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Tigger's sad start
Tigger is my brother's cat, he & Boyfie go to the vet's together every year
to get their jabs. He's a big, elegant tabby cat, quite aloof and with a huge opinion of himself! I knew he was adopted from the RSPCA as a small kitten but I didn't know until Claire told me the other day that he and two siblings were found in a cardboard box left at the side of a busy road. Sickening. Anyway, he has a nice home now. I hope his littermates were as fortunate. He doesn't think much of me, all attempts at being friendly are treated with contempt. Tigger has a amusing habit. He uses a cat door into the kitchen quite freely to go in and out unless he is outside and someone is actually in the kitchen when he wants to come in. Then he knocks on the cat door with his paw to have the *whole* door opened :-) Tweed |
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On 5/22/2014 7:17 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
Tigger is my brother's cat, he & Boyfie go to the vet's together every year to get their jabs. He's a big, elegant tabby cat, quite aloof and with a huge opinion of himself! I knew he was adopted from the RSPCA as a small kitten but I didn't know until Claire told me the other day that he and two siblings were found in a cardboard box left at the side of a busy road. Sickening. Anyway, he has a nice home now. I hope his littermates were as fortunate. He doesn't think much of me, all attempts at being friendly are treated with contempt. Tigger has a amusing habit. He uses a cat door into the kitchen quite freely to go in and out unless he is outside and someone is actually in the kitchen when he wants to come in. Then he knocks on the cat door with his paw to have the *whole* door opened :-) Tweed Awww, that's cute. He wants to be treated as a guest! Jill |
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On 5/22/2014 4:17 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
Tigger is my brother's cat, he & Boyfie go to the vet's together every year to get their jabs. He's a big, elegant tabby cat, quite aloof and with a huge opinion of himself! I knew he was adopted from the RSPCA as a small kitten but I didn't know until Claire told me the other day that he and two siblings were found in a cardboard box left at the side of a busy road. Sickening. Anyway, he has a nice home now. I hope his littermates were as fortunate. He doesn't think much of me, all attempts at being friendly are treated with contempt. Tigger has a amusing habit. He uses a cat door into the kitchen quite freely to go in and out unless he is outside and someone is actually in the kitchen when he wants to come in. Then he knocks on the cat door with his paw to have the *whole* door opened :-) Tweed Lindy and Skeeter (both RB) had a cat door, but if I was in the kitchen and they wanted out, they would go stand by the back door until I opened it. If I happened to be within sight of the front door when Lindy wanted out, she would wait there. Joy -- Joy Unlimited Colorful Crocheted Critters Photos at http://www.PictureTrail.com/joy9 |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 5/22/2014 7:17 PM, Christina Websell wrote: .. Then he knocks on the cat door with his paw to have the *whole* door opened :-) Tweed Awww, that's cute. He wants to be treated as a guest! Jill More likely he can't be bothered if he sees a slave inside! I'd quite like to get to know him but he merely sneers at me - I quite like that he knows how. I wish Boyfie was as brave to sneer at visitors - he just heads for the hills if the doorbell goes. Unless it is Simon and now Claire. He's got very used to Claire - she had to come 3 times a day to look after me, and she likes cats - she's Tigger's Mom. Although he never lets her see him on my lap - he jumps down when he hears her coming. It's a secret thing. No-one has has ever seen him on my lap, but he's on there all the time when we are alone. Some of my friends have never seen him at all and think he's a figment of my imagination because they've never seen him like they'd expect a cat in the house to approach them. No way would he do that. It took me months to get him into the house as a lost boy and years before I could shut the back door so he couldn't escape. It all works in the end. He doesn't want to escape now. I think he has a good life for a cat. He gets fed very well and is allowed out to do some hunting. And he got a magpie. And he loves me more that I expected a cat can do. |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 5/22/2014 7:17 PM, Christina Websell wrote: . Then he knocks on the cat door with his paw to have the *whole* door opened :-) Tweed Awww, that's cute. He wants to be treated as a guest! Jill More likely he can't be bothered if he sees a slave inside! I'd quite like to get to know him but he merely sneers at me - I quite like that he knows how. I wish Boyfie was as brave to sneer at visitors - he just heads for the hills if the doorbell goes. Unless it is Simon and now Claire. He's got very used to Claire - she had to come 3 times a day to look after me, and she likes cats - she's Tigger's Mom. Although he never lets her see him on my lap - he jumps down when he hears her coming. It's a secret thing. No-one has has ever seen him on my lap, but he's on there all the time when we are alone. Some of my friends have never seen him at all and think he's a figment of my imagination because they've never seen him like they'd expect a cat in the house to approach them. No way would he do that. It took me months to get him into the house as a lost boy and years before I could shut the back door so he couldn't escape. It all works in the end. He doesn't want to escape now. I think he has a good life for a cat. He gets fed very well and is allowed out to do some hunting. And he got a magpie. And he loves me more that I expected a cat can do. You are an exceptional cat mom, so patient and understanding. Glad that it gets rewarded. Sylvia |
