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Jo Firey - 03 Nov 2004 21:20 GMT

This little calico girl takes everything in stride. But she is going to
cost us a fortune in cat toys. Hide a catnip mouse and she finds it and
guts it in twenty minutes. She has found and trashed stuff that the cats
have been just playing with for years. Heaven help us once she starts to
feel at home.

She still doesn't respond to her name or give any indication that she would
respond to any name. And while she will come for scritches and has walked
over us a few times she hasn't yet decided a lap is warm and safe and
comfortable. But it is early days yet. Besides she has a forever home here
no matter what. And if she doesn't decide to share herself with me, I can
always get a third cat next spring right?

Jo

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Steve Touchstone - 03 Nov 2004 22:32 GMT

>This little calico girl takes everything in stride. But she is going to
>cost us a fortune in cat toys. Hide a catnip mouse and she finds it and
>guts it in twenty minutes. She has found and trashed stuff that the cats
>have been just playing with for years. Heaven help us once she starts to
>feel at home.

That was Rocky when he first discovered toys. He quickly destroyed
toys that Sammy had been playing with for four years (and LB had been
ignoring for just as long). Eventually, he calmed down enough so that
he no longer destroyed the toys, at least not as quickly.

>She still doesn't respond to her name or give any indication that she would
>respond to any name. And while she will come for scritches and has walked
>over us a few times she hasn't yet decided a lap is warm and safe and
>comfortable. But it is early days yet. Besides she has a forever home here
>no matter what. And if she doesn't decide to share herself with me, I can
>always get a third cat next spring right?

I'm still waiting for Sammy to decide to snuggle. She'd much rather
play than waste her precious time snuggling, and when she does settle
down is more apt to nap by my feet than climb into my lap. And this
from the litten who I chose to keep because she purred whenever picked
up. I'm happy, though, since LB LOVES to snuggle, but doesn't play
much, and Sammy LOVES play, but not snuggles.

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Christine Burel - 03 Nov 2004 23:34 GMT

Jo, I'm sorry I missed your first post about your new little kitty so I
hunted back through posts and just read about her -- sounds like she's a
very lucky little cat. Concatulations on your newest master!
Christine

> This little calico girl takes everything in stride. But she is going to
> cost us a fortune in cat toys. Hide a catnip mouse and she finds it and
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> Jo

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jmcquown - 03 Nov 2004 23:46 GMT

> This little calico girl takes everything in stride. But she is going
> to cost us a fortune in cat toys. Hide a catnip mouse and she finds
> it and guts it in twenty minutes. She has found and trashed stuff
> that the cats have been just playing with for years. Heaven help us
> once she starts to feel at home.

Sounds like she's testing your limits ;)

> She still doesn't respond to her name or give any indication that she
> would respond to any name. And while she will come for scritches and
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> Jo

She may get there, she may not. From what I understand, not all cats are
"lap cats". I hope Molly turns out to be a lap cat for you. Either way,
she sounds like fun - kinda like a tornado can be fun! <G>

Jill

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Jo Firey - 04 Nov 2004 02:25 GMT

"jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:ladid.36946

> She may get there, she may not. From what I understand, not all cats are
> "lap cats". I hope Molly turns out to be a lap cat for you. Either way,
> she sounds like fun - kinda like a tornado can be fun! <G>
>
> Jill

Normal behavior for her. Saw her jump up on the back of the sofa and grab
something off my purse. Got up and went to look and it was only a cat toy -
that she had first thrown up to the top of my purse on the back of the sofa.
The throws her toys and the fetches them.

How can she test our limits? Where cats are concerned I don't think we have
any.

Jo

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jmcquown - 04 Nov 2004 18:55 GMT

> "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:ladid.36946
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> Jo

Was simply a phrase I tossed out there. Of course there are no limits :)
Persia brings me toys, tosses them at me and then expects me to toss them.
Of course, if they don't land where she wants them to or she doesn't feel
like dashing after them, I'm expected to go fetch them and start the game
again!

Jill

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Jo Firey - 04 Nov 2004 19:05 GMT

>> "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:ladid.36946
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> Jill

My reply sounded more serious than I meant. I was grinning at the notion of
cats and limits.

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