Cynthia’s Cats
Nov. 13th, 2022 12:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ndrosenMy ladyfriend Cynthia has a total of fourteen cats, some of which I have barely if at all seen, as they’re shy. I will say a few words about some of the cats whose acquaintance I have made. Linus is a black cat, and Chief Operating Officer; he seems to be the boldest and most social of the cats. He is not afraid of new people, and has walked over to me, both during my first visit and my recent visit, and accepted petting.
Abby is a friendly cat who butts with her head, and likes to be petted on her head and elsewhere. Cynthia has told me about how she rescued Abby from a horribly abusive home, abusive to some of the humans there, and to Abby. Abby was only fed a small tidbit if she first begged five times, and was malnourished and ill when Cynthia first adopted her. Cynthia told me that at first it was hard to get her to eat; she didn’t understand that she was allowed to eat. Now she’s sleek, healthy, and friendly.
One thing that impresses me is that Cynthia seems to have socialized a bunch of rescue cats so that they mostly behave themselves and refrain from fighting with each other. It must have taken considerable patience and good will.
Beaker is a longhaired gray and white cat, who occasionally swats the other cats. He has rubbed against my legs, but we haven’t gotten into real petting. He used to be a feral cat, whom Cynthia caught in a humane trap, and adopted. At first, he didn’t get along with the other cats at all, except for one young female, now deceased, who Cynthia thinks may have been his daughter, since tomcats sometimes are paternal to kittens, especially kittens without a living mother.
Abby is a friendly cat who butts with her head, and likes to be petted on her head and elsewhere. Cynthia has told me about how she rescued Abby from a horribly abusive home, abusive to some of the humans there, and to Abby. Abby was only fed a small tidbit if she first begged five times, and was malnourished and ill when Cynthia first adopted her. Cynthia told me that at first it was hard to get her to eat; she didn’t understand that she was allowed to eat. Now she’s sleek, healthy, and friendly.
One thing that impresses me is that Cynthia seems to have socialized a bunch of rescue cats so that they mostly behave themselves and refrain from fighting with each other. It must have taken considerable patience and good will.
Beaker is a longhaired gray and white cat, who occasionally swats the other cats. He has rubbed against my legs, but we haven’t gotten into real petting. He used to be a feral cat, whom Cynthia caught in a humane trap, and adopted. At first, he didn’t get along with the other cats at all, except for one young female, now deceased, who Cynthia thinks may have been his daughter, since tomcats sometimes are paternal to kittens, especially kittens without a living mother.
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Date: 2022-11-16 12:22 am (UTC)