November 15, 2007
Giving some love to the kitties
Dogs seem to dominate my blog topics, mostly because dogs are very public pets. Let's face it: there are no cat parks, fenced or otherwise. You won't see cat owners walking their felines in costumes through downtown Roanoke, although the mental image I get thinking about that amuses me.
But I do love my kitty, every bit as much as I love my dog. Thai is a wonderful cat, and I feel privileged that he chose me to be his human. As a newly-homeless, six-month-old kitten, he just darted through our front door one night about five years ago, and made himself at home. By morning I was smitten with this gentle kitten, and he's been my little shadow ever since.
My daughter Laura's cat, India, crawled into Laura's life when she found the sick, tiny, two-week-old abandoned feral kitten crying on our doorstep. India bonded immediately with Laura, and I really believe India sees Laura as the mother cat in her private colony.
India is proof that some feral cats can make good pets.
People who love and appreciate cats know that few things in life make you feel better than having a kitty give you a good chin-rubbing, swirling around your legs while purring. Dogs want everyone to love them; cats expect you to earn their trust and respect.
As I wrote this entry, Thai was curled up asleep in the big soft chair next to my desk in my office at home. He likes to be alone with me. And that makes me feel like I must be a good person, since my cat is selective to whom he honors with his presence.
Post a comment about what makes you the special human in your kitty's life.
Comments
[November 15, 2007 11:42 AM]
KimMy cats are my babies! Shade and Gracie were both strays that we adopted. Shade was abandoned by her mother at a greenhouse and Gracie was born under my neighbors hot tub to a feral cat. Shade is an extrovert when it comes to people. She likes to be in the bed with you and usually she wants under the covers! She will paw at them until you lift them up for her to get underneath and then she'll curl up in a ball and stay for hours. Gracie is our introvert and hides when people come over. She likes to hang out in the bathroom with me as I get ready for work in the mornings or get ready for bed at night. She will lay in the sink on my husbands side of the double vanity and watch the various hair and skin routines we women go through! I love my dog very much but the kitties have me wrapped around their little paws!