After going to sleep late I hoped
that I’d be able to sleep late. Tommy spent most of the early morning
attempting to wake me. She even pushed my water bottle onto the floor which
always makes a loud noise. I knew that I
had to get her out of the habit of thinking that I didn’t need any sleep and I
was to be awakened whenever she deemed that it was time.
I finally got up at 8:00 and knew
that there was going to be a price to pay. She would follow me around but
wouldn’t want me to pet her or play with her. It’s her way of getting back at
her “man servant” for daring to disobey her.
I know that it will be a rough morning, but sooner or later she’ll want
attention and all will be forgiven.
I again spoke too soon. Tommy spent
the first part of the morning occasionally following me around and each time I
would calmly try to pet her or talk to her, she would spat my hand or walk
away. When I would go into the study,
she would follow, sit by the Cat’s Meow and look at me. I’d turn on the toy and she would look at it.
The first time, she left, the second time she actually played with it.
Of course, when she saw that I was
working at the computer transcribing, she left. She returned shortly, but I had
already turned off the toy, so I needed to turn it back on for her. When I went
over to do that, she jumped on her chair. She then left to resume her Buddha
stance in the living room. Occasionally when I would enter the living room,
Tommy would call out to me, but when I went over to pet her, she would pull
away. She’s definitely “in a mood” today.
I decided to go to the fitness
center and do some miles, hoping that my absence might put her in a better
mood. I put some treats on the bed and she jumped up. I quickly left. When I
returned and opened the door, Tommy wasn’t waiting, but came out a few minutes
later. The treats were still sitting on
the bed. I know that some were new and
she might not like them, but I also put two of the turkey treats that she loves
and those also were untouched.
After I finished showering, Tommy
came up to me and seemed to be in a better mood. I moved to the sofa and she
followed although she remained on the floor.
She rubbed my feet and I took that as a sign that her mood was
improving. She allowed me to pet her and rolled over on her back. It looked
like she wanted a neck rub, but I was wrong. As soon as I brought my hand near,
she tried to bite it. She continues to baffle me.
I’m not sure why she no longer
wants to sit on my lap or even sit on the sofa with me. She was much more
affectionate when she first arrived. It now seems like she was growing more
distant the longer she’s here. I’m hoping that sooner or later this “teenager”
changes back into the affection cat that I love.
As I worked in the kitchen in the
late afternoon, Tommy’s mood finally started to change. She came over by me and
started rubbing against my legs. As I bent down by her, she continued rubbing
and purred when I began petting her. I’m glad that given enough time, she finally
decided to show me some love. We then
spent some time in the living room, her on the ottoman and me on the sofa.
After dinner I thought I’d again
try to get her to play. We were able to play for a while with the flannel
teaser and she finally appeared to be interested in interacting with me. When
my sister called, Tommy amused herself and took care of some personal business.
We later headed into the study and Tommy indicated that she wanted to play with
the Cat’s Meow. Once it started she played with it for a while and then sat up
on a chair to watch it. I came over and sat by her and for the first time in I
can’t remember how long, she let me sit next to her and pet her while she
watched her toy. To show her approval, she even licked my hand at one point.
When she left for a water break, I
got caught up with the blog. She came back in and sat on her chair for a while.
When she was ready to leave (or to let me know I had worked on the computer
enough) she came over to me and very nicely told me to get up. We headed for
the living room to play or sit and watch television.
During the evening we had a couple
extended play times. It was good to have fun together again. At one point we played
with the Cat Dancer; Tommy sat on her chair while I got to recline on the
sofa. For once, I wasn’t expending as
much energy to get her to play. We also
used the laser pointer while I was on the sofa.
When Tommy started to tire, she
went and sat in her usual spot on the living room floor. I knew that soon, we’d
be going to the bedroom for the night.
Once she woke up was alert, I began shutting off lights and the T.V.
When everything was done, I called Tommy from the bedroom door, but she wasn’t budging.
When I went to her she got up, but wasn’t
moving toward the bedroom. She just stood there, so I picked her up and took
her to the bedroom. Other than a small whimper when I closed the bedroom door,
there wasn’t resistance or complaints. She jumped down on the bed where she
knew her bedtime snack was waiting.
I wasn’t sure what the night would
bring, so I got into bed and hoped for the best. Tommy was sitting on her scratching strip
looking up at me. I said good night and turned off the light. Within ten minutes, Tommy jumped up on the
bed and settled in for the night. We had ended the day on a good note.
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