- I am totally accustomed to the dogs begging for whatever I’m eating. I can tune them out completely or send them to their beds. Newt, on the other hand, jumps up and sticks her paw in my food before I even see her coming. (It reminds me a bit of this commercial.)
- She has figured out the exact movement of the sun and tracks the bright spots around the house all day long. And it makes her look fierce:
- Her new favorite maneuver is to jump onto the towel bar in the bathroom. She usually does this while you’re in the shower, which is disconcerting enough, but yesterday I could see her debating: jump from the towel bar to the top of the shower or not? Thankfully she decided not… but it makes me nervous. I can just imagine her missing or it’s slick and she slides right into the shower. I imagine I’ll be sliced to death if that happens.
- She tore a hole in our boxspring. She climbs in there and scurries all around. It makes the dogs – and me – insane.
- The elusive “head boop” has only happened one time. She booped Emmett. I melted.
- Newt’s favorite spot to sleep during the day is in a dog bed. Any dog bed. Preferably ones she boots Lucas from.
- She has lost interest in Teddy. He just sits there, forlorn. Unmoved. Un-talked-to. It’s like he doesn’t exist.
- I’ve heard about cats drinking from or knocking over cups and glasses. Newt doesn’t do that. She finds mine and licks all the chapstick or lipstick off the side. It’s the same effect – I need a new glass of water – but less mess to clean up! So, that’s nice.
- At noon every day, Newt sits in front of the pantry. As soon as you look her way, she starts meowing and pacing. An afternoon puzzle filled with kibble started as a way to keep her occupied when we were still fostering Molly and had to separate them. Now, it’s a daily routine, and if I don’t deliver? She throws a FIT!
- After quite a while of not trusting/liking me much, we’ve made some big strides in our friendship. In fact, most nights, Newt has chosen MY lap to cuddle in. She lets me pet her (once or twice a day and only for a few seconds), and she has purred at me a handful of times. I totally get why people are so dedicated to cats. It takes so. much. WORK. to earn their affection. But once you have it? Even if it’s just for a few seconds a day, it makes you feel pretty darn good!
10 cat things (or, maybe these are Newt things?)
You make me smile and laugh out loud (the boxsprings). Life with a herd is crazy, yet so rewarding. Poor Teddy, I loved your post on Teddy all over the house. I wish you could figure out something for Cooper’s digestive issues. We use lots of human probiotics for our herd of 5. Merry Christmas Maggie, I so enjoy your blog.
It’s good you posted this cuz we don’t really know any cats!
Your Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
For the most part I’d say Newt sounds like a typical cat! They quickly learn any routine that involves food, and no, they are not going to allow it to end once it’s started.
The towel bar I’ve never seen, but I’d be equally nervous if she wanted to jump to the shower! Our cat Katie used to teeter on our railing when we had an open loft in our house, I was a nervous wreck that she’d fall off and land on my head one day!