So. We got a cat. So far I am thoroughly underwhelmed

[Sir Slash]

My favorite line from the original True Grit is where the girl asks John Wayne if he owns the cat in the scene and he laughs and says, "Nobody owns a cat".

[Huw the Poo]

That's hilarious Emeraldlis!  And thanks for your encouragement.  I probably started this thread when I was feeling particularly frustrated, but I realise it hasn't even been a week yet.  I hope to bond with our moggy as well as you've bonded with yours. :)

[Staggerwing]

My late cat Alex was a puppy cat. He loved attention and always wanted to be where the action was. If you were sitting down and even glanced at him he took it as an invitation to jump up on the couch or right in your lap. I had 19 good years with him (longer than a typical lifespan Huw, you are forwarded if you get to like your critter) and after nearly 7 years I still miss him.

[Sir Slash]

I am equal parts proud and bewildered that there hasn't been a single Pu--y reference here yet. Where am I really?

[mirth]

I am equal parts proud and bewildered that there hasn't been a single Pu--y reference here yet. Where am I really?

We're a gentlemanly lot.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

My late cat Alex was a puppy cat. He loved attention and always wanted to be where the action was. If you were sitting down and even glanced at him he took it as an invitation to jump up on the couch or right in your lap. I had 19 good years with him (longer than a typical lifespan Huw, you are forwarded if you get to like your critter) and after nearly 7 years I still miss him.

My Siamese was the same.  Total whore for attention.  I think he thought he was a dog as well as we got him when he was very young and the rent of the litter.  He started putting on a lot of weight even when we'd cut his feeding down to 1/2 can a day.  We then discovered that he was making the rounds of the retirees on the block and getting a good 2-3 meals in per day.

[avrotim]

You're underwhelmed?  Sounds mutual to me! 

Give em time.  And get some cat toys and catnip.

[OJsDad]

Maybe your new cat needs it own cat.  Then maybe it'll appreciate you more.

[Huw the Poo]

Maybe your new cat needs it own cat.  Then maybe it'll appreciate you more.

Ha!  Yeah, I can see where that will end up...

She's starting to spend more time downstairs now, and she'll sit in my lady's lap for a couple of minutes.  We're getting there.

[OJsDad]

I was going to suggest a puppy.

[JasonPratt]

The chief problem with giving your cat a puppy, is that then you have a puppy. 

I am one thousand percent astonished that the cat has no interest in a laser pointer.  :o But yeah, they have to be used rightly so as not to risk eye damage: they aren't inherently safe. So there's that.

Sounds like progress is being made, but you may have to settle for a laconically superior cat, at least for a while.

[Huw the Poo]

I would have been much, much happier with a dog.  However with all of us being out for ~10 hours a day Mon-Fri it just wasn't possible - hence, a cat instead.

She made real progress tonight.  She's sat on everyone's lap for quite some time each, and all told she spent more time downstairs than upstairs today. :)

[bbmike]

^Yeah, that's why I don't have a dog. But I really want a pug again.  :(

[Emeraldlis]

That's hilarious Emeraldlis!  And thanks for your encouragement.  I probably started this thread when I was feeling particularly frustrated, but I realise it hasn't even been a week yet.  I hope to bond with our moggy as well as you've bonded with yours. :)

No probs huw  :)  I'm glad you're making progress now at least ! You never know your cat could turn out to be the next YouTube sensation  :D hang on in there , lol , although I'm sure you'd just settle for cuddles and cute cat shananigans !!

My late cat Alex was a puppy cat. He loved attention and always wanted to be where the action was. If you were sitting down and even glanced at him he took it as an invitation to jump up on the couch or right in your lap. I had 19 good years with him (longer than a typical lifespan Huw, you are forwarded if you get to like your critter) and after nearly 7 years I still miss him.

My Siamese was the same.  Total whore for attention.  I think he thought he was a dog as well as we got him when he was very young and the rent of the litter.  He started putting on a lot of weight even when we'd cut his feeding down to 1/2 can a day.  We then discovered that he was making the rounds of the retirees on the block and getting a good 2-3 meals in per day.

  gotta love cats !!!! One day they make take over the world  >:D 

[Arctic Blast]

My late cat Alex was a puppy cat. He loved attention and always wanted to be where the action was. If you were sitting down and even glanced at him he took it as an invitation to jump up on the couch or right in your lap. I had 19 good years with him (longer than a typical lifespan Huw, you are forwarded if you get to like your critter) and after nearly 7 years I still miss him.

My Siamese was the same.  Total whore for attention.  I think he thought he was a dog as well as we got him when he was very young and the rent of the litter.  He started putting on a lot of weight even when we'd cut his feeding down to 1/2 can a day.  We then discovered that he was making the rounds of the retirees on the block and getting a good 2-3 meals in per day.

I had a cat like that, too. He grew up with dogs, so he acted like them. I ended up having to give him to my folks when he just kept growing...and growing...and growing. He outgrew the basement suite I'm in. He's not fat, he's just gigantic.

He continues to act like a dog over there. Greets visitors at the door, does the rounds to account for his humans, sees people off, the whole deal. It's hilarious.