Plushie

Now that some of these long-termers are finding homes, I took a good look at my pet list for Petfinder and realized that some of my cats aren't on there, and in many cases their pet notes are outdated or uninspiring. So I've been bringing my camera along with me for opportunities to capture shots of the cats when I have a chance.

Plushie was particularly cute last night, stuffed into the cat condo watching the world go by. Plushie has been here four years. She was what I call a "flip bitter" as a kitten, which made her unadoptable at that time. As soon as you petted her, she wanted to flip over on her back and chew on your hand as if it were another kitten. This is OK with a little kitten, but becomes less amusing with a teenager. You don't always want to meet your cat's teeth every time you want to be affectionate with her. We were able to break her of it by simply stopping petting her and walked away when she did it...and Plushie looooves to be petted.

Gradually she learned that if she wanted to be petted, she had to keep all four on the floor. Now if you are in the cat room and strike Plushie as a worthy human, she will levitate to the shelf nearest you and ask for your attention.

She is the queen of the cat room. She has a tendency to pick on other female black cats so she can't be out with little Perci, but she gets along especially well with be fat boy cats. She will vocally ask for attention, but she's not loud. She's quite playful and will go right up the wall after a laser pointer.

She has come close to being adopted several times, but kittens have won out in the end.