Tommy woke me up twice during the
night. Both times she came up by my head and started vocalizing that she was
there and wanted some attention. At 4:00 she just wanted attention and settled
down near my head for a short nap. After about five minutes, she headed off the
bed to sit on the chest of drawers. It’s got a glass top so it can’t be very
warm, but it does give her access to the mirror. She seems to stare into the
mirror for a long time; I wonder what she’s thinking.
At 6:30, I’m sure that she woke me
up thinking that since the sun was up I should be also. This time after
spending a few minutes with me, she sat on the table across from the foot of
the bed and stared at me. This table also has a glass top, but it does give her
a good vantage point of the entire room.
When I got up at 7:15 I began the
chores and Tommy began supervising. I’d load laundry and she’d watch. She
doesn’t supervise as much when I’m cleaning floors, but does check up on me
when I’m giving her litter box a good washing. She’s especially interested to
watch me dry the litter box.
She did let me know when it was
time for her morning grass snack or that she needs new food or water. She goes
in the study where I keep it and jumps up on the guest bed case looking at the
grass up on the chest. For the food and water she sits by the bedroom door and
if I don’t notice quickly enough she’ll meow in her lovely way that reminds me
that I have things to do.
I got her a new rug that she really
likes. She has had trouble with her claws on the carpet sometimes when we play
so I put down some cardboard as a temporary fix. I found that she liked it and
this became her new spot in the living room. Not wanting to keep a piece of
cardboard in the living room, I found a rug that didn’t have the usual fiber
looping. It works much better for her then the carpet and she loves sitting on
it.
I can’t believe that today marked
twelve weeks since Tommy came to live here. Throughout the day I was reminded
of how far we’ve come (and how much farther we have to go). Tommy shows
affection by rubbing against me and lately I swear she’s been much more
affectionate. She stills tries to bite when she gets upset, but I’m learning
the caution signals and she never actually bites me.
We did have one little problem
today. While I was making a salad for dinner, Tommy came into the kitchen to
check up on me and rub against my legs.
After about a minute she suddenly dashed out of the room. Since she’s
been known to suddenly dash out for no reason that I can figure out, I didn’t
think much about it.
When I finished the salad I brought
it out to the table, but I didn’t see Tommy anywhere in the room. I decided to
check in the study and there she was on the desk reaching over to the wheat
grass to have an extra meal. Since she’s been known for overindulging on grass
and becoming constipated, I went up to her, picked her up and carried her out
of the room. Well, that didn’t sit well with her and she went and pouted on her
rug. I tried petting her to comfort her, but she tried to bite me to show that
she was upset that I wouldn’t let her have as much grass as she wanted.
When I sat down to eat my salad,
Tommy came to investigate. I’m sure she didn’t understand why I could have
greens, but she couldn’t. I put a small piece in front of her and she just
smelled it but wouldn’t eat it. I of course felt sorry for her and gave her a
natural treat that included tuna, cranberries, and sunflower seeds. I think
that appeased her.
Later as she sat on her rug, I went
and petted her. All went well for a while, but again she was ready to either
swat my hand or bite it, so I left her alone until she was ready to interact
with me. I know that Buddha position and also know that sooner or later she’ll
want my attention.
When it was time for bed, Tommy
went right in and crawled right under the bed.
While she has gotten very good about going into the bedroom when it’s
time for bed or me to leave, I still miss having her on the bed and not hiding
under it. Hopefully one of these days,
she’ll decide to come out of her dark cave.
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