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I often let Sam out when she wants to go outside. Sometimes I do not know what she wants, though, so she gets pets, light scratching, and attention. The only time I sort of shoo her is when her tail end goes up, she meows oddly, and she looks at me a bit too intently. None of that, this is not, after all... well, a cathouse! As time goes by, I am learning her language. She is plainly not simply a dumb beast. She is not a linguist either. So, I learn.
After experimenting with her a bit, I finally figured something out. When she comes to the door and makes a fuss she does not always want let in. Sometimes she wants me to go out with her! Yes, she does. And I did go out a couple of times. My hair is funny, as it is an off day. Even brushing it just gives that Einstein look. So, I missed out on more time with her, and outside on the steps, due to pride. I will have to fix this. If I need to shower nearly every day, then so be it. It is nice to have a friend invite me out, even for a simple evening porch sit and good company.
I do like that cat. I think I actually have grown to love her. Vomit, weird ways, and all. Oh, her new food has helped a great deal with the vomiting, and she likes it a good deal more. Same brand, but includes some of the things she likes I guess. So, here I sit like a fool at a machine that does me no good while I could be outdoors having some fun. I will fix this. I would like the score to be more like cat 1, human 1.
"She is plainly not simply a dumb beast. She is not a linguist either."
ReplyDeleteExactamente.
I'm always telling my cats they need to learn a few more words. But in actual fact, they communicate with so much more than vocalizations. Learning *that* language is a challenge though, because they sometimes mean different things by the same patterns, and even different cats mean different things by the same actions.
Still I can read most of my cats' intents now most of the time. It becomes a subconscious (or perhaps right-brained) thing. Our left brains and cerebrums are so oriented to abstract notions of language, that it's best to bypass the analytical approach and just intuit their meanings.
I love it when she is saying something and I just don't get it. She will flick her tail to her left side, quickly, just the tip. She is saying... you are so dense! Then she will lay down in my lap, and look up at me with half lidded eyes. I know that look well. It's, I love you but you are SO dumb! Pet me.
ReplyDeleteAnimals and babies have a way of getting under your skin, in a good way. :)
ReplyDeleteYes they do. Grumpy, old, and ornery as I am, she has pegged as a sucker. Milk she wants, milk she gets.
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