling with a mouthful of hair. Obviously Spike will learn, over time, if you want to eat a child then start with their feet so they can’t run away. Spike has also got into a fight with a dog and punched a man in the face. We do know that the dog in question is a bit dim but it is a natural predator so fair play.
Overall cuteness – 4/10
Is that cute? We don’t think so. Yes, we can see Spike can do the comic position but a kitten needs to go that little bit further.
Friendliness – 3/10
Punched a man in the face. THAT’S THE OPPOSITE OF FRIENDLY.
Dignity – 4/10
Is dignity lying prostrate on your back doing an impression of rabbit? Not it isn’t.
Intelligence – 7/10
Spike spends much of his day laying elaborate traps so he can jump out on people, children and dogs. This isn’t the natural instinct of the hunter but rather a carefully constructed homage to the films of the late Peter Sellers.
Remaining lives – 8/10
Having been born on quite literally, the wrong side of the tracks, Spike has found a loving new home which he has systematically abused and terrorised. Some would say this isn’t the most shrewd move but it is breathtakingly bold.
Summary: 52%
We can’t help feeling that Spike might have done better if we’d known more about him.
Doesn’t it piss you off when you are sitting in a pub telling people about a cracking cat you met that there isn’t an objective standard to gauge how good it is against another cat? People can rate hurricanes but not cats. That’s ridiculous, I see loads more cats than hurricanes. I intend to redress this imbalance by making a universal standard of cats.
Many people ask if this site is restricted to just cats from a particular post code. It isn’t, cats don’t respect post codes, they don’t send letters.
I demand a re-evaluation.
I’d certainly like to wish you luck with your demand.