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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2007Future cat slave?
We are caring for our grandbaby now that our daughter has used up her maternity leave and returned to gainful employment. Rosie and Cinder have accepted him as part of the daily routine, probably because he does not interfere with their naps. Because he is not able to get around by himself yet, the cats can control how close he gets. Rosie occasionally gets brave and swishes a tail before his eyes and joins us on the rocking chair. Cinder stays in the vicinity, but out of reach. The cats have made an impression. The baby watches them and smiles at them. He kicks and waves his arms when a picture of cats shows up on the screen during his DVD about animals. Last night, our daughter said that when they turn the pages of a book with animal pictures, he smiles and talks to the cat picture the most. However, we will leave the first of March to return to the East Coast and resume our journey on a boat. Ambassadors Rosie and Cinder have planted a seed. We can hope our grandson will continue his attraction for cats after we are gone. Annie > Ambassadors Rosie and Cinder have planted a seed. We can hope our grandson > will continue his attraction for cats after we are gone. I'm sure he wil grow up to be a fine catslave.  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o185/frankiennikki/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >We are caring for our grandbaby now that our daughter has used up her >maternity leave and returned to gainful employment. Rosie and Cinder have [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Annie Great! My little nephew, Evan, is allerigc, sadly. He adores his grammie's cat, Sneakers (a dainty little Maine Coon girl, strangely enough), and wishes he could have one-- but his daddy is even more allergic than he. They get really seriously sick. Evan has two plush kitty pals-- "Upstairs Kitty" and "Downstairs Kitty." ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > Great! My little nephew, Evan, is allerigc, sadly. ... Evan has two plush > kitty pals-- "Upstairs Kitty" and "Downstairs Kitty." ;) > Theresa Awww, poor Evan. Maybe he will outgrow his allergies and be able to have the company of a real cat someday. That is so sweet about the two plush kitty pals. Annie > We are caring for our grandbaby now that our daughter has used up her > maternity leave and returned to gainful employment. Rosie and Cinder [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Annie Your grandson's off to a wonderful start, congratulations to the whole family. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Your grandson's off to a wonderful start, congratulations to the whole > family. > Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) > Cats leave pawprints on your heart. > http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Adrian, Thank you. He's only 5 months old now. I'm sure his parents will encourage him to develop the love for all animals. He has a dog at home, and three horses out back. I was glad to introduce him close up to cats. When is older, I can tell him about Rosie and Cinder and how they helped us care for him. Annie > We are caring for our grandbaby now that our daughter has used up her > maternity leave and returned to gainful employment. Rosie and Cinder have > accepted him as part of the daily routine, probably because he does not > interfere with their naps. [snip] > The cats have made an impression. The baby watches them and smiles at them. > He kicks and waves his arms when a picture of cats shows up on the screen > during his DVD about animals. Last night, our daughter said that when they > turn the pages of a book with animal pictures, he smiles and talks to the > cat picture the most. That's really cute! I don't know that much about child development, but I wouldn't have expected him to figure out so soon that the images in the DVD and book are of the same kind of animal he now has in the house. That seems pretty smart to me. My parents had a cat before I was born, so I started my training for cat slavehood right away. It was clearly quite effective, so congratulations on doing your part to get your grandson ready for the position. :) > However, we will leave the first of March to return to the East Coast and > resume our journey on a boat. Oooo, that'll be fun to hear about! Joyce > [snip] >. > > He kicks and waves his arms when a picture of cats shows up on the > > screen ...Last night, our daughter said that when they turn the pages > > of a book with animal pictures, he smiles and talks to the cat picture > > the most. Joyce: > That's really cute! I don't know that much about child development, but I > wouldn't have expected him to figure out so soon that the images in the > DVD and book are of the same kind of animal he now has in the house. That > seems pretty smart to me. Annie: Of course, we think he's smart because we are biased. He's about 5 1/2 months old. He was born 5 weeks early, but is developing as if he was born full term. Babies are like little computers collecting data. Just because they can't talk in our language, it doesn't mean they can't communicate and make connections. The cats he sees on the TV screen are about the size of our cats and they move, so it would make sense for him to recognize them, even though they are different colors than Cinder and Rosie. The baby is able recognize his image in the mirror as a baby who smiles back at him. Hard to tell if he has any thoughts about who the baby is or why that baby has a grandmother who looks just like his grandmother. He also recognizes photographs of babies as being babies. That's what I love about babies and children. They are so interesting when you watch them develop. And, at his age, he can laugh and giggle and squeal and make you feel like the funniest stand-up comedian in the world just because you know how to make silly noises. Joyce: > My parents had a cat before I was born, so I started my training for cat > slavehood right away. It was clearly quite effective, so congratulations > on doing your part to get your grandson ready for the position. :) Annie: Thanks, but we couldn't do it without our ambassadors Rosie and Cinder. They deserve the credit. > > However, we will leave the first of March to return to the East Coast > > and resume our journey on a boat. Joyce: > Oooo, that'll be fun to hear about! Annie: I will post occasional updates under the "Cruising Cats" subject. You can start looking for them in April. Annie > The baby is able recognize his image in the mirror as a baby who smiles back > at him. Hard to tell if he has any thoughts about who the baby is or why > that baby has a grandmother who looks just like his grandmother. LOL! Somehow he must know intuitively that the grandma he sees in the mirror isn't the "real" grandma. Even my cats know that - the mommy who's waving at them and making silly faces from the mirror isn't the real mommy - they always turn around to look at the real me. They do this even when I try to make extremely *quiet* silly faces, although of course, a cat's hearing is much better than ours. > He also recognizes photographs of babies as being babies. That's interesting! > And, at his age, he can laugh and giggle and squeal and make you feel like > the funniest stand-up comedian in the world just because you know how to > make silly noises. For some of us, that's the best possibility for an appreciative audience! :) Joyce ... > ... Even my cats know that - the mommy who's waving at them and making > silly faces from the mirror isn't the real mommy - they always turn > around to look at the real me. ...> Joyce Our cats are not impressed by mirrors. When they were kittens and young adults, they used to pay occasional attention to the TV, but now ignore it, too. Annie >We are caring for our grandbaby now that our daughter has used up her >maternity leave and returned to gainful employment. Rosie and Cinder have [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >turn the pages of a book with animal pictures, he smiles and talks to the >cat picture the most. He'll definitely grow up loving cats. I remember Caroline observed the same thing with her daughter when she was a baby, kicking and squealing when seeing the cats. It must be instinctive. :) > He'll definitely grow up loving cats. I remember Caroline observed > the same thing with her daughter when she was a baby, kicking and > squealing when seeing the cats. It must be instinctive. :) And some of us never outgrow it. :) Joyce > > He'll definitely grow up loving cats. I remember Caroline observed > > the same thing with her daughter when she was a baby, kicking and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Joyce None of us want to. ;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > We are caring for our grandbaby now that our daughter has used up her > maternity leave and returned to gainful employment. Rosie and Cinder have [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Annie What a wonderful update! I'm so happy for you all. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek > What a wonderful update! I'm so happy for you all. > Best wishes, > Polonca and Soncek Thank you Polonca. It is such a pleasure to have you as part of this group. Annie >>What a wonderful update! I'm so happy for you all. >>Best wishes, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Annie It is a pleasure to be part of this group of wonderful people. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek
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