Cat! She didn’t want to be my friend. How quickly she has forgotten that just a week or so ago, she was sitting and letting me put expensive flea meds on her and brush her! I seem to attract friends who love me one day and hate me the next! Hey . . maybe it’s ME! I can say that . . you can’t! 🙂
For a few days before Chad, Nicole and Addie got here, I was busy and didn’t spend much time with Cat. The minute they drove up, Cat disappeared and every now and then, we’d get a glimpse of her. We continued to feed her and we would see her eating, all the while watching for a little blue eyed darling to come charging out of the house wanting to catch her. Speaking of wanting to catch something, we went out one day and a rabbit was in the yard. The rabbits aren’t terribly afraid of us and we can usually get pretty close to them. Addie saw one and said “Come on, Granny! Let’s catch him!” Hmm . . you need mommy or daddy if you’re going to chase down a rabbit. My rabbit catching days are probably history.
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They left Friday morning and when I saw Cat again, she hissed at me. WHAT? I’ve spent almost a week trying to get to be her friend again.
This morning I went out and it was like she never stopped being my friend. She came up to me and let me pet her. She followed me into the shop as I went to get something out of the fridge over there. She followed me back to the house. When I started to go inside, I had to stop and say “No! You’re not coming in!”
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She stayed outside the door for the longest time waiting to see if I was coming back out. She knows I don’t stay inside long in the mornings. She’s still very jumpy and nervous and I’m very careful around here but I’m glad she’s back to letting me pet her.
JOYCE says
She is just letting you know that the “blue eyed darling” is not welcome on her patch.
Joyce says
I had a cat that hated the children of one of my Dad’s friends. He would hide whenever he heard their car come down the street. The kids just wanted to pet him, but he wanted nothing to do with them! Once in a while my Dad would catch him and let them pet him, but usually the cat would stay hidden until they were gone. As soon as they would leave, the cat would be right there again. (He really loved my Dad.)
Sue S says
Cats! They’re enigmatic by nature. Mine will be my best buddy until something happens that she doesn’t like. She gets in a snit and I just have to let her get over it in her own good time. Like some people I know, LOL! At least she came back.
Evelyn/Starfishy says
Sounds like a 1 person cat! It takes a long time to tame a wild cat and even then they are very unpredictable. I always liked our semi-wild cats because they kept the mice population down. I dewormed them as the vet directed by putting the medicine in the food, but good luck catching them for an actual trip to the vets! They could smell a trap a mile away and would make themselves scarce!
Tam McBride says
Any changes in their routines upset them–things out of place, new items brought in, guests. Our formerly feral indoor boy is terrified of thunder and hides when people invade his territory (the house). Go figure.
Rebecca in SoCal says
Every time I see that feeding platform, I marvel at what a well-thought design it is.
I notice you are saying “she” exclusively. Has Vince been convinced, or are you just doing that for our sake?
Paula Philpot says
I bet someone has really abused her bad. Paula in KY
dezertsuz says
Obviously, you are tolerable, but all the strangers weren’t. LOL