there’s an interesting optical illusion. Rose is sitting on a step, but if you count the edges of the step verticals and horizontals, from the bottom of the staircase, she is sitting on a vertical. Maybe she has one of those steps that goes up impossibly to itself. :-)
Most of my cats have been very empathetic. If I’m really upset about something, they will be right there with me. I had one who would pat my arm if I was crying, and look at me with a worried expression (I don’t know how else to explain it, but she was an unusually expressive, and very vocal kitty who would actually engage in conversation. She wanted so badly to be understood!)
I was at my God-sister’s house for Thanksgiving one year. We were cooking and I gave her cat, a Tonkinese , a little bit of meat. Her cat followed me all over the house meowing which sounded like “ma’am, ma’am”. My sister put the cat in the basement so we could finish cooking in peace. I felt bad because it was my fault. After dinner she let the cat back upstairs and he started at me again saying “ma’am, ma’am”. Tonkinese are slightly cross eyed like a Siamese, so this was quite comical.
jagedlo over 4 years ago
Rose, you should be fortunate that Peekaboo hung around as long as she did…
Macushlalondra over 4 years ago
Aww Peekaboo you could listen a little longer than that. There may be some cuddling and even a treat in it for you.
Nachikethass over 4 years ago
Both my cats like to listen to one of us talking. The smaller one even interjects with comments of her own!
timsoft over 4 years ago
there’s an interesting optical illusion. Rose is sitting on a step, but if you count the edges of the step verticals and horizontals, from the bottom of the staircase, she is sitting on a vertical. Maybe she has one of those steps that goes up impossibly to itself. :-)
jmworacle over 4 years ago
Nothing for me to eat? I’m outta here.
Alad52 over 4 years ago
Overwhelmed with what? Housework?
1953Baby over 4 years ago
Wait ‘til she gets a little older. . .you can’t dislodge ours once they landed on the lap. . .
eladee AKA Wally over 4 years ago
Well she did show up.
Nuke Road Warrior over 4 years ago
Actually Peekaboo came to sleep on the warm, clean laundry. When she found out it hadn’t been washed yet…
Sassy's Mom over 4 years ago
Most of my cats have been very empathetic. If I’m really upset about something, they will be right there with me. I had one who would pat my arm if I was crying, and look at me with a worried expression (I don’t know how else to explain it, but she was an unusually expressive, and very vocal kitty who would actually engage in conversation. She wanted so badly to be understood!)
Packer Backer over 4 years ago
You don’t have to go out in the workforce, have your health, and only one kid. How overwhelmed can you be!
samfran6-0 over 4 years ago
I was at my God-sister’s house for Thanksgiving one year. We were cooking and I gave her cat, a Tonkinese , a little bit of meat. Her cat followed me all over the house meowing which sounded like “ma’am, ma’am”. My sister put the cat in the basement so we could finish cooking in peace. I felt bad because it was my fault. After dinner she let the cat back upstairs and he started at me again saying “ma’am, ma’am”. Tonkinese are slightly cross eyed like a Siamese, so this was quite comical.
bakana over 4 years ago
Cats are not really very good at Listening.
But, they are often happy to take a Nap while you talk.
hagarthehorrible over 4 years ago
On empathy reserve dogs have a better score and that tilts the balance towards canines as better pets.
bigoldguy Premium Member over 4 years ago
How can a stay-at-home mother with one kid be overwhelmed?
DKHenderson 15 days ago
Peekaboo used to be very empathetic. She once addressed the cat readers of the strip: “Have you forehead-rubbed your human today?”