Cat-olesence

[susandennis]

It's been a long time since I've had a young cat in the house. Actually the last kitten was Jake - 13 years ago. Betty's no kitten, but she's clearly a cat-olescent. Most of the time, she's more like an adult cat. Wandering around slowly and sleeping and hiding and coming around for cat rubs. But, she gets kitten fits, too. Usually in the mornings. She runs from room to room for no apparent reason. She lands on a toy and fights it to the end. She hops onto me and gets right into my face. It's pretty hilarioius.

Jake's kittenhood lasted about a year, as I recall and then he turned into the mellow cat he is today. He couldn't move fast if the place was on fire. The only time he gets into something he shouldn't is when I leave food somewhere.

This morning I woke up and a basket of matches and dried flowers that I keep in the floor was dristributed around the room. I got a scratch box for Betty yesterday. Jake fell in love with it - because of the catnip - he has no claws and spent the evening draped over it. Betty got her turn but also just draped herself over it. This morning, it has clearly been scratched - a lot.

There was stuff on the kitchen counter that was placed around the kitchen floor and the rug in the living room was nicely bunched up.

What a fun night Betty must have had. She's sleeping now on the bed. I can see why she would be tired.

Comments

[judith.livejournal.com]

I don't have young cats. One is about seven, the other ten. So they aren't really old either. Simba is the playful one, but Betty has him beat. He doesn't drag things around like that. Keeps things pretty much as they are. He's very people-oriented, likes to snuggle. It sounds like you have all you can do to keep things in their place! They are such funny critters.