Waiting for the Woof

DeniseP of Hearing Elmo left a fun comment on my post about Magnus the Magnifi-cat, and rather than leave a long comment in reply, I thought I’d post it here. My mind is kind of blank today, anyway!

Yes, Magnus definitely has a personality. Trying to get a picture of him is a study in frustration. When he isn’t sleeping, he’s in motion – a blur. Even at near 12 years old! He’s black – with white “pits and pubes” – and getting a few white hairs here and there as he gets older. I considered plucking them, but decided against it – they will make him look distinguished – a real senior citizen – as he gets older! LOL!

Magnus is very interested in the squirrels and rabbits in the yard, but since he has no claws on his front feet, we don’t let him out. This is the way he came to us, but since we have a waterbed (needed for my arthritis and the Ol’ Curmudgeon’s back problems – it works nicely, won’t even discuss something else) clawless cats are necessary. Pirate made that most evident with an earlier water mattress – we had to put about 20 patches on it in about 2 months before we had her declawed. Boy! was she ticked off!

We are realistic – Magnus will leave us grief-stricken in the next few years – he has FLUTD, and it is amazing he has lived this long – he’s had 3 major attacks of blockage – nearly died once, and we caught the second and third attacks quickly. I will admit that we coddle and spoil him, but he deserves being coddled and spoiled for all the joy he brings us!

When he leaves us, we will grieve for several months, then we will obtain 2 FEMALE kitens and teach them (hopefully) to use the toilet. Maybe they will even learn to flush it! If that doesn’t work, maybe the Cat Genie will be up to par (we tried it and in our opinions it “isn’t ready for prime time”) and we can use that. Cats are great – but they do have their drawbacks!!

We did specify to the people from my service dog organization that my Woof would have to get along with cats. I am and always will be a cat person. I like dogs, but I am a “cat person.” The Ol’ Curmudgeon, on the other hand, is a “dog person.” This is one of the reasons that we, the two of us, will have to work very, very hard to be sure I am the person the Woof “looks to” as his Alpha.

The training will only start the process. It will be up to us to continue it. And Magnus will help, I hope.

fgghgvgjhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Just as he helped me write this! LOL!