Compatibility and Cats

And the story continues....
I look forward to the next chapter!

Females name cats very differently than how males name cats, David. She probably means they're her replacement brother and sister, or that since she's their mom they're adopted brother and sister, or some such. Possibly, if she's Southern and/or Baptist, she has noticed a prayerful attitude about them. :) Could be any of those, or none of them...

Carol -- Awwwww. Thanks.

Lydia -- Perhaps it was the prayerful attitude. :-) God knows, my cats have perfectly logical names. Especially Little Liu the Weasel Fiend.

David - I think it all depends on the cat. Pal, a cat who is not too terribly bright but incredibly loving, will befriend ANY new soul who comes in the house. Little Boy will hide from everything. If he makes an appearance when a new person is around then generally I have to say that they are acceptable.

While I like cats, I have to say that i would always choose a dog's intuition about strangers over a cat's. Cats are too moody to be trusted.

Kathleen, it's actually kind of fun to have a cat lick you on the nose. You don't want to let it go on forever (Anybody remember the phone call in The Truth About Cats and Dogs?) but it's kind of nice, for a bit. And it would have covered his face in case uncontrollable thoughts about how fast he could get out of the house were flitting across it....

Yes! Cat lick David. A news story. Well told, David

Kathleen -- I am not opposed to occasional kitty kisses, but I do not like cats who lick obsessively. This wasn't the obsessive kind . . . this was one of those cats who likes to say hello by bumping noses, and then he gave just the end of my nose a swipe. :-)

Flit -- I agree that cats are too moody (not to mention fickle) to be trusted. Interestingly, my really stupid cat, Daria P.Olka-Dot Pants, adored Christine, and wsa very upset when she left. She doesn't usually take to strangers. She actually moped. It was weird.

John -- That's interesting . . . I don't have a Siamese. I have two Bengals and an Ocicat. You're sure those were my cats?

Cats are so aloof, I dont think they make good character judges, most have a simple curiousity, and then go back to doing their own thing. I have always found dogs to be a better judge of people, they seem to know other dog people and ones with kindness in their hearts.

All I can do is chortle a bit at the absurdity of it all, I think you may have inspired me.

Of course, this cat discussion is of high importance , and we all must chime in with our expert opinions! Dogs are pack animals and will cavort with anyone after showing their bellies. :) Cats, on the other hand, are clairvoyant and "know" who is a good soul or not. My extremely intuitive cat Rocky (notice the high class name) will come out of hiding (after some nitwit rings the doorbell. How rude!) and commune with the normal people like my brother and his wife. It is really just a ruse to get them to remove some more of his cat hair. Rocky is not a licker either, but he does give nice kitty kisses too. Nothing overt. He does have a thing about hairspray. He likes to get on top of my recliner and rub his face in my hair. Go figure.

I am off to go read what Soren has to say about all this. Should be a hoot!

My kitty, whose name was Kittie, hated men and attacked them if they set foot in my house.

Someone is looney!

I was once left alone with a fellow's cat (a female mostly siamese, black, devoted) who attacked me when he left the room, and got herself back into the same place and position by the time he got back..."Who--me? She's obviously insane..." Boy did that cat do me a favor....

I'm running for cover if Soren is inspired. Anything may come of that.

Dave, this is really a D. Rochester way of saying "I've played with the kitty"?

If I had a cat that hissed and screamed at me, it would be out the door in about two seconds flat!

I am now reminded as to why I am not a cat person. I was "chased" by a nasty cat, contained in someone else's apartment. I'm not sure I'll ever trust them.

Although they are very beautiful to look at. Dave's especially

(I'm not owning ANY part of my husbands comment above )

My cat, the late Emma Peel, 1972 - 1992, did not like most men. She ran and hid, same as she did with small children. She was an exceptionally lovey, purry cat, a brownish tabby with big green eyes and longish fur. There was a greeting card 20 years ago that looked exactly like her, if you have seen it, you will recognize what I am describing.

The point is this: Emma took a liking to my husband, on our first date. She sat on his clothes when we went fo a run. I took this to be a very good sign. He was a cat lover and she knew that. What she did the first night, I won't reveal, but it was another good omen.

Now my tuxedo is whining at me.

Mark -- No, I'd come right out and say that. It is so weird to see anyone call me Dave. People never do it IRL. I just don't look Dave-ish. :-)

Kathryn -- What a great name for a cat. And twenty years . . . wow. I hope I get that much mileage out of my own darling kittygirls.

We have a cat that my daughter took with her when she moved out. We have had him for sixteen years. If she couldn't keep him, I would gladly take him. We rescued him from the pound so we think he is about seventeen or eighteen years old. When we took him home, he made such a loud fuss at being in the box in the car that I started calling him Noisemaker. So that's his name. We call him Noise for short. He is the sweetest, yet most aloof cat I have seen. He will ignore everyone til he wants attention then you can't get away from him. Now if I have ever talked to a cat, it is to Noise. Yeah, I admit it. But he is more of a family member than a pet. We are all hoping he hangs in there for a long time. He has lost a lot of weight and can't see very well anymore. He hears my voice and comes running to me then jumps on me. He is the only one allowed!

As far as who Noise trusts and likes, well, I trust him. If you pass the Noise test, you are in!

run, do not walk, to the nearest exit...

All cats hate me. Maybe because I sneeze on them.

My male cat, Shadow, loves everyone! He thinks he should always be the center of attention and likes to 'help' any repairmen who come to the house. My female cat, Faith, is a bit more discriminating and shy. But you know someone must be okay if she comes out of hiding when they're around.

I'm enjoying the posts :)
As far as my cat, I don't trust him at all...nasty thing has an unpleasant habit of leaving aromatic landmines around the house just to remind us Who's the Real Boss.

We take the naming of cats very seriously in my family. There are certain things that just scream "cat name!" at you when you hear it. Over the last 30 years, between me and my kids, we've had (just to name a few) Pretzel, Crackers, Paisley, and Cashew. I currently share my home with Hitchcock. This came from a frenzy of naming pets after celebrities for a few years. (Hitch should actually have been named Sinatra due to his blue eyes. We also had a dog named Cosby and lost a cat named Yoko [because she was odd and really quite ugly, but loved] in that time frame.) My grandson owns 2 now. Stinky Popcorn and Cheese Curl. Nuff said.

Oh, yeah. I forgot. During the celebrity phase, I took in a red stray and named her Reba. Once I got her to the vet and found out "she" was a neutered male, I changed her/his name to Opie. Maybe that's why she/he ran away.

Cool!

Nice piece - made me smile. ;-)

I have begun putting the "Crossing the Rainbow Bridge II" book together. So far we only have three stories for the book. If you know anyone who might be interested in having their story published; please contact them and tell them about the process. If you know of any web sites about pets please contact them and give them the information also.

The book information is located at:
http://www.geocities.com/trampolineone/survive3/srv601.htm

Anytime you want a PDF file on the books process, just send me an e-mail asking for a copy of the PFD of Crossing the Rainbow Bridge Book II in the subject line.

We were able to complete the first book in five weeks. Hopefully, we can get enough stories to make this book published in that same time period.

Roger

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Cats are a good judge of character in my opinion. They all love me. What does that tell you?

That's a good insight: I think my cats are a good judge of people... they hated my roommate's last boyfriend...

cute