From Fat Cat to Scary Cat
Most of my friends have cats who hide the minute someone walks through the front door. Now, I know that’s not the case for many of your cats, but it has been my experience that cats, in general, don’t particularly enjoy the company of strangers (aka people who are not members of the immediate household). My cats are pretty much the opposite. Mitchell, the original MeowSpace® user, sees all, hears all, knows all. If there’s a guest in our home, he’s either sitting on their lap or trying in some way to get our attention. Flopsie, our formerly fat cat, prefers to spend her day on our king-sized bed, but if a guest manages to awaken her beauty sleep (which isn’t easy to do), she’ll find her way downstairs and hang around so she doesn’t miss the action. Our cats are not afraid of much. But they sure know how to scare the hell out of me. Case in point: It’s late at night, and I happen to be home alone, in the shower. Suddenly the glass doors begin shaking more »
Needy Kneady Kitty Feet
Flopsie, our black and white female, the little piggy piggy who was our “mews” (get it?) for MeowSpace®, loves to knead. It’s pretty cute the way her little eyes get that “I’m on drugs” look as she pushes and prods her little paws into her object of kneading. And herein lies the rub (pun intended); it’s where she kneads that’s the problem…on me. Sometimes I think she has appointed herself to be my personal fat guru. Yes, cat kneading could help me lose my tummy fat. Yogi Flopsie practices the “chi” exercise known as “The Crane” on me on a daily basis. She picks the perfect spot on my poor stomach, appears to inhale and exhale deeply, and begins the ritual. Push push press press claws ouch press push claws ouch again and on and on for as long as I can stand it, or until I have to go to the bathroom, whichever one comes first. I’ve noticed an intelligent pattern to her kneading. She spends about 5 minutes all over my stomach, then moves to my thighs for more »
