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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
I don’t trust you, cat.
Puffy is weird lately. She’s a weird enough cat in the first place with her apparent kitty schizophrenia, but for the past several weeks she’s been stranger than usual.
When we brought Rosco home from the hospital after his birth the first thing Puffy did when we walked through the front door was approach the carrier, sniff it, and then hiss at him. From the very beginning I’ve taught Rosco to avoid Puffy (and thus her maulings) and Puffy for the most part steers clear of him.
Fast-forward 3-1/2 years. We brought Em home and the cat didn’t react at all. She didn’t sequester herself in the laundry room. She didn’t circle around and hiss. She just sort of stood off to the side and watched.
It’s been about four weeks and I’ve been carefully observing her temperament and behavior around Em because she’s acting unusually. When Em cries Puffy comes up close, waiting and watching, sometimes meowing and rubbing against me. I don’t know if she’s pissed that Em is crying and is planning to attack her for it, or if she’s trying to get my attention to tend to her.
When we’re on the floor and Em is playing (as much as a 1-month-old can play, anyway) Puffy comes up and stakes out an edge of the blanket. She just lays there. Maybe she’ll stick her head out for a rub if my hand is nearby, but that’s it. That’s really more of a behavior of the other cat—the overfed attention whore. It isn’t in Puffy’s disposition to willingly share attention with someone.
I don’t know what she’s up to, but I don’t trust her.
It may be that Em smells more like me than Rosco did (estrogen and such) and so she doesn’t find her offensive. Dunno. She’s definitely on my radar, though.
We also have a psycho kitty who was not a fan of our little man, although lately they have decided to be cordial, and it sounds like Puffy might like your little girl. Still wouldn’t trust her though, once a psycho kitty, ALWAYS a psycho kitty. OK, and also, I am in loovvee with baby girl’s cheeks-I don’t know how you get anything done with those to kiss.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 07/27 at 02:33 PM
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The cheeks are hard to resist, truly. I pinch them up and kiss them regularly. Em tolerates me, which I’m glad for.
I don’t trust you, cat.
Puffy is weird lately. She’s a weird enough cat in the first place with her apparent kitty schizophrenia, but for the past several weeks she’s been stranger than usual.
When we brought Rosco home from the hospital after his birth the first thing Puffy did when we walked through the front door was approach the carrier, sniff it, and then hiss at him. From the very beginning I’ve taught Rosco to avoid Puffy (and thus her maulings) and Puffy for the most part steers clear of him.
Fast-forward 3-1/2 years. We brought Em home and the cat didn’t react at all. She didn’t sequester herself in the laundry room. She didn’t circle around and hiss. She just sort of stood off to the side and watched.
It’s been about four weeks and I’ve been carefully observing her temperament and behavior around Em because she’s acting unusually. When Em cries Puffy comes up close, waiting and watching, sometimes meowing and rubbing against me. I don’t know if she’s pissed that Em is crying and is planning to attack her for it, or if she’s trying to get my attention to tend to her.
When we’re on the floor and Em is playing (as much as a 1-month-old can play, anyway) Puffy comes up and stakes out an edge of the blanket. She just lays there. Maybe she’ll stick her head out for a rub if my hand is nearby, but that’s it. That’s really more of a behavior of the other cat—the overfed attention whore. It isn’t in Puffy’s disposition to willingly share attention with someone.
I don’t know what she’s up to, but I don’t trust her.
It may be that Em smells more like me than Rosco did (estrogen and such) and so she doesn’t find her offensive. Dunno. She’s definitely on my radar, though.
Posted by Tiffany on 07/27 at 01:25 PM
_______________________________________________________________We also have a psycho kitty who was not a fan of our little man, although lately they have decided to be cordial, and it sounds like Puffy might like your little girl. Still wouldn’t trust her though, once a psycho kitty, ALWAYS a psycho kitty. OK, and also, I am in loovvee with baby girl’s cheeks-I don’t know how you get anything done with those to kiss.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 07/27 at 02:33 PM
***The cheeks are hard to resist, truly. I pinch them up and kiss them regularly. Em tolerates me, which I’m glad for.
Posted by Tiffany on 07/28 at 02:02 PM
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