What a perfect name for this kitten! Alfalfa is indeed a Little Rascal! He's so silly and funny - a total character. He simply adores people. He loves to play with you and to reach out with his tiny little paws to make contact. Alfalfa actually had a pretty bad injury early on in life - he got scratched in the eye while playing with another kitten. But he was so good with taking his medicine and getting goop put in his eye that he is back to 100%. And now he can spend all of his time and energy being a goofball.


It seems really sweet when your kitty weaves in and out of your feet, rubbing its little face and tail against your legs. While its nice to think the cat is doing it because he loves you; in reality, the cat is doing it because he OWNS you.

Cats have scent-producing glands on the tail, head, lips, chin and paws. But rubbing against your legs, the cat is leaving its unique scent on you, thus declaring his ownership of the territory to other cats.  The same thing happens when they rub against the doorway, table, chair, bed, dog, refrigerator, keys, shoes, papers, computer etc. You may think those things belong to you, you silly person! But they belong to your cat. The sooner you realize this, the sooner you will live happily with your scent-marking cat.