We haven’t seen any mice since the pasta box incident last week, but by a happy (or rather unhappy) coincidence, our friends Simon and Heidi are moving into a pet-unfriendly apartment and needed to find a new home for their cat Mouse.
Mouse arrived on Tuesday. A pet psychiatrist would have a field day. Mouse is a rescue cat and Simon and Heidi were not her first owners. On the first evening when I sat on the floor and petted her she took a swipe at my face and cat-punched me in the glasses. Fair enough, I thought, she just wants to be left alone.
But the past couple of days have been like living with a feline Jekyll and Hyde. If I sit on the sofa Mouse curls up in a ball next to me. If I sit at the table to eat she lays next to me. And when I sit down to work she hops up onto my desk and sits in front of my keyboard.
But woe betide me if I try to walk across the apartment. She runs in between my legs, hisses, and hits me with her paw. Even cooking is difficult as she hisses and hits me as I move from work surface to fridge to table.
I’m hoping she will calm down given a few more days. She’s already far less tetchy than she was on Tuesday. Her stay is supposed to be temporary until Heidi’s brother moves into a new place in May/June but I can easily see Sofie and I getting attached to her.
On the flip side my eyes have been itching the past few nights, no doubt due to Mouse’s fine cat hairs. But what fine hairs they are!
(Long range photograph of Mouse taken because she gives me the evil eye when I point the camera at her.)
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*applause*
Beautiful! I’m hoping for a pet, but lots of travel this year makes it unfeasible. If you ever need a cat sitter let me know.
I love Mouse! You got a good one. And don’t worry about the ‘tude -it’s only natural that they are a bit feisty or shy or scared in the beginning, especially after having several owners. It may take Mouse several months to adjust but eventually she will wub you and protect you from many a horrible creature.
Just wait till she brings you a mouse, then you’ll really love her. Bear in mind though, it may still be alive. And missing an ear.
What a fine tabby cat! Have you seen or heard mouse mouse since tabby arrived?
It makes Tabby Berger alavashalom seem quite benign.
No mouse problems for a few days but I think I may be allergic to Mouse
Mouse looks like our Olive!
[…] On the other hand, she requires a good deal of attention. I feel guilty if I don’t play with her at least once, usually twice a day to give her some exercise. Also, I fear I may have a mild allergy. It’s hard to tell with all the pollen floating around at the moment, but she has very fine fur and it gets everywhere. And finally, she is quite a responsibility. We travel a lot and after seeing how she reacted when Simon cruelly left her with us I’m not keen on putting her through the same trauma three times a year while we are on our extended travels in Europe. […]