Magnus the Magnifi-cat is Up to Something! 8 April 08
Posted by turtlemom3 in Cats, Dog, Magnus, Mobility, Partnership.trackback
Something has his tail in a wad. he is running from room to room, yowrling loudly, messing up the blinds in order to look outside. He’s following us around and pestering us – singly and together.
It isn’t his bladder – I’ve felt for it, it’s nice and empty, and it’s not tender. His kidneys are not enlarged. He’s making urine and feces as usual – no blood, no weird odors. Not spraying around the house. Hust going into his “crazy cat” routine!
I don’t know whether having a Woof in the house will be better or worse for poor ol’ Magnus. Will it help calm him down when he goes into “crazy cat,” or will they heterodyne off each other? Yellow labs, in particular, are what the Ol’ Curmudgeon calls, “enthusiastic, bullet-proof dogs made of mostly plastic materials.” I can just see Magnus and an enthusiastic yellow lab Woof not in vest bouncing all over the house together!! We’ve been that route before – before we had Magnus. We had a yellow lab bitch named Zoar. She used to enthusiastically run around the house with the cat we had at the time – Pirate. They eventually came to an uneasy truce, and actually played with each other.
So, maybe Magnus will help exercise the Woof, and the Woof will help exercise Magnus (who is getting a bit out of shape, but don’t tell him that).
Maybe having to exercise and groom the Woof will help me become more active, too! And maybe I will even lose a little weight, too! That would be soooooo good for preserving the joints in my hips, knees, ankles and feet! Won’t stop the arthritis or the fibro, but it will help me function with them better.
Woof, we will be “up to something,” when you get here! I can hardly wait!!
Too funny! We actually have 3 indoor cats, and my assistance dog loves one of them… is afraid of the oldest, and is leery of the “kitten”. (She’s actually not a kitten anymore but we still call her that).
Her buddy does actually play with her even though their species are “notorious enemies”. Chloe would rather “take my arm off” when we are walking should she spy a rabbit before I do!
Our kitties are getting a little hefty too, so having Chloe around keeps them just a little more active, if not for any other reason than to stay out of her way!
(Ever see a cat’s face when the dog sniff each end to say hello?)
Magnus sounds like a cat with personality!
DeniseP
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