Thread: A stuck kitty
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Old October 18th 17, 04:26 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On 10/17/2017 8:36 PM, Joy wrote:
On 10/17/2017 4:46 PM, Takayuki wrote:
On Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:37:52 -0700, Joy wrote:
I'm glad you were able to rescue her.Â* It's wonderful that she calmed
down when you grabbed her.Â* My cats usually struggle when I hold onto
them.


Buster's struggly. He only calms down when he has his chest and tummy
well supported, such as by draping him over your shoulder or arm.
Then, he
becomes limp like a fur stole.


They're all so different, aren't they?Â* I've had cats who would let you
hold them if you were sitting down, but not if you were standing.Â* Rudy
would only let you hold him if you were standing.Â* Neither of the ones I
have now want to be held in any position.


I'm only on my second cat. I feel like such a newbie. But hey,
Persia lived 16 years through a myriad of health problems. And I've had
Buffy for 2-1/2 years now. I've read and learned a lot about cats here
over the years.

Yes, they're all different. Unpredictability is what makes them so
wonderfully kooky.

Persia didn't like to be picked up. So I didn't. But she did stick to
me like glue (a lap cat and bed hog) when I was on the couch watching TV
or reading. She did not jump up on my lap when I was sitting at the
computer.

I wasn't quite sure what to make of Buffy when I first adopted her.
Having only had one cat I wasn't sure what to expect. She came from a
home where she'd been bullied by another cat. I was told she was shy.
(At first she kept expecting another cat to jump out at her.) She's
definitely not shy anymore.

A few days after she got comfortable in her new home, I was walking
towards the computer. Buffy was sort of trotting along beside me. She
did a little leap next to my leg. Then again. I deduced this to mean,
"You want to be picked up?" I scooped her up and she purred.

This does *not* mean she wants me walk around holding her. LOL It was
just a moment where she communicated to me, I trust you.

Jill