Sunday, February 8, 2015

Tommy woke me up to feed her at 7:00. I got up and got out her food, but since I hadn’t gotten to bed until around 3:00, I went back to bed.  When I woke up around 10:00, I encountered a cat who was not happy that I was shirking my duties.

I did all my chores and also washed her litter box, “swiffered” the bathroom floor and cleaned her teeth. I usually use the dental wipes which she doesn’t like on the weekends. I figured that since she was already upset with me, I might as well do her teeth right away before her mood improved and then it would get worse.

After completing all the tasks, I talked to my sister on the phone and Tommy continued keeping some distance between us. After the phone call I went to work on emptying the DVR. While I was watching and burning a DVD, Tommy came up on the sofa and sat near me.  I assumed that she was in a better mood, so I cautiously tried to pet her.  She seemed to be okay and after a few minutes fell asleep. It appeared that Tommy had finished with her Marlene Dietrich impression.

When she woke up Tommy had some grass for a snack. We played a little before Tommy let me know that she’d had enough attention from me.  She went to the bedroom and napped on the top of the bungalow.  I went in a couple times and Tommy would always wake up and talk to me for a minute before letting me know that our session had ended.

Tommy came out near dinner time, but spent the time on her rug or chair. I guess my belief that she wanted to be close to me was premature. She ate her dinner and then did her Buddha impression and just sat on her rug and stared into space.  She snapped out of it when I put the rest of her dinner in her bowl.

We had a few good play sessions during the evening with the laser, fleece teaser, light beam, and a flashlight. I had been looking for something in the bedroom and when Tommy saw the light, she started chasing after it. 

When it was time for bed, Tommy was in the bedroom since we had just finished playing. I showed her that her snack was on the bed, but she didn’t want it. She also didn’t want to remain in the bedroom, so she left.  Her habit of sleeping in the main room continues.