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July 12, 2005
To All of You Who Say Cats Are Graceful, Aloof, Dignified Creatures...
I give you Quickly:
She put herself into this position, so don't be saying I'm cruel. She has always done a sort of semi-somersault when she wants to snuggle, and that's what she attempted here. Only the back of the couch got in the way and she ended up inverted. HOWEVER. She stayed in this position. She was purring in this position. She liked this position. Because whatever cat myths I have shattered with this photograph, one thing remains true. Cats will not do anything they don't want to. And if it's uncomfortable, they won't stay there.
How do I know she was perfectly comfortable? Because this is the position she was in when I left the couch:
Posted by sally at July 12, 2005 09:30 AM
Comments
I would never, ever say such a thing.
Posted by: Terry at July 13, 2005 12:41 PM
I don't understand how the rumor that cats are cold, silent, elitist creatures ever came about. In our house, they talk more than we do sometimes, and if I'm in one place for a while, they generally congregate in the same room, frequently on the same furniture. Quickly, the cat from the photograph, has no dignity whatsoever, and as he grows up, Polyphemos is taking his cue from her.
I have known dignified cats, we currently have one who is very finicky about her appearance, but even she knows the joys of a belly exposed to sunbeams.
Posted by: Sallyacious at July 13, 2005 05:21 PM
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