A First!!!

Most of you know Persia came to me front declawed. She hates having her
front paws touched and I don't blame her.

We have a little routine where I lie on my side on the sofa when I'm
watching TV or reading and she snuggles close in front of me. Sometimes she
crosses her pretty paws as I stroke her head, and we do the blinky-eyes
thing at each other and I tell her how much I love her. She usually finds a
way to touch me with the tip of the paw that is crossed over the top, just a
bit.

Tonight we were in this position but I had my hand knuckles down on the
couch in front of her, fingers loosely curled. I felt her reach out with
her paw and touch my hand. I didn't move my hand, just looked at her,
blinked and told her how pretty she is. Next thing I knew she had slipped
her paw into my curled fingers and left it there! I was so stoked! She let
me "hold" her paw! And *she* initiated it! We did the blinky-eyes thing
some more and I kept talking to her. She left her paw there for a good 10
minutes before she moved it and tucked it under her chest. WOW!

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote

| I felt her reach out with
| her paw and touch my hand. I didn't move my hand, just looked at her,
| blinked and told her how pretty she is. Next thing I knew she had slipped
| her paw into my curled fingers and left it there! I was so stoked! She
let
| me "hold" her paw! And *she* initiated it! We did the blinky-eyes thing
| some more and I kept talking to her. She left her paw there for a good 10
| minutes before she moved it and tucked it under her chest. WOW!

Grinning ear to ear at the sweetness. Gray girls are so special!

On Thu, 17 May 2007 21:45:35 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

Most of you know Persia came to me front declawed. She hates having her
front paws touched and I don't blame her.

We have a little routine where I lie on my side on the sofa when I'm
watching TV or reading and she snuggles close in front of me. Sometimes she
crosses her pretty paws as I stroke her head, and we do the blinky-eyes
thing at each other and I tell her how much I love her. She usually finds a
way to touch me with the tip of the paw that is crossed over the top, just a
bit.

Tonight we were in this position but I had my hand knuckles down on the
couch in front of her, fingers loosely curled. I felt her reach out with
her paw and touch my hand. I didn't move my hand, just looked at her,
blinked and told her how pretty she is. Next thing I knew she had slipped
her paw into my curled fingers and left it there! I was so stoked! She let
me "hold" her paw! And *she* initiated it! We did the blinky-eyes thing
some more and I kept talking to her. She left her paw there for a good 10
minutes before she moved it and tucked it under her chest. WOW!

Jill

Persia's a Very Special Kitty, as you both know. I feel sorry for her
former human(s), if she was lost, but they surely couldn't have hoped
for a better home for her!

~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein

Life is very difficult. Once you understand that, life becomes easier.
-Buddha

jmcquown wrote:
Most of you know Persia came to me front declawed. She hates having
her front paws touched and I don't blame her.

We have a little routine where I lie on my side on the sofa when I'm
watching TV or reading and she snuggles close in front of me.
Sometimes she crosses her pretty paws as I stroke her head, and we do
the blinky-eyes thing at each other and I tell her how much I love
her. She usually finds a way to touch me with the tip of the paw
that is crossed over the top, just a bit.

Tonight we were in this position but I had my hand knuckles down on
the couch in front of her, fingers loosely curled. I felt her reach
out with her paw and touch my hand. I didn't move my hand, just
looked at her, blinked and told her how pretty she is. Next thing I
knew she had slipped her paw into my curled fingers and left it
there! I was so stoked! She let me "hold" her paw! And *she*
initiated it! We did the blinky-eyes thing some more and I kept
talking to her. She left her paw there for a good 10 minutes before
she moved it and tucked it under her chest. WOW!

Jill

Awwwwwwwww.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart.
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

On Thu, 17 May 2007 22:45:35 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

Most of you know Persia came to me front declawed. She hates having her
front paws touched and I don't blame her.

We have a little routine where I lie on my side on the sofa when I'm
watching TV or reading and she snuggles close in front of me. Sometimes she
crosses her pretty paws as I stroke her head, and we do the blinky-eyes
thing at each other and I tell her how much I love her. She usually finds a
way to touch me with the tip of the paw that is crossed over the top, just a
bit.

Tonight we were in this position but I had my hand knuckles down on the
couch in front of her, fingers loosely curled. I felt her reach out with
her paw and touch my hand. I didn't move my hand, just looked at her,
blinked and told her how pretty she is. Next thing I knew she had slipped
her paw into my curled fingers and left it there! I was so stoked! She let
me "hold" her paw! And *she* initiated it! We did the blinky-eyes thing
some more and I kept talking to her. She left her paw there for a good 10
minutes before she moved it and tucked it under her chest. WOW!

Jill



Wow is right. Those little moments mean so much.

--
Joey DoWop Dee
Remember: It is To Laugh

On May 17, 11:53�pm, (Gandalf) wrote:
On Thu, 17 May 2007 21:45:35 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:





Most of you know Persia came to me front declawed. *She hates having her
front paws touched and I don't blame her.

We have a little routine where I lie on my side on the sofa when I'm
watching TV or reading and she snuggles close in front of me. *Sometimes she
crosses her pretty paws as I stroke her head, and we do the blinky-eyes
thing at each other and I tell her how much I love her. *She usually finds a
way to touch me with the tip of the paw that is crossed over the top, just a
bit.

