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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2004Persia showing Love or...
...trying to steal my lunch? I was half-lying on the couch watching an old Perry Mason episode. I was eating what can only be described as Southern US "soul" food - boiled turnip greens, white beans and a piece of cornbread. Persia was on the arm of the couch. She started rubbing her face on my head. I chuckled, I love you too, Persia! Gave her a gentle head-rub back; continued to watch the program and eat. She resumed the rubbing and gentle head-butting, purring the entire time. I gave her a gentle head-butt back. When she continued to do this, I looked up and noticed she was leaning suspiciously closer to my plate. I had to laugh... I know for a fact she won't eat any of those things. Hell, I wouldn't eat most of them (except for the cornbread) until a few years ago myself! It made me smile. I'd like to think she really *was* just welcoming me home, but I know what she was thinking... well, if mom can grow to like that stuff, maybe I should try it again too :D Jill >...trying to steal my lunch? > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >she was thinking... well, if mom can grow to like that stuff, maybe I should >try it again too :D ROTFL Sammy is the same way. Doesn't matter what it is or how many times she's tried it. The eternal optimist, just because it wasn't any good last time she tried, she still tries to hook some off the plate and steal a taste. I can cook up a pot of beans and eat beans three nights running, and she has to check every night just in case something's changed the flavour.  SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html >> ...trying to steal my lunch? >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > nights running, and she has to check every night just in case > something's changed the flavour. I guess she really *did* miss her mom. I was, er, sitting on the toilet and she was up by the sink, admiring her pretty face in the mirror, when she started the head rubbing behavior all over again. I know for a fact there was no food in the bathroom! ROFL Jill > >> ...trying to steal my lunch? > >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > started the head rubbing behavior all over again. I know for a fact there > was no food in the bathroom! ROFL Yes, this is what Vino does when we come home from a trip. Constant rubbing, headbutting, purring and just general love-sluttyness :-) -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album RE: scoping out what's for dinner Chinook used to snuggle into my arms, rub cheeks with me, gaze deep into my eyes (food? Oh no, mum, I just LOVE you so much - I LOVE you Love love love) and then, very fast, whip his head around 180 degrees and scope the dinner table - nose twitching, whiskers out. Then whip his head back around and pretend that he hadn't looked. KLC > ...trying to steal my lunch? <snipped> > I'd like to think she really *was* just welcoming me home, but I know what > she was thinking... well, if mom can grow to like that stuff, maybe I should > try it again too :D > > Jill How adorable! Best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > RE: scoping out what's for dinner > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > KLC > RE: scoping out what's for dinner > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > scope the dinner table - nose twitching, whiskers out. Then whip his > head back around and pretend that he hadn't looked. LOL! Sometimes I regret being a vegetarian. because the cats are not in the least interested in my food. Sounds like a lot of fun. I'm not quite that good a catslave, though, that I would start eating meat again for the sake of the cats. ;o) I do remember from growing up that there were always several cats underfoot while the family was having dinner. Also while Mum was cooking it, and she would always give the cats a tidbit here and there while e.g. cutting up the meat. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > > RE: scoping out what's for dinner > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > was cooking it, and she would always give the cats a tidbit here and there > while e.g. cutting up the meat. Don't feel too bad. Except for very rare occasions, our cats wouldn't be caught dead eating human food. They show no interest in it whatsoever. Jo >> RE: scoping out what's for dinner >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >always give the cats a tidbit here and there while e.g. cutting up >the meat. Cats sometimes develop a liking for certain vegetables; you can't really predict in advance what, if anything, they will like. Also, quite a few cats want to have the right of first refusal on whatever their human is currently eating. When my sister was a graduate student, one of her friends fed baked beans to my sister's kitten during a party. He loved them, but was a very gassy kitty for several days afterwards, so she refused to feed any beans to him again, even if he begged for them. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > Cats sometimes develop a liking for certain vegetables; you can't > really predict in advance what, if anything, they will like. Yes, they do. Frank likes peas and maize, My sister's cats both like cucumber. And, not a vegetable, but vegetable-based: Frank and Nikki like uncooked spaghetti. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >> Cats sometimes develop a liking for certain vegetables; you can't >> really predict in advance what, if anything, they will like. > >Yes, they do. Frank likes peas and maize, My sister's cats both like >cucumber. And, not a vegetable, but vegetable-based: Frank and Nikki like >uncooked spaghetti. Stinky likes the oddest things. The scent of carrots almost makes him pass out. He loves garlic, and almost anything herb-y. He once almost fell into a bowl of mushroom soup because the smell just hynotized him. Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ "Kreisleriana" <kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> wrote > Stinky likes the oddest things. The scent of carrots almost makes him > pass out. He loves garlic, and almost anything herb-y. He once > almost fell into a bowl of mushroom soup because the smell just > hynotized him. Oh, yes, and Frank reacts to thyme as if it was catnip. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > very gassy kitty for several days afterwards, so she refused to feed > any beans to him again, even if he begged for them. Vino likes yoghurt, canned corn and chickpeas. He will also eat canned kidney beans. He doesn't get gassy though. I've only ever noticed him fart one time. It was so funny, he jerked his head around and glared at his butt! I think he was as surprised as I was. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >one time. It was so funny, he jerked his head around and glared at his >butt! I think he was as surprised as I was. Those butts are full of surprises. ;) Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ > Cats sometimes develop a liking for certain vegetables; you can't > really predict in advance what, if anything, they will like. Also, > quite a few cats want to have the right of first refusal on whatever > their human is currently eating. My old kitty Nosey (tabby point Siamese) loved corn (or maize, depending on which side of the pond you're on...) and cantelope (or muskmelon, depending on what part of the States you're from). She'd pull melon rinds and corn cobs out of the trash and leave half chewed bits all over the kitchen. One time I made the mistake of leaving a whole melon on the kitchen counter overnight. The next morning there was a hole the size of a tennis ball in it. I'm amazed she didn't get sick. Nosey and her sister Scamp are gone now, and the new kitty (Mr. Ming) has only been here about a month, so I haven't noticed any food peculiarities yet. Katrina -- |
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