Question of the Day - Tuesday, July 11

[cassiopea]

Hellooooo! Happy Tuesday! I hope this post finds you all well





When people meet my cat for the first time, they say _______________





Some examples....

Tippy Toes: "She is soooo sweet and snuggly!"
Phryne "Sassy"
BatBat: "Oh she really does look like a little bat!"

 

[Margot Lane]

“Er—- does he still, um, scratch you?”

 

[neely]

Awwwwwww!

 

[MonaLyssa33]

Flora: "Oh sweet baby!"
Remy: "He's so handsome!"
Maisie: "That's what she looks like in person?"

 

[MoochNNoodles]

Mostly they just politely nod as I introduce them and tell them too much about her.

 

[fionasmom]

This one certainly hit the jackpot when you rescued him.

 

[kashmir64]

Kumal: he's so sweet
Onsa: she's weird
Samai: OUCH, do you have a bandage?

 

[sivyaleah]

For Cocoabean: She's so beautiful!
For Googie: Wow. Just, wow! Look at those ears!

 

[strider rose]

lily rose : shes so soft
lucky: wow shes cute
stardust: shes a loveable cat

 

[iPappy]

Goof: "Wow, he's.....friendly!" (He's incredibly non-shy and will solicit pets by sitting on any high surface, gazing at them, and sometimes reaching out and gently placing his paw on them.)
Sarah: "Well, Hello!" (She's quite the talker!)
Lila: "Tortie who?" (She runs and hides, and will come out eventually if the person is here long enough but remains quite aloof.)

 

[Norachan]

How many do you have?
How many!?
How do you remember all of their names?

 

[catloverfromwayback]

Kumal: he's so sweet
Onsa: she's weird
Samai: OUCH, do you have a bandage?

That reminds me of a friend when the late great Magnus swarmed up onto her lap and stuck his head under her chin - "[MYNAME]GETHIMOFFME!!!" She knew what he was like, she'd seen the damage he'd done to me when I got him (long story). Never knew her to be intimidated by anyone but my cat.

For Phoebe and Daisy, it tends to be "Hello!" and just vary in tone according to whether the visitor is a cat person or not.

 

[kashmir64]

That reminds me of a friend when the late great Magnus swarmed up onto her lap and stuck his head under her chin - "[MYNAME]GETHIMOFFME!!!" She knew what he was like, she'd seen the damage he'd done to me when I got him (long story). Never knew her to be intimidated by anyone but my cat.

For Phoebe and Daisy, it tends to be "Hello!" and just vary in tone according to whether the visitor is a cat person or not.

Thing is, you can tell people NOT to touch or mess with a cat (yours, mine, others). Same people seem to have a Snow White syndrome and think that every animal loves them instantly and will cuddle with them.
I wish they'd listen once in a while.

 

[catloverfromwayback]

Thing is, you can tell people NOT to touch or mess with a cat (yours, mine, others). Same people seem to have a Snow White syndrome and think that every animal loves them instantly and will cuddle with them.
I wish they'd listen once in a while.

Mostly I haven’t had that problem, all my cats except Magnus have been friendly or simply hidden away from strangers. This friend knew what Maggins was like and didn’t mess with him, he simply swarmed onto her when she sat down! He was like that - friendly but totally untrustworthy. I suspect he’d been badly treated as a kitten (he was 18 months old when we got him).

But the one person who did push her luck … well. My manager, patting him while he wound around her ankles. I saw the change in his eyes, said “R, stop, he’s had enough,” she said “Oh no, he’s fine” - and she went home with her hand covered in band-aids. Caused much laughter at her expense at work the next day!

 

[Mia6]

is she only one cat?????

 

[denice]

For Charlotte it would be how distinguished looking she is, she is a tuxedo. That would last until she is comfortable enough with a stranger to do something goofy, looks can be deceiving.

 

[susanm9006]

No one ever meets my cats because both want nothing to do will people. Lola will attack so she has to go in her room before anyone arrives and Willow goes into hiding as soon as she hears someone come in.

 

[AbbysMom]

How cute!