Tonight we were in this position but I had my hand knuckles down on the
couch in front of her, fingers loosely curled. *I felt her reach out with
her paw and touch my hand. *I didn't move my hand, just looked at her,
blinked and told her how pretty she is. *Next thing I knew she had slipped
her paw into my curled fingers and left it there! *I was so stoked! *She let
me "hold" her paw! *And *she* initiated it! *We did the blinky-eyes thing
some more and I kept talking to her. *She left her paw there for a good 10
minutes before she moved it and tucked it under her chest. *WOW!

Jill

Persia's a Very Special Kitty, as you both know. I feel sorry for her
former human(s), if she was lost, but they surely couldn't have hoped
for a better home for her!

~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein

Life is very difficult. Once you understand that, life becomes easier.
-Buddha- Hide quoted text -

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True, their loss was definitely Jill's gain.
Suz&Spicey

Jill, it's called trust. And love. God bless.

Lily & her mama

--
Irulan
from the stars we come
to the stars we return
from now until the end of time.

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
Most of you know Persia came to me front declawed. She hates having her
front paws touched and I don't blame her.

We have a little routine where I lie on my side on the sofa when I'm
watching TV or reading and she snuggles close in front of me. Sometimes
she
crosses her pretty paws as I stroke her head, and we do the blinky-eyes
thing at each other and I tell her how much I love her. She usually finds
a
way to touch me with the tip of the paw that is crossed over the top, just
a
bit.

Tonight we were in this position but I had my hand knuckles down on the
couch in front of her, fingers loosely curled. I felt her reach out with
her paw and touch my hand. I didn't move my hand, just looked at her,
blinked and told her how pretty she is. Next thing I knew she had slipped
her paw into my curled fingers and left it there! I was so stoked! She
let
me "hold" her paw! And *she* initiated it! We did the blinky-eyes thing
some more and I kept talking to her. She left her paw there for a good 10
minutes before she moved it and tucked it under her chest. WOW!

Jill

Irulan wrote:
Jill, it's called trust. And love. God bless.

Lily & her mama

Took her long enough!

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
Most of you know Persia came to me front declawed. She hates having
her front paws touched and I don't blame her.

We have a little routine where I lie on my side on the sofa when I'm
watching TV or reading and she snuggles close in front of me.
Sometimes she
crosses her pretty paws as I stroke her head, and we do the
blinky-eyes thing at each other and I tell her how much I love her.
She usually finds a
way to touch me with the tip of the paw that is crossed over the
top, just a
bit.

Tonight we were in this position but I had my hand knuckles down on
the couch in front of her, fingers loosely curled. I felt her reach
out with her paw and touch my hand. I didn't move my hand, just
looked at her, blinked and told her how pretty she is. Next thing I
knew she had slipped her paw into my curled fingers and left it
there! I was so stoked! She let
me "hold" her paw! And *she* initiated it! We did the blinky-eyes
thing some more and I kept talking to her. She left her paw there
for a good 10 minutes before she moved it and tucked it under her
chest. WOW!

Jill

On Thu, 17 May 2007 21:45:35 -0500, "jmcquown"
yodeled:

Most of you know Persia came to me front declawed. She hates having her
front paws touched and I don't blame her.

We have a little routine where I lie on my side on the sofa when I'm
watching TV or reading and she snuggles close in front of me. Sometimes she
crosses her pretty paws as I stroke her head, and we do the blinky-eyes
thing at each other and I tell her how much I love her. She usually finds a
way to touch me with the tip of the paw that is crossed over the top, just a
bit.

Tonight we were in this position but I had my hand knuckles down on the
couch in front of her, fingers loosely curled. I felt her reach out with
her paw and touch my hand. I didn't move my hand, just looked at her,
blinked and told her how pretty she is. Next thing I knew she had slipped
her paw into my curled fingers and left it there! I was so stoked! She let
me "hold" her paw! And *she* initiated it! We did the blinky-eyes thing
some more and I kept talking to her. She left her paw there for a good 10
minutes before she moved it and tucked it under her chest. WOW!

Jill



It's wonderful, isn't it? Stinky is a hand-holder, too.
Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh

Make Levees, Not War

On May 18, 9:59 am, Suz wrote:
On May 17, 11:53?pm, (Gandalf) wrote:





On Thu, 17 May 2007 21:45:35 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

Most of you know Persia came to me front declawed. ?She hates having her
front paws touched and I don't blame her.

We have a little routine where I lie on my side on the sofa when I'm
watching TV or reading and she snuggles close in front of me. ?Sometimes she
crosses her pretty paws as I stroke her head, and we do the blinky-eyes
thing at each other and I tell her how much I love her. ?She usually finds a
way to touch me with the tip of the paw that is crossed over the top, just a
bit.

Tonight we were in this position but I had my hand knuckles down on the
couch in front of her, fingers loosely curled. ?I felt her reach out with
her paw and touch my hand. ?I didn't move my hand, just looked at her,
blinked and told her how pretty she is. ?Next thing I knew she had slipped
her paw into my curled fingers and left it there! ?I was so stoked! ?She let
me "hold" her paw! ?And *she* initiated it! ?We did the blinky-eyes thing
some more and I kept talking to her. ?She left her paw there for a good 10
minutes before she moved it and tucked it under her chest. ?WOW!

Jill

Persia's a Very Special Kitty, as you both know. I feel sorry for her
former human(s), if she was lost, but they surely couldn't have hoped
for a better home for her!

~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein

Life is very difficult. Once you understand that, life becomes easier.
-Buddha- Hide quoted text -

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True, their loss was definitely Jill's gain.

It's Persia's gain too. Certainly if they were the ones who had her
front paws declawed. Almost certainly, in any case.

Will in New Haven

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