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"Sylvia M" wrote in message ... You are an exceptional cat mom, so patient and understanding. Glad that it gets rewarded. Sylvia I try my best although I only had dogs until KFC adopted me. It was a huge learning experience. I've been an animal lover all my life. When I was 4 I rescued a mouse when my grandfather's cat was after it. It bit me but that never put me off. I didn't actually want to keep Boyfie at the time as I had one cat and was all prepared to send him to the shelter but got so fond of him because it took so long to get him inside that I simply couldn't do it. He was very shy and difficult for years, but hey, he isn't now. I had to leave the back door open 24/7 so he could escape if it was all too much for him - and it often was. He is still shy of visitors and heads for the hills if the doorbell rings. |
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"Joy" wrote in message ... On 5/22/2014 4:17 PM, Christina Websell wrote: Tigger is my brother's cat, he & Boyfie go to the vet's together every year to get their jabs. He's a big, elegant tabby cat, quite aloof and with a huge opinion of himself! I knew he was adopted from the RSPCA as a small kitten but I didn't know until Claire told me the other day that he and two siblings were found in a cardboard box left at the side of a busy road. Sickening. Anyway, he has a nice home now. I hope his littermates were as fortunate. He doesn't think much of me, all attempts at being friendly are treated with contempt. Tigger has a amusing habit. He uses a cat door into the kitchen quite freely to go in and out unless he is outside and someone is actually in the kitchen when he wants to come in. Then he knocks on the cat door with his paw to have the *whole* door opened :-) Tweed Lindy and Skeeter (both RB) had a cat door, but if I was in the kitchen and they wanted out, they would go stand by the back door until I opened it. If I happened to be within sight of the front door when Lindy wanted out, she would wait there. Joy I wonder what would have happened if you didn't. Boyfie is not allowed out of the front door because it fronts on to a road but I saw him in the street yesterday. I called him to come in but he ignored me and disappeared into a neighbour's garden via where he can come in to the back door and be a good boy. "What me? Out on the street? It must have been another cat that looked like me" Unfortunately he's forgotten that he has a shaved side ;-) He was at the back door asking to come in within two minutes. I hesitate to say that he seems to know what I prefer he should not do, but he seems to. Including going on the worktop to check for food, he does it when I'm out of the kitchen and jumps down if he hears me coming. I've never told him off for this so how does he know not to let me see him do it? -- Joy Unlimited Colorful Crocheted Critters Photos at http://www.PictureTrail.com/joy9 |
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On 5/24/2014 5:30 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"Joy" wrote in message ... On 5/22/2014 4:17 PM, Christina Websell wrote: Tigger is my brother's cat, he & Boyfie go to the vet's together every year to get their jabs. He's a big, elegant tabby cat, quite aloof and with a huge opinion of himself! I knew he was adopted from the RSPCA as a small kitten but I didn't know until Claire told me the other day that he and two siblings were found in a cardboard box left at the side of a busy road. Sickening. Anyway, he has a nice home now. I hope his littermates were as fortunate. He doesn't think much of me, all attempts at being friendly are treated with contempt. Tigger has a amusing habit. He uses a cat door into the kitchen quite freely to go in and out unless he is outside and someone is actually in the kitchen when he wants to come in. Then he knocks on the cat door with his paw to have the *whole* door opened :-) Tweed Lindy and Skeeter (both RB) had a cat door, but if I was in the kitchen and they wanted out, they would go stand by the back door until I opened it. If I happened to be within sight of the front door when Lindy wanted out, she would wait there. Joy I wonder what would have happened if you didn't. He'd wait a while, the go through the cat door. Joy Boyfie is not allowed out of the front door because it fronts on to a road but I saw him in the street yesterday. I called him to come in but he ignored me and disappeared into a neighbour's garden via where he can come in to the back door and be a good boy. "What me? Out on the street? It must have been another cat that looked like me" Unfortunately he's forgotten that he has a shaved side ;-) He was at the back door asking to come in within two minutes. I hesitate to say that he seems to know what I prefer he should not do, but he seems to. Including going on the worktop to check for food, he does it when I'm out of the kitchen and jumps down if he hears me coming. I've never told him off for this so how does he know not to let me see him do it? -- Joy Unlimited Colorful Crocheted Critters Photos at http://www.PictureTrail.com/joy9 -- Joy Unlimited Colorful Crocheted Critters Photos at http://www.PictureTrail.com/joy9 |
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