THE NEW CAT ROOM! (or the Cat Room #2)

Oh no .....................

I just read thru all your posts, I'm sitting here crying like a baby for your flat cat and for you msolga .... condolences and huge hugs to you! Your flatty will never forget you for the wonderful life you gave him, so be at peace my dear, and know you did the right thing.

Msolga - How is she doing? gaining confidence? a name yet?

I'm sure she'd come back to you if she did get out now, you are the one secure place for her. It would worry me just the same though.

(I liked the poem - I like TS Eliot)

Rosie swears at himself as well but he picks her up less and she never snuggles up with him. The trouble is she loves her cuddles but has this weird thing of not jumping up onto your knee to ask for one - she sits looking at me with round eyes and I have to pick her up - and often she runs off and I am expected to chase her first! weird cat. Once I pick her up she sighs happily, stretches and snuggles into me, burying her nose into my neck. It's when I want a cuddle and she doesn't that we get the nagging telling off - there's no malice in it and the second she's put down she's fine again but it sounds terrible! and sometimes she changes her mind, starts off growling and moaning and then suddenly thinks she'll stay and snuggles up mid-moan!!

Paddy copies her but has a very very weedy little miaow for such a little swashbuckler and he just looks you in the eye and miaows pathetically - he HATES being picked up whereas Rosie doesn't mind if she's feeling cuddly. He has no hesitation in jumping up when he wants stroking or talking to. What he wants he asks for and is master of the tail up, looking over his shoulder and blinking slowly and leading you to the door, food dishes or whatever!

Oh thank you, Misti. That's very kind of you.

So you're back home now? (I recall you were heading off to Ireland a while ago) If you are back, how's the Paddy cat? I'll bet you missed him!

Hi Vivien

Oh, those two critters of yours! They have you & himself so well trained! What a life they have!

I have decided not to go on & on (& on & on ... !) quite so much about my new cat. (Like I have been for the past few days!) I suddenly had this vision of being an utter bore, recording every minute development in tedious detail. (A bit like the folks who inflict their holiday photographs on you - all 500 of them!) I must remember that this might not be so utterly fascinating for everyone else as it is for me!

But seeing as how you asked! : A quiet day today. Probably because, with the holiday break almost finished, I'm finally starting to relax and have stopped madly rushing about, doing heaps of things at once. So I read quite a bit this afternoon & the cat slept for hours. BTW, "Lata" didn't stick. I loved the name of your daughter's cat, but Mog seemed more of a boy name .... So she became Maggie, then Mags & most recently "Maggsie". (Silly names we call our critters! )

No, it looks like only you saw it, George!

not boring at all - we want to hear it ALL!!!!

I'm glad she's settling. My daughter inherited the name along with the cat - she was actually called MogMog but they tend to call her Mog or Moggy

Olga, I don't think that people who hang out in a place called the Cat Room would be bored in hearing about a new cat. Maybe the rest of the world, but not here.

I like the name Maggsie. Female. Different.

Give it awhile. Most cats come up with a name that fits perfectly. It just takes time.

Spooky got his name from his ability to disappear into thin air. He walked behind a cardboard box, and never came out the other side. Really. And he was home for three days before he put in that much of an appearance.

Not boring for us, perhaps, Vivien & Roberta. But maybe for others? :wink:

Today Maggsie (or Mags, depending on which comes out first) is sleeping a great deal. I'm hoping she's OK. Doesn't seem to be too interested in her usual shenanigans. Also she's sneezed a few times! OK, let's not panic - I'll report back later.

A ravishing, sunny day outside. Gotta get out there!

Thanks, Roger. Spooky! I do like that one! And what a clever trick with the box!

She's fine inside. I'm more concerned about how she'll respond to the outside world. And that she might escape (she's very interested in what's out there!) as I open the front or back door during a potential "lapsed" Olga moment. She's not ready for the great outdoors, yet! She lived on the streets for a while, before the animal shelter rescue, apparently.

as she'd lived on the streets I think you are right to keep her in for a good while - until a real bond has built up.

