Scribblings from the Mitchy Side

Rob's being so affectionate lately, it's kind of unnerving. I should explain that this is a cat that spent his first seven years refusing to sit on, near or remotely close to humans, including me. His idea of getting fuss and attention was to yowl piteously from a distance of 6 or 7 feet away and roll over on his back. Should you get up to oblige with belly rubs, he'd run away. The only way I could fuss him was if I picked him up and cuddled him, but I was only allowed to do this standing up. Sometimes he'd let me fuss him when he was curled up on a chair or my bed.

Then, verrry slowly, he mellowed. First it was deigning to curl up on the sofa with me, albeit at the opposite end. Then he gradually started sidling over to get fussed. Over the last year, he's become velcro cat and, since my hospital visit, he's practically my shadow. He spent today trying to climb onto my lap - this he hasn't done in the entirety of his nearly 13 years of life. *shakes head* It's cute and I'm kinda glad but at the same time, I wish he wouldn't keep toppling over sideways onto my mouse hand - it hurts :P But I do like the way he snuggles into my side of an afternoon and purrs his furry head off :)

Anyway, have a couple of pics of the shameless tart:-





He's a cat that has to be under or behind things to feel safe, so an igloo cat bed seemed ideal. He loves it and, as you can see, I was finally able to snap a pic of him in it. Aww :)



*shakes head sadly* Look at him! What a TART!! Has he no shame? Oh, apparently when it comes to begging for fuss and attention, the answer is "No" :P