So, yesterday they came over, and because they brought over the newly washed curtains that belong in the apartment, my mother-in-law had to come into the cat zone. She did so carefully, with a great deal of trepidation, while my father-in-law was calling the cats to him and bestowing more attention on them than they actually deserve.
Usually, the cats tend to hide when people come over, because lately it has usually been a slew of strangers - electricians, glass fitters, movers - and Phoebe and Nala did keep their distance, but Princeton remembered my father-in-law, and more importantly, he remembered that my mother-in-law doesn't like cats and how it is his responsibility, in the name of all catkind, to change her opinion. What Princeton doesn't realize is following her around the apartment absolutely does not help change her opinion, but instead convinces her more that cats are evil creatures intent on stalking and killing her.
The whole time my mother-in-law is asking us to keep him away, and then finally, she tells me "Princeton isn't as big as I remembered". No, no, Princeton is not a giant, man eating cat, although his girth has been called into question a few times, and surely Britney Spears' chihuahua would hardly be a snack for him. Even so, I wasn't sure if this was an admission, on my mother-in-law's part, that maybe he isn't so bad.
Still, she was grateful to leave the cat zone and start work in the no cat zone. She avoided coming back into the cat zone like the plague, and I am sure she will in the future. Poor, poor Princeton, in the end, he just wants to be loved.
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This post was so not what I thought it was about.
Bahaha! Got ya!
I saw an interesting show on the Discovery channel in which they talked about how housecats actually will happily live in groups and that they spend a great deal of time making sure that everyone in their group smells the same (so that they can tell outsiders) and that when someone comes into their territory that doesn't smell at all like a cat, they see an opening to rub up on that person and get her in their group.
The guy said that he thinks this is why so many people who are allergic to cats find that cats are always coming up to them--because they don't smell like they already have a "pride."
So, I think Princeton is just being kind to your mother-in-law. What a good kitty!
My grandmother never liked cats either. She once told me that 'cats think of 9 ways to kill you during the night'. With quotes like that, it's no wonder I'm a 'dog' person myself.
Haha, I can just see my mother-in-law in a "pride". Princeton will be chasing her to kingdom come.
Cats probably DO think of 9 (or more) ways to kill you during the night - but that doesn't bother me. They know if they want food and a clean litter box they have to rely on us! I like dogs too, but I've never been a dog owner. I think 3 cats is already waaay over the line of pet ownership for my husband. =p
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