The Cat Thread

Pohjolas Daughter · May 06, 2024, 01:32:59 PM

Quote from: Bachtoven on May 05, 2024, 04:26:36 PMFazi and Zeus are still best friends--and getting bigger all the time (they are 8 and 7 months old, respectively). Still a bit rambunctious, too, but it's getting better. They are as adorable and sweet as can be, but I still desperately miss Lucy and Ethel.

Please remind me, which one is which?

And sweet to see them snuggled up together.

PD

Bachtoven · May 06, 2024, 02:23:25 PM

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on May 06, 2024, 01:32:59 PMPlease remind me, which one is which?

And sweet to see them snuggled up together.

PD

Zeus is on the left--the tuxedo kitty.

drogulus · May 07, 2024, 09:56:25 AM

Kony is scared of people.

Also, Kona has his fathers eyes.

Pohjolas Daughter · May 07, 2024, 11:00:03 AM

Quote from: drogulus on May 07, 2024, 09:56:25 AMKony is scared of people.

Well, I don't know how many people were there, but from my experience, cats tend to hide away when there's a lot of people/noise/commotion. Every cat is different in terms of how comfortable it feels around folks--particularly strangers.

PD

Pohjolas Daughter · May 10, 2024, 05:56:33 PM

PD

drogulus · May 14, 2024, 02:23:40 PM

There's something maybe just a little obscene about this.

Karl Henning · May 15, 2024, 03:47:55 PM

The new downstairs neighbors have a cat, who (perched at the bottom of a front window) just gave me the feline eye.

Pohjolas Daughter · May 15, 2024, 04:08:16 PM

Quote from: Karl Henning on May 15, 2024, 03:47:55 PMThe new downstairs neighbors have a cat, who (perched at the bottom of a front window) just gave me the feline eye.

Smile back and slowly blink your eyes a few times (after saying a kind, gentle and friendly hello. Talk to it a bit.). See how the cat reacts. Does it blink back?

PD

Karl Henning · May 15, 2024, 04:14:28 PM

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on May 15, 2024, 04:08:16 PM Smile back and slowly blink your eyes a few times (after saying a kind, gentle and friendly hello. Talk to it a bit.). See how the cat reacts. Does it blink back?

PD

I did address the cat, it remained inscrutable.

Pohjolas Daughter · May 15, 2024, 04:25:23 PM

Quote from: Karl Henning on May 15, 2024, 04:14:28 PMI did address the cat, it remained inscrutable.

Give it some time. And don't give up. Keep talking to it in a friendly way and try the blinks--seriously.

PD

Pohjolas Daughter · May 15, 2024, 04:52:46 PM

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on May 15, 2024, 04:25:23 PMGive it some time. And don't give up. Keep talking to it in a friendly way and try the blinks--seriously.

PD

Remember, too, that the cat is trying to adjust to its new surroundings--which can be very hard for them as from what I've read over the years is that they're very territorial. Like anyone, change can be awkward/hard as in it's still trying to figure things out--let alone new persons and/or animals.

PD

Pohjolas Daughter · May 15, 2024, 05:01:18 PM

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on May 15, 2024, 04:52:46 PMRemember, too, that the cat is trying to adjust to its new surroundings--which can be very hard for them as from what I've read over the years is that they're very territorial. Like anyone, change can be awkward/hard as in it's still trying to figure things out--let alone new persons and/or animals.

PD

Edit: It might also have new "owners"...another source of stress. And I hope that you and your new neighbors get along well.

And one other tip. If/when you do meet the cat, don't try and pat it on the head. Let it smell you (as in like a fist gently extended forward for the cat to sniff), see how it reacts and then possibly try a scratch under the chin and see how it goes. Go slow. Don't rush things.

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