Timpani is a 12 year old neutered female tabby cat. She has a very sweet disposition, but she's not terribly intelligent. I've had her since she was 6 weeks old. What she wants is to be constantly petted. Not held, just petted. And no matter what you are doing, she expects to be petted, NOW! Since she was neutered, she has gained a great deal of weight and now weighs 14 pounds. She is unfazed by the dogs as long as they are in her territory; she rarely ventures into theirs, which is downstairs. She tolerates the Varmint, but hates it when he jumps on her. We can tell this by her yowls when it happens.