Any pictures? or is it too soon to spook her with cameras?

Maggsie/Mags is nice.

The nights are getting a bit less cold and Paddy doesn't want to come in at night - himself gets up to let him in in the middle of the night - I wouldn't! A cold night out might teach him to come in when he's called

Himself sounds such a kind (& doting!) soul, Vivien! I hope Paddy appreciates this! Little devil.

How long would you say "a good while" should be? Roughly. I was thinking about a month. I'm not sure how long Mags actually did spend on the streets, Vivien. In fact I'm not sure how accurate that story actually is. It's what the person who brought her to the shelter told them. She's definitely not a wild beastie. And she was obviously domesticated at some stage. (in very good shape, no "street fighting wounds", obviously used to people & neutered.)

A month sounds good, Msolga...though I might supervise her at first.

I love Mags, BTW!


Oscar's sister was Maggie....and your variant is great.

Oh, definitely with supervision, Deb. I wouldn't dream of just opening the back door & letting her just go for it! However, though I know a month is about the right time, she does seem a bit anxious to get outside at times. Today I found she'd climbed to the very top of the front flywire screen door. Little claws clinging on tightly. "NO, Mags, NO!!!!!" (in sternest Olga voice.)

So how's young Oscar doing? Is the poo problem now a distant, faded memory? And his general health? You were a bit worried a while ago.

Oscar & Maggie! Oh, I like that!

I'm wondering how Tequila is coming along. Still improving, VN?

So the name might be Mags.. sounds nice, round and soft, but light and the sound of " gs" at the end reminds me of the quick flicker of a cats tail, the very top when the tail is carried up like a flagpole.

I like to read all the cat stories- but can't write anything interesting about Kiki- he is just so normal. Right now suffering a bit- missing the rest of the family.

Ul, you have described Ms Mag's tail to perfection! She like to run ahead of me (to wherever she figures I'm headed) with her tail in precisely that state. At the same time, looking over her shoulder at me & sort of squeaking. (Her version of a meow)



Oh, I'm sure you could write about Kiki, ul. Nothing I've written about this new cat of mine (& my previous ones) was amazing, earth-shattering stuff. Just day to day observations, concerns & musings. I think that's pretty well what we all do here. Basically just share our love of our cats & tell stories about them! I would love to hear more about Kiki. AND send some photographs, if you can manage it. (I can't yet.)

Yes, that is the way Kiki walks here too.
He would come, hops on my lap, and looks at me. Then he rubs his head against my hand- looks again, jumps down, looks over his shoulder if I will get up. Then he leads my to the place he wants to go. At each corner he makes sure I am following him. Mostly we end up at the balcony door- which I have to open. A quick circling around my legs and I am off duty.

Ul

It's called team work! Cats are very good & obliging in this regard!

I'll leave you with a final question (if you're still there) before I head off to bed. (It's very late.) Is Kiki the sole feline in your household & does he live only indoors? If so, how do you keep him amused & occupied? I was wondering about this today as I contemplated a month of my new cat being stuck inside. I feel like I should be providing some sort of extra recreation/entertainment (or something). (Most cats where I live are of the indoor/outdoor variety.) Eventually Mags will be able to come & go (through a cat door) from the house into her very own garden. But for the next month ...? Any suggestions appreciated. (BTW, she looks pretty contented right now. But I'm thinking about the next few weeks.)

Night night, ul.
Nice talking to you!

Kiki is the only cat we have and lives only indoors.
He is 12 years now- so slowly he is sleeping most of the time when nobody is home. Special resting places for each nap during the day- sofa, bookshelf and bathtub(!) during the mornings. Activity when we are at home- chasing a laser beam, climbing ladders to jump down on us, running behind a ball on a thread, playing hide and seak with my son.
Good night, sweet dreams!