Andy’s having a great day today. Don’t know why, but he’s purring, coming around to get loving and actually staying long enough to get it. Not like Andy at all!
Yes, sweet as he is, Andy tends to be a bit skeptical about the motives of his brother Dougy and me. He just knows Dougy wants to chase him and I will pick him up and — ugh! — pet him! Silly boy! Of course we do these things, if we get a chance!
Yet, today, Andy is so affectionate and, well, happy. (Little does he know, I’m about to give him his medicine…!)
Soaking in the rays in a safe spot.
He looks like such an adorable little love bug laying there. Beautiful fluffy tail.
That’s Andy’s best feature, I think! Quite elegant.
I always feel bad when I pick up one of the cats when they think they are going to get a hug but instead I shoot meds in an ear…. or worse! Like us all, they have to take the good with the bad.
That’s why I always like to massage and talk softly to Andy when I give him his blood pressure medicine. When I feel the tension release from his body (i.e. his claws retract from my skin…ha!), I know I can give him the medicine and he handles it a bit better. He still hates the medicine and tries to turn his head away, but he doesn’t act as stressed out afterwards like he used to before I added massage to the process. After I give him the medicine, I talk calmly to him again, telling him what a good boy he is (mostly…!) and petting him before I let him down for a few kitty treats. It’s not made catching him to give him medicine any faster necessarily, but it does seem to have made it less of a hassle for cat and man.
Nice one! Nice pose and the eyes are great here!
Thanks! I try to make this as entertaining as possible since I’m not trying to solve world issues with it. LOL!
It’s incredible how any tiny little piece of nature can relieve one from world chaos.
How true!
Is he feeling okay?
Yes, Andy’s fine. Hew has a bit of a delicate stomach some days, but mostly has good health other than the blood pressure issue. Dougy’s eye issue is in control, and I haven’t had to give him eye drops for a long time.
That’s pawsome! I know that sometimes if a kitty isn’t feeling well they will be a little more clingy than usual!
This is true. I’ve noticed, too, when I was not doing well and was spending more than usual time in bed, resting, the boys came around and slept next to my bed or with me. They also brought me their toys. It was very touching in its own way.
Oh how sweet!!😿 We kats know when there’s something wrong with our humans – sometimes even before they know it!
I think this is so, too.
Has he been making eyes at some she cats? 😉
His Christmas present came early in 2011: a visit to the veterinarian with his brother, where both were micro-chipped and neutered…!
That doesn’t mean that they don’t get the urge.
For sure!
This is a really cute pic!
Thanks! Andy tends come come out cute in his pictures. Dougy and I tend to come out looking grumpy and fat.
Don,t say that about yourself and Dougy. As long as everyone is happy 🙂
That’s my goal. They didn’t ask to be my house pets, so it’s up to me to make their time as pleasant as possible, with as many fun things as I can provide to keep them interested and active.
Maybe he knows it is his medicine time and he is trying to be extra affectionate in the hopes you might forget about the medication.
Didn’t work…!
Awww….. that is sweet.
It surprised me! I think the fact that I pet and massage him, talk softly to him before I give him his medicine, then continue the petting and massage after have had a positive effect. He seems to be getting more tolerant of being picked up for happy reasons, too!
My, my…I wonder what the occasion is in his little cat mind! With a character of being aloof most of the time it surprises me that his did such a radical switch. Perhaps that is his six month fill up of affection! I always had the opposite problem with my critters. They always wanted attention and lots of loving and I was glad to give it. Animals always keep us guessing, which is especially true of cats!
Andy always has acted like he wanted attention. I’ve mentioned how he comes up behind me and taps on my arms, then runs away when I reach for him. Today, he stayed to get full body petting, face rubs, ear scritching, and that favorite of both my cats, rubbing between the eyes in that spot they can’t get to. I hope this is his new way because he really is a sweet little guy, and I want him to enjoy the same attention his brother gets.