most rewarding pet
I have had a total of 5 kitty cats throughout my life so far......I have lost three of them and was heartbroken every time, of course who wouldn't be.....

I presently share my home with Bob (the big black dude) and Dev (the little gay dude) who loves Bob with a frightening amount of enthusiasm....which tends to get him beaten up eventually - aww they r so sweet when they curl up together, but Dev really can never leave it at that - he has to try & get Bobs' attention by pawing him in the face until Bob reacts & bites him (usually around the throat). This seems to be the desired reaction, however, because as soon as Bob get miffed & bites him Dev purrs like hes in heaven.....a VERY strange cat indeed......

Anyways enough backstory, the point of my post is that when we first got Dev from a rescue centre he was completely wild......and I do mean climbing the walls if a human came into the same room as him. For the 1st 3 days he lived with us & Bob, we never even saw him (i thought he had escaped once or twice). After much coaxing it appeared Dev would only allow us to be within earshot of him if Bob was around, sort of like a big hairy (and sometimes grumpy) comfort blanket. I found the only way i could get to see Dev (make him come out of his hiding places) was to use a trail of prawns or some other cat based treat (slices of ham failed in the end though as this is how we first got him into a basket to go to get his jabs.....hates ham now - what a dirty trick :P). Of course Bob had to be there too or even the prawns wouldnt work.

well its about 3 years later and after much ignoring/coaxing etc.. he has finally accepted that we wont eat him on sight. He even comes to us for loves now, although he is far from fully domesticated, and probably never will be. If the two of us (me & mr cats) are in the same room with him he has to run, but one at a time and he will allow fuss and playing with string etc... in fact he seems to be really playful now he's come out of his shell abit. For some reason he feels most secure in his human loves in the bathroom (is this the same with all cats?) and now i can't seem to go to the loo without a furry shadow pestering me for fuss. He purrs like he's gonna take off if i stroke him, but at no other time, in no other room of the house, does he show me this much love.

So in a nutshell Dev is the most rewarding pet i have ever had as he has changed so much just from a little tolerance and bribery.....oh and plenty of time :) I'm just peturbed that he only seems to want to be my friend when i have my pants round my ankles......oh and before you think......well he is a boy.....remember the gay bit?? As far as i can tell Dev LOVES Bob with an almost uncontrollable devotion. Bob comes in the house, Dev nearly flattens him by barging him about in that kitty greeting sorta way (just far too enthusiastically). Bob sits on his blanket, Dev has to sit curled around him or try & sneak inbetween his legs so he is effectively cuddled by Bob. I'm pretty sure he dont like girls.....well see for yourself :D

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awwwwwwwwwwww

Apologies for length.......apparently Bobs is huge.....:O

Cats xxx
( catswhiskers the cats mother, Mon 11 Jun 2007, 19:12, Reply)