I don't have a playing photo yet. Here is Honey watching the birds at the feeder.
I never thought I'd live to see the day!
Things have been just fine between me and my darling kitty cat pumpkin, Honey, aka Da Baby. Hopefully I'll be adding some pictures to this entry this weekend.
This week I had my landlord come in during my workday and remove my old shabby used sofa to make room for a reclining loveseat that I plan to purchase sometime in early 2005. As with all change, this, and the reorganization of the room afterwords, brought out Honey's insecurities.
Reassuring her can either be a tedious and mildly frustrating task, particularly when she hides under the bed and cries and is slow to come around. Sometimes, when she isn't that bad off, such as after the sofa incident, she gets all love-y with deep, appreciative purring and reassuring her can be very satisfying, as if our bond is growing stronger.
Once we got through the reassurance, Honey seemed to be overjoyed. For the first time since I've had her [11-months] she played openly and at length with some of her cat toys, vigorously tossing and catching a little ball, a mousie, and a small sack of catnip. Her inner kitten is coming out...at least until I run the washing machine again and she retreats once more to under the bed.
6 comments:
Yay Honey. Nothing beats being able to play with a kitty. Give her a smooch for me.
Awww, yay!
That is wonderful! I love reading Honey's progress reports.
My own kitty, Molly, has only recently (after 3 years) let me pick her up without going completely nuts. She still doesn't like it, but at least she doesn't think I am trying to kill her now!
Hey, Kat! You give me hope! Honey still squirms away at any motion that might constitute being picked up.
How sweet. Honey has certainly come a long way. But you're love and patience is responsible for her growth and development of trust. She's a sweetie and I am so glad she's doing so well.
Deb
Life -- Molly doesn't really enjoy the "picking up" process, but once she is being held, she doesn't seem to mind it. And more importantly, she doesn't run away and/or have an accident when it's over. So, all I can say is, hang in there!
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