I feel sorry for Bunny. The other cats don’t like her. Muffin and Sparky will sleep together sometimes. Baby girl will curl up with Muffin or Sparky, but no one curls up with Bunny. She sleeps by herself on my computer table. She’s very skittish. It takes her a long time to get comfortable on my lap, she turns round and round, starts to sit, then gets up and turns around again. The others just plop down and start purring.
The others are mean to her, they intimidate her and Muffin sometimes attacks her. Sometimes I wonder what it’s like for her not to have the companionship of her fellow felines. Does she care? When they get close to her as when I’m petting a couple of them at once, she appears very interested in them and wants to nuzzle her nose in their fur. They put up with it if I’m there, but they would never allow it otherwise.
Bunny would have been happy being an only cat, with someone who would sit for long periods of time every day, an old person, perhaps. She is very affectionate and loves to sit in my lap and be petted. I just don’t sit anywhere for very long. I do make a point to sit and hold her at least a little while every day. If she could, she would sit for hours on someone’s lap and be so happy there.
These four creatures have been with me for about 13 years. They came with me from San Diego to Bakersfield and to Denver. I don’t think I’ve ever had a pet for as long as I’ve had these four. They are all very special to me, but Bunny is special in her own little Bunny way.
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