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Van Gogh let me brush him!
I'm on my third (and last) day of catsitting for my friends' two
cats, one of whom is a former feral and very shy. Yesterday, he allowed me to brush him - his humans had told me that if he lets me near him, I should try brushing him because he LOVES it - and they were right! Today, I brushed him some more and he purred up a storm. He's actually quite affectionate when he's not scrambling to get away from you. We touched noses a few times, he head-butted me, let me pet and scratch him along his spine and on top of his head, and of course, lots and lots of brushing. A couple of times, when I stopped brushing and started petting, he let me do that for a few minutes, and then he would touch the brush and move it a bit, as though to say, "OK, enough of that - back to the brush!" That was *so* cute. He still runs away if I approach him in any but a couple of very controlled situations. If he's lying on the floor and I walk toward him, even very slowly and talking soothingly, he'll run off. But if he's on the couch, I can now sit down next to him and pet (or brush!) him and he'll enjoy it. (Note: I think he knows I'm writing this, because he just walked into the computer room. I reached out my hand toward him and he touched my fingertips with his nose.) Anyway, I think we have a bit of a bond here, so I feel successful. The humans will be so pleased. They've told me that, aside from the two of them, I'm the only person he's allowed to come near him. I feel so privileged! Joyce |
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wrote in message ... .... Anyway, I think we have a bit of a bond here, so I feel successful. The humans will be so pleased. They've told me that, aside from the two of them, I'm the only person he's allowed to come near him. I feel so privileged! Joyce Good job. Annie |
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wrote in message ... .... Anyway, I think we have a bit of a bond here, so I feel successful. The humans will be so pleased. They've told me that, aside from the two of them, I'm the only person he's allowed to come near him. I feel so privileged! Joyce Good job. Annie |
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wrote in message ... .... Anyway, I think we have a bit of a bond here, so I feel successful. The humans will be so pleased. They've told me that, aside from the two of them, I'm the only person he's allowed to come near him. I feel so privileged! Joyce Good job. Annie |
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