Mostly the boys were fascinated with our cats. They have two
dogs, a border collie and an Australian shepherd, but no cats. So they really
wanted to interact with all three of ours. As you might imagine, the cats
wanted nothing to do with them.
As the evening went on, they’d ask me about the cats, what
they like, how they act, what it means when they meow or hiss or run away or just
generally behave like cats. I enjoyed telling them about the differences between
dogs and cats, like how you know a dog is happy when the tail wags but it’s a
very different story when a cat whips its tail. T told me very solemnly that
Wally had hissed at him and that he knew that meant Wally was afraid and needed
his space.
We had a great time with the adults too—I look forward to
doing it again, and also helping my cats get more socialized with children.
As for the cats, they have been utterly wiped out today.
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| Chloe is so tired she doesn't care that Eddie is kitty piling with her. |
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| Wally has hardly moved all day except to go into the guest bathroom & lick the shower curtain. |
4 comments:
7-1/2 and 9 is fairly late to be learning good cat manners...but better late than never!
I think I know just how Wally feels. Whenever I get overwhelmed with humanity, I feel a deep need to lick the shower curtain, too
But do you also bite them?? He's left fang marks.
I do not, however, our fatcat Tiger loves to bite crunchy or synthetic things. He destroyed several of Laura's old prom dresses that were hanging in her closet by sneaking in there and chewing on them. What is up with that, anyway???
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