How to visit Timofey
Over months of watching, Timoshenka has acquired a certain amount of experience, a concentrated distillation of which is offered for your attention here. This is the most detailed guide to shattered expectations and ruined plans. And to meeting what is perhaps the most well-built cat in the Universe and its surroundings.
Instructions for observing Timoshenka:
- Arrive early.
- Leave late.
- Between points 1 and 2, do not go anywhere.
- Endure.
Early means before 10 a.m. Better earlier. Best of all is to arrive right when the zoo opens. It is not a given that Timosha will be out for a walk at half past seven in the morning, but he has been seen at such an early hour.
Late means however it turns out. The personal record “by the enclosure” is just over 6 hours. All that time you have to be on your feet. If anything, that is serious physical exertion. Simply standing on your feet for six hours straight is something not everyone can do. And on top of that, you still have to stay focused. And not even dash off to the toilet.
In the morning, have a light breakfast without coffee or other diuretics. Limit fluid intake. Take care of bathroom matters in advance.
Health problems can seriously change your plans. Chronic ailments incompatible with a regime of “not drinking or eating for about six...eight hours, and not going to the toilet for the same amount of time” can seriously change your plans.
In summer, on the day of observing Timosha, I lost up to two kilograms of body weight. Clearly, all of it was due to dehydration. At a body weight of 60..61 kg, losing 2 kg of water in half a day is a pretty serious bid for cardiovascular complications. Think about whether you really need that.
Maybe it is better simply to rely on luck? Be that as it may, always keep in mind that the cat owes none of us anything. If he does not want to come out, he does not come out. In any case, you should not expect Timoshenka to wait for you and adjust his schedule to your arrival. Be prepared to endure and suffer, or rely on luck.
May you have a successful meeting with this wonderful, varied, and well-built cat. Timofey is magnificent. Every meeting with him is a joy.
Cats for everyone!
Comments 9
No time for cheese fries?!? 😱 I'm not sure I have the constitution necessary to spot Master Timofey!!
mnamosyna (rachael), No kidding, the most decent food near Timosha is the chicken pita. You just have to ask for it without sauce, because that nasty cheap so-called barbecue sauce (burnt sugar, vinegar, thickener) can ruin any food. It’ll be half a pita, with grilled chicken and fries inside. If you ask for no sauce three times or so, there’s a chance you’ll get it without sauce.
mnamosyna (rachael), And they serve pretty decent coffee at MosZoo, right by the entrance, in a pseudo-Georgian little restaurant. It’s even tasty there.
Pavel Burov, What I'm hearing is that it is best to bring your own snacks! 😁
And why is that six hours on your feet? After all, Timosha has a place along the enclosure where he can sit. Well, the kids stand there on their feet, and I, for example, was resting) Anything is better than nothing
l83, What if Timosha comes out and I’m sprawled out in front of him? Disrespect 🙂😹
It’s hard to make yourself turn your back on this magical door to the princely chambers 🙂
In fact, it’s enough to stand there for half an hour in the morning and then half an hour in the evening. He’s not awake during the day (almost).
manul, The day before yesterday he went out at around 8:30 and walked until about 15:20.
Timofey has the same schedule every day. Namely, different 🙂
I remember our hardcore expectations by the enclosures... Altai in Izhevsk, Munich, Saarbrücken, Fellini...
Now we’re a bit more laid-back and trying to catch the buzz from the process so as not to lose too much weight. So to speak — the manul way to manul a manul :)