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Old March 29th 16, 09:02 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Jeßus[_5_]
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On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:35:44 -0400, jmcquown
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I know some of us have, sadly, lost a beloved furbaby or two. It's hard
for me to keep up with who is owned by whom.

It's easy enough to remember just one cat but when you have a clowder I
really can't keep up!

I'll start. I am owned by Buffy.

She's really an amazing cat. Before I adopted her she was described as
"timid". Indeed, she was being bullied by another cat (Frankie) in her
household. It's no wonder she was always thought of as timid.

In fact, when I went to meet her she was hunkered down on a chair under
the dining room table. The woman who met me at the house (her owner
died) had to lock Frankie in the sunroom. Even then Buffy wouldn't come
out. It took a bowl of gooshy food to entice her to come out (right
into the Sherpa carrier! Gotcha!)

I didn't see a single toy in her old home. No cat trees or anything,
either.

Well, I got her home and she was shy at first. She immediately went
under the bed. I left her alone for the most part, just talked to her
soothingly when I walked in the room. After a few hours I looked under
the bed but she wasn't there.

I found her on a chair under the dining room table. Buffy, you don't
have to hide anymore!

It didn't take her long to realize hey, that other cat isn't here! And
oh look, are these toys?! Yep.

It only took her a couple of days to come out of her shell and realize
she has the run of the house.

The only rooms she doesn't seem to be interested in are the kitchen
(perhaps because she has no business being around hot pots and pans so I
don't encourage it; that's also not where she is fed) and the guest
bedroom. I've no idea why she wouldn't like the guest bedroom. There's
a nice comfy bed in there.

Anyway, I am owned by one cat named Buffy.

Please refresh my memory about your furbabies.


Here are the two fräuleins of the house here (plus Winnie the dawg):
http://www.hostpic.org/images/1603281958590106.jpg
These pics are a couple of years old now.

First we have Annie, she will be 14 this year. I got her at approx. 9
months of age from the RSPCA. Would you believe at the time it took me
more than a month to find a kitten/young cat? None were being
advertised and Annie was in fact the only available cat at the RSPCA.
She was quite timid in many ways, in recent years she has relaxed a
LOT and is far more laid back now than I ever thought she would be.
My guess is she is part Siamese. She is not vocal all the time, but
when she does say something there is no doubt about what she is trying
to communicate. She is quite skilled at communicating, I don't know
where she picked that up from.

Next we have Lucy, the tabby. She will be 7 this year and is the
opposite of Annie in nearly every way. BIG, boisterous and loves to
start trouble when she gets bored I have got to get around to
weighing her some day, she's a big girl but not really obese (well,
maybe a little). She can only just fit through the cat flap on the
back door (admittedly it's not the biggest cat flap in the world
though).

Annie and Lucy have a strange relationship at times. Lucy loves to
torment Annie by ambushing her. Physically it's no contest between
Annie and Lucy, Lucy is far bigger and stronger. Despite this Annie is
the boss of the house and always has free reign at the food bowl. Lucy
will always stand back and wait until Annie has had her fill and walks
away.

That's about it for now