- He thinks he's a dog. Unlike any cat I've ever known, he will flop over on his side so you can rub his belly. He follows you everywhere. And - in a subtle but very dog-like indicator - he has no fear. If his butt is in the way of the fridge when you start to open it, he won't move. The end effect is the fridge door slowly pushing him along until it slides him out of the way.
- He has a water fetish. He drinks water out of dirty pans that have water in them to soak. He places one paw in his water dish while he drinks. And, like many pets, he'd drink out of the toilet if it was left open. Worse, this sicko will try to drink out of the toilet while you pee. As the sole male human in my household, this is a particularly awkward occurrence indeed, and requires me to remember to shut the bathroom door even when stumbling downstairs for some 2:00 am bladder reflief.
- He is amazingly tolerant, and calm. This may be akin to #1 (he thinks he's a dog). But he see Rose shambling towards him, squealing in delight, and does not flee. Girls pet him and drape over him while he eats and drinks. He relaxes luxuriously in the middle of the floor while people fly in and out of rooms, over him, and/or if carrying large objects. Basically, all kinds of behavior that would have send the late Saraki into a case of the hives.
- Not a lap cat, yet. This may change. Maybe through the passage of time, or maybe just when the weather gets colder. But for now, he'll seek your company, and do the ol' walk in & out of the legs & so on, but he won't clip up and hang out ON you.
All in all (water fetish notwithstanding), ours has been a happier, more interesting household for the past three weeks.
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good old Mixdorf by the way - on the previous post
as far as this one - great to see you getting acquainted - sounds like a wonderful new friend
Awesome.
As with Gibby's latest post...as it should be.
Primus will move out of the way of the fridge door, and hates loud noises and large objects, but she does love sitting on you, or at least with as much of her in contact with you as space-time allows.
I've seen other dogs do the paw in the water dish thing...though I've never really sorted out the why. Those dogs are generally sloppy drinkers, and that wet paw does wonders for getting water all over.
Primus is curious as to the peeing, and puts her nose into the toilet while I pee, but she's not a toilet drinker.
Again, awesome.
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