True,
I like to think of my cats as Tigers on the Tile.
"Sarah Pritchard" <pritchard.geoffrey@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Looking After Your Cat
>
> The cat is rather an enigma. Just as the lion is the king of the
jungle,
domestic cats are servants to no-one. Having said that , cats can be very
affectionate companions if we, their human pets meet the cats' simple
needs.
>
> The cat is not a pack animal and so does not have a tradition of
subservience in a hierarchy. It does not try to please its owner by being
obedient, like a dog does. Rather, it does as its owner wishes only if
the
cat is going to get some advantage from it.
>
> My cats know that they are not allowed in the bedrooms, but they sneak
in
there any chance they get. They will hide in various places and will not
come when called, but they come running if I am putting food in their
dishes
as I am calling them. They magically appear.
>
> People often do not understand cats. They believe that the cat is only
interested in itself, its own comfort and territory. It is true that a
cat
can look after itself and survive in the 'wild,' but a pet cat will give
as
it gets and cats do have feelings. If all you do is feed the cat and do
not
give it much attention, it will keep to itself and just use your house
like
a hotel. However, if you give the cat lots of fuss and attention, talking
to it, cuddling it and so on, it will give you lots of attention too.
>
> Our cats give us cuddles and spend a lot of time with us, joining in
various activities in the house and garden (often as spectators). The
female cats tend to be very 'motherly' with the children, surveying over
them and accompanying them when they go for a walk in the village. We had
one cat, Lily, who always counted everyone in at the end of the day. She
sat up on the big French cupboard, in the kitchen, watching the door. She
would stay there until everyone was home, then she felt that her daily
surveillance was over and she could curl up in her basket for the night.
We
called her our guardian angel..
>
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