Wow!

Daisy cat came to sit in my lap again!

Cool! Daisy is a rescued relatively high semi-feral.

On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:04:03 -0400, "cshenk" wrote:

Daisy cat came to sit in my lap again!

Cool! Daisy is a rescued relatively high semi-feral.


Few feelings are better. It is a great honor indeed.

"cshenk" wrote in message
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Daisy cat came to sit in my lap again!

Cool! Daisy is a rescued relatively high semi-feral.

Wow indeed! You must be doing a few things right!

"cybercat" wrote
"cshenk" wrote in message

Daisy cat came to sit in my lap again!

Cool! Daisy is a rescued relatively high semi-feral.

Wow indeed! You must be doing a few things right!

Hehe for you and dgk (combining messages). Yeah, way cool feeling!

She was letting us pet her (but not pick her up) by about 3 weeks for short
times (foster moms all reported they never *saw* her for first 3 months and
no petting). By 2 months Charlotte could pick her up but she never is happy
if Don or I do (so far, perhaps should test that).

She did climb into my lap once in the very early days. It was almost like a
'Thank you Mom' but not again. It was only about 2-3 mins that first time.

Today, she hopped into Don's lap for a 'purrfect petting session' for about
10 mins.

Oh she's a lovely lady and loves to be worshiped with petting and has as
soon as she got comfy with us, but the only time she'd be in your lap was
when you were asleep and felt her furry little self climb gently on the bed
to join you. Before this, she'd sit beside you or let you pet her when she
was in her favorite perch.

She craves the loving attention but is afraid of being hurt again. Now, she
seems to have decided at last, that this can't happen here.

Daisy-chan (little cat, little love, Japanese and no exact translation
possible) history can not be known. We can infer a reasonable amount from
her behavior. Abused by toddler probably as a kitten (xrays and previous
broken ribs in same pattern as toddler squeezes) and tossed out at a very
young age but past weening likely (loves dogs so they must have had them and
dogs that knew cats). May have lived wild from age 4 months or so to about
9-12 months (age not really known). Spayed while pregnant but records do
not show if it was apparently first pregnancy or second. I assume first.

I forgot when last posting to add up her other years based on how long she
has been with us. She is someplace between 4 and 5, having been with us 2
years.

LOL!

I'm now being mobbed by the cat. She knows no half measures! Hehe she has
decided someplace in her kitty brain that after dark, she can mug us all she
wants to. Now it includes crawling in laps and carefully washing every inch
of your fingers.

Fortunately she's always been careful with the claws (some just are,
naturally, best I can tell).

"cshenk" wrote in message
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LOL!

I'm now being mobbed by the cat. She knows no half measures! Hehe she
has decided someplace in her kitty brain that after dark, she can mug us
all she wants to. Now it includes crawling in laps and carefully washing
every inch of your fingers.

This is totally endearing.


Fortunately she's always been careful with the claws (some just are,
naturally, best I can tell).

I think this is true. Gracie always has been, Bella not so much.

"cybercat" wrote
"cshenk" wrote
I'm now being mobbed by the cat. She knows no half measures! Hehe she
has decided someplace in her kitty brain that after dark, she can mug us
all she wants to. Now it includes crawling in laps and carefully washing
every inch of your fingers.

This is totally endearing.

Tickles too! She's not quite to the level of laying in your lap (too soon,
give her time) but perching there and letting you gently surround her with
your arms for short spates of petting is definately allowed. She even let
me pick her up and cuddled my shoulder for a moment!

Fortunately she's always been careful with the claws (some just are,
naturally, best I can tell).

I think this is true. Gracie always has been, Bella not so much.

Yes, some of my cats had to be clipped pretty often as they never got the
hint . Daisy only gets clipped with her every 6 month vet visit (we insist
then for their safety and warn in advance because she's not that well
behaved at the vets). More often isnt needed for her and if it weren't to
protect the vet, I'd not bother then.

LOL, so ok, I also have the first cat that has ever damaged furniture. My
poor lazyboy chair has a small tatter now. After some 30 cats, with only 2
declawed (rescues you've heard of), it was about time. I think a bit of
fancy burlap with twine and some pretty brick-a-brack will make that edge
into a happy cat scratch since she obviously likes it. Works for us!

On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:50:06 -0400, "cshenk" wrote:

"cybercat" wrote
"cshenk" wrote
I'm now being mobbed by the cat. She knows no half measures! Hehe she
has decided someplace in her kitty brain that after dark, she can mug us
all she wants to. Now it includes crawling in laps and carefully washing
every inch of your fingers.

This is totally endearing.

Tickles too! She's not quite to the level of laying in your lap (too soon,
give her time) but perching there and letting you gently surround her with
your arms for short spates of petting is definately allowed. She even let
me pick her up and cuddled my shoulder for a moment!

Fortunately she's always been careful with the claws (some just are,
naturally, best I can tell).

I think this is true. Gracie always has been, Bella not so much.

