If your feline friend could speak
your language, here a few things she would probably like you to know.
1) I am the boss of you. Get used to
it. I decide when I want your company. I am not a dog who relies on you to make
these choices in our relationship.
2) I am finicky. I like the food I
like and I will not eat the cheap stuff. I prefer to have the nasty, overnight
water left in my dish dumped first thing in the morning. If you cannot
accommodate this need, Do Not Yell At Me when you see me desperately dipping my
head into the toilet for some fresh water. Believe me, it's not something I
Want To Be Doing - But If You Don't Take Care Of Me Properly - I simply have no
choice.
3) I like my space. I choose my
space. I pick special places through out Our House to lay in the sun, take my
afternoon nap, relax after dinner etc... Deal with it. Do not expect me to
clean up my own hair. I cannot help it if I shed on your precious sofa, and I
personally don't really care if I leave a little bit of me behind on my Favorite
places.
4) I do not want to have a new
"sister" or "brother" ie: feline relative. If they came to
live with you when I did that's fine. If you're trying to improve the quality
of my life by giving me a new friend, Forget About It... I don't want one. I
like being the Queen/King of Our Domain. I do not want to share my palace with
anyone.
5) I like you and I like your
children (or most of them). But I chose when I want to be bothered with the
youngsters. Please do not push them on me when I'm clearly not in the mood to
play, which consequently results in me being forced to let them know I do not
want interact with them in the only way I know how - by hissing, scratching, or
trying to run away. My actions inevitably lead to you yelling at me for showing
my feelings. So we could make life much simpler, if You prevented this whole
scenario from the start.
6) I have certain innate needs -
like the need for something to scratch - Please make both of our lives easier
by getting me something just for this purpose... So I do not have to resort to
using the back of the chair, the carpet, the comforter or the front porch
screen (which will definitely result in you having to Yell at me yet once more
for something that I have a natural desire to do...)
7) Remember You picked me. You
decided to bring me into your home. I did not pick you. I had no choice. Yet I
treat you with respect and love, thus you should treat me equally as well...
Credit: Danielle Hollister
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