Tuesday 15 October 2013

crazy cat lady.




This is Elwood.  Or Miss Elliecat as she's more commonly known.  She's a twelve year old housecat, a former rescue kitten we got from the Cats Protection League.  She didnt get on with our other cat, her nemesis, Harvey.  We had no idea just how much they hated each other until I moved in with my man, took her with me, and she transformed overnight from a timid, grumpy wee hider that hardly left my bedroom, to a daft, friendly, relaxed, supercute wee companion.



She loves to get brushed.  She "talks" to everyone, and it can go on for ages if she gets a response!  She loves to get wet catfood pouches - she licks the jelly off the meat until the meat is dry.  Then the meat just gets chucked across the floor...  She just wants the jelly.  She LOVES to get the last wee bit of cereal and milk from the bowl at breakfast.  Especially if its been weetabix.  Her favourite things in the world (aside from me) are cardboard boxes, and catnip.



She scratches stuff - not just her scratching post, but shelves, doors, and drawers.  She chews plants, eats soil, and spews it up somewhere later.  Mostly on carpet...  She "ruins" her litter the second you clean it.  She farts.  She snores.  She likes to roll about on the stairs, so they never look hoovered cos they've always got clumps of cat hair on them.

But she's my wee shadow.  I'm her crazy cat lady.

Since I became pregnant, she has amazed me with her loyalty, caring and concern for me.  She's always liked to follow me and check up on me, but this is different.

At the beginning of my pregnancy when I was sick 4 or more times a day, she quite literally worried herself ill.  She's better now, but she still looks wide eyed and worried when I puke.  She tends to leave the room, but I always find her sitting right outside the door waiting for me.
As my hip is getting worse with the extra baby weight I tend to squeal or yell when it gets stuck and I get shooting pains - if she isnt around as it happens, you can count on her appearing by my side in seconds.
I have to get up at least 4 times a night to go pee now.  She comes with me every time.  I swear its like she's making sure I'm okay on the stairs, she watches and follows from a safe distance, she never gets under my feet like she does with my man!
And there's the cuddles.  Every night she sleeps beside me, with either her head, her paw, or both in my hand.  And every time I fall asleep during the day, I wake up and she's there, with me.



Cats.  You dont get crazy dog ladies...  Love 'em or hate 'em, cats seem to bring out devotion in their owners, me included.  I think though, if you spent one day with us, you'd understand in this case!  So this post may just be me being pregnant and hormonal and soppy.  But I just wanted to say, for the record, that I have the most amazing cat in the world, and I am so thankful she's mine.

28 comments:

  1. ahhhh.... I'm a crazy cat lady too... two rescue babies, that are pampered house cats....... we're very privileged to be able to share our house and lives with them....

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  2. I'm glad you have each other - Elliecat is such a super cutie and a wee mother hen!

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  3. What a lovely post, and she is a lovely cat. I am glad she is taking such good care of you, cats are very smart and clearly she knows you need more attention than usual.

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  4. Nice to have someone always "on call"!:)

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  5. i love cats for all the things you so eloquently write about. but I am that Crazy Dog Lady. One of my dogs is a basset named DiNozzo who never leaves my side and looks for every thought I have.

    glen

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  6. Awww, Miss Elliecat sounds like a lovely creature. It's so nice to have a little furry nurse, right? My cats are pretty similar - my girl cat Ivy in particular gets extra smoochy and looks after me when I'm sick.

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  7. Blimey I thought there was going to be a price tag at the end of that glowing reference!

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  8. This sounds familiar! Our cats went a bit crackers when we brought our son home. They definitely knew they had been usurped. They were no longer allowed the privileges of sleeping in our room at night and various similar issues. It took them ages to get over it all. I'm sure she'll be okay, though, but I was very surprised how wobbly they went!

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  9. Aw what a cutie! She knows she's on to a good thing! Take care chick, jxo

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  10. I can almost see her in her nurse uniform ...

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  11. That's so cute, it really goes against the stereotype of cats being fiercely independent. Oh BTW you do get crazy dog ladies- I'm taking Fletcher to Pets at Home to choose a toy for his 11th birthday tonight ;)

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  12. There are definitely crazy dog ladies too. In our house we are crazy bunny ladies :) pets are such good therapy! Keep up the good work Elliecat :)

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  13. I'm a cat lady and my Jamie Lee is my shadow too. She's been a little put out since the wee man had arrived so be prepared for wee huff x

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  14. Perfect companion for you. With such a glowing reference even Hadley may want a cat >>>>runs for cover.

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  15. Aw, you almost made me cry! I am so glad you have Ellie Cat.

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  16. My gorgeous cats send a meow to miss elliecat!

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  17. Aww, I'm glad she's there to keep you company.

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  18. It's nice to know you,ve got someone looking after you xx

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  19. Cats are so empathetic - during my first pregnancy our tom cat left me a dead mouse or bird on the back step every morning.....just what you want when feeling sick. Two years later the same cat confirmed my second pregnancy before I even took a test!!

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  20. What a sweet fur baby! Can't wait to see how she does with the baby.

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  21. What a sweet fur baby! Can't wait to see how she does with the baby.

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  22. Read and totally understood.x

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  23. Loved reading that post. I love my cat too, delighted to hear you're pregnant x

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  24. Cats are some of my favourite people. And they're pretty choosy about their people, too.

    Great post!

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