Yes, some of my cats had to be clipped pretty often as they never got the
hint . Daisy only gets clipped with her every 6 month vet visit (we insist
then for their safety and warn in advance because she's not that well
behaved at the vets). More often isnt needed for her and if it weren't to
protect the vet, I'd not bother then.

LOL, so ok, I also have the first cat that has ever damaged furniture. My
poor lazyboy chair has a small tatter now. After some 30 cats, with only 2
declawed (rescues you've heard of), it was about time. I think a bit of
fancy burlap with twine and some pretty brick-a-brack will make that edge
into a happy cat scratch since she obviously likes it. Works for us!


I have a lazy boy type chair that is just in shreds. Oddly, it's the
only furniture that has been damaged by the cats outside of some
inadvertent scratches on two leather chairs. But this one is in the
computer room and is thus ok to have in taters although the SO does
request that it be thrown out. But it was my father's chair so I play
the sympathy card and the chair stays. Besides, it has one of those
really big mushy backs, and at the top it forms an indented -- sort of
hard to describe.

Look at this one:

http://www.reclinersplus.com/fabric-...ckrecliner.cfm

That's sort of like that but you can't really see that the top of the
rear cushion forms a sort of cat hammock where it meets the back
support of the chair. Espy just LOVES to lie in that space.

"cshenk" wrote in message
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"cybercat" wrote
"cshenk" wrote
I'm now being mobbed by the cat. She knows no half measures! Hehe she
has decided someplace in her kitty brain that after dark, she can mug us
all she wants to. Now it includes crawling in laps and carefully
washing every inch of your fingers.

This is totally endearing.

Tickles too! She's not quite to the level of laying in your lap (too
soon, give her time) but perching there and letting you gently surround
her with your arms for short spates of petting is definately allowed. She
even let me pick her up and cuddled my shoulder for a moment!

Fortunately she's always been careful with the claws (some just are,
naturally, best I can tell).

I think this is true. Gracie always has been, Bella not so much.

Yes, some of my cats had to be clipped pretty often as they never got the
hint . Daisy only gets clipped with her every 6 month vet visit (we
insist then for their safety and warn in advance because she's not that
well behaved at the vets). More often isnt needed for her and if it
weren't to protect the vet, I'd not bother then.

LOL, so ok, I also have the first cat that has ever damaged furniture. My
poor lazyboy chair has a small tatter now. After some 30 cats, with only
2 declawed (rescues you've heard of), it was about time. I think a bit of
fancy burlap with twine and some pretty brick-a-brack will make that edge
into a happy cat scratch since she obviously likes it. Works for us!


I don't know how I missed this post! Your cats are lucky devils. We clip
monthly when we do not procrastinate. But Bella's "quick" is very long, I
guess that happens when they go a long time without clipping? So hers have
to stay pretty long. We have Alpine Scratchers everywhere, but they do use
the odd couch corner every now and then. We chose pretty tough fabric, so it
is not bad.

dgk wrote:
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:50:06 -0400, "cshenk" wrote:

"cybercat" wrote
"cshenk" wrote
I'm now being mobbed by the cat. She knows no half measures! Hehe she
has decided someplace in her kitty brain that after dark, she can mug us
all she wants to. Now it includes crawling in laps and carefully washing
every inch of your fingers.
This is totally endearing.
Tickles too! She's not quite to the level of laying in your lap (too soon,
give her time) but perching there and letting you gently surround her with
your arms for short spates of petting is definately allowed. She even let
me pick her up and cuddled my shoulder for a moment!

Fortunately she's always been careful with the claws (some just are,
naturally, best I can tell).
I think this is true. Gracie always has been, Bella not so much.
Yes, some of my cats had to be clipped pretty often as they never got the
hint . Daisy only gets clipped with her every 6 month vet visit (we insist
then for their safety and warn in advance because she's not that well
behaved at the vets). More often isnt needed for her and if it weren't to
protect the vet, I'd not bother then.

LOL, so ok, I also have the first cat that has ever damaged furniture. My
poor lazyboy chair has a small tatter now. After some 30 cats, with only 2
declawed (rescues you've heard of), it was about time. I think a bit of
fancy burlap with twine and some pretty brick-a-brack will make that edge
into a happy cat scratch since she obviously likes it. Works for us!


I have a lazy boy type chair that is just in shreds. Oddly, it's the
only furniture that has been damaged by the cats outside of some
inadvertent scratches on two leather chairs. But this one is in the
computer room and is thus ok to have in taters although the SO does
request that it be thrown out. But it was my father's chair so I play
the sympathy card and the chair stays. Besides, it has one of those
really big mushy backs, and at the top it forms an indented -- sort of
hard to describe.

Look at this one:

http://www.reclinersplus.com/fabric-...ckrecliner.cfm

That's sort of like that but you can't really see that the top of the
rear cushion forms a sort of cat hammock where it meets the back
support of the chair. Espy just LOVES to lie in that space.



If you wanted, you could have it re-upholstered. My DIL took up
upholstery as a hobby. I have had several chairs done over the years
and it has worked out. MLB