@TheLongRider that was it " A ginger's mission in life is to grow upwards and outwards as much as possible!" - im moving in the next few months thats going on my wall in the next house lol
She was found in a pub downtown when she was 6 weeks old, spent a night in the barmaids house as she took her home until they could work out if there was an owner or what to do, no-one ever claimed her and just as well as she firmly attached herself to me the following day when barmaids mum took her down to see if i would like her, the cat id had the previous year had gone missing and was never seen again, I had a theory on that but no proof,
I put my hand into the crate and little "needle nails" as she was nicknamed then clung on so she spent the next 72 hours bonding closely with me, down my top having skin to skin contact. She struggled to eat off a plate so was finger fed, ear dropper gave her kitten milk and she thrived.
She also loved her heatpacks underneath the towels in the crate which was where she spent most of her evenings and nights in first few months.
Il have her 2 years in May and she doesnt know that cats are nocturnal and i dont intend to tell her. She usually settles for bed around 8/9pm and comes to life around 5/6am and often wakes me by snuggling up to me or lying on top of me. She isnt in the crate at this stage, its put away only for when its needed for trips like v-e-t,
She has a cardboard box on the end of my bed she likes (its secured so it cant fall off), she has another on the chair, she likes in my clothes drawers on the open shelving, windowsill to get the coolness of the window with the radiator blasting underneath her or top of fridge or bookcase in bedroom at night, she has access to litter tray in here, food and water and toys. She will sometimes wrap herself around my leg like a koala around a tree.
She also doesnt know that she probably would like most of the food i eat but when i do try and give her wee bits to taste she thinks im "giving" her something so wont take it, which is brilliant as i can eat with her watching and turn away from it less than half a metre away and she hasnt been interested, unless its a blob of butter she sees, then i might as well get out of the way, she is getting into the dish
She tolerates showers as well and has good curosity about the bathroom, she has a shower roughly every 6-8 weeks so that in the event of ever having to do it for her due to accident or injury its not a scary event and its just part of her life, she is in and out of the shower in less than 5 mins and gets wrapped in about 4 towels straight from the tumble dryer
Last night, I was a very bold cat mummy when i trimmed her nails but it was over and done with in 5 mins but boy did she yell, as each paw was done she got a couple of treats - its only in the last couple of hours she is properly speaking to me again. That sounds mad to non pet parents but i know it wont to you.
So @Want2beme sorry i dont understand the term cupboard love? do you love basically the way love cupboards and in and out of them, She doesnt do that apart from getting her paws in at the top of my knicker drawers and occassionally running around the house with a pair of knickers in her mouth
@TheLongRider, @StripySocksAndDocs, @DramaAlpaca @TopBitchoftheWitches @FeedtheTree im noting something in common, you all have male cats and i have a female
@FeedtheTree - But he earns his keep in big bear hugs with a throaty purr, and is autistic DS2's guardian and best friend. (love this)
Cats just know, I have several chronic conditions which often leave me paralysed in bed and Honeycomb is the best nurse i could have, she lies on the sore-est part to provide comfort, makes "biscuits" to show love, licks me with her tongue to groom me as one of her own and sometimes just letting her soft body collapse into mine and hold her till i can cry no more and then she tries licking my face or tonguing my ears again
@PhelanThePain Happy to share cat talk with you as im sure your 2 are just as lovely in their own way - definitely not a pain in that way anyhow lol