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MAY 19, 2010
Diva or Frat Boy?
 Animals have made their appearance in the blog for some time, so I figured it was time to introduce the world to Miss. Lulu Bella Vamp.  She is aptly named as she is a small cat, full of vim and vinegar and herself.   Her insistence on trying to nibble my neck prompted her middle and last names, but the other meaning of vamp also applies.
 
Miss Lulu makes it to this blog today because of her dining habits.  Like her adopted mom (me), she likes a wide variety of culinary adventures. Some favorites: black olives, red onion, smoked salmon, berries and yogurt, preferably not all at the same time.
 
We have attributed some of her unique tastes to the fact that she was born and subsequently rescued from above a Subway Sandwich shop.  So, more than likely her first real meal was atypical.
 
However, what most puzzles us about Lu’s dining is not what she eats, but how she eats.  Of course, she is a cat so, she will paw at things, beg for things, meow for things.  Some times if she’s particularly annoyed,  she shifts back and forth lifting her little back feet while shaking her tale like a rattlesnake.  We’ve come to understand this means: “I’m angry at you.”  But it’s so amusing it cannot possibly be taken seriously.
 
She will at times eat like a cat… but more often she eats like ... a squirrel.  Sitting proper, she will lift a single piece of kibble in her two front paws and nibble.  Some times, this is done with just one paw. But the most intriguing is when she picks up the kibble, tosses it in the air and then tries to catch it to eat it.  I’ve never seen a cat do this, and she is surprisingly very good at it.
 
I’ve mixed feelings about this.  As on the one hand, it IS amusing.  On the other hand, I don’t want to live with tiny female cat that eats like a frat boy.
 
If you have a cat story, we'd love to hear about it.  Or come check out one of our many, many books about cats at the Library!
 

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CarolK said, on May. 22 at 8:43AM
I really had to laugh at this post. What do you expect from a kitty named Lulu. Seems she's just living up to her name. I racked my brain for a cat story but could only come up with a hamster tale. Our family pet many years ago was a very chubby, adorable hamster named (I can't remember) but his antics remain in our hearts today. He was an escape artist extraordinaire and should have been named Houdini. One cute trick he performed over and over again was to escape his cage and then slide down the tableleg like he had taken fireman training, and then off he'd go onto adventures all over the house, at least, until he was captured once and brought to his home once again. In my minds eye I always see him sliding down that leg, wearing a fireman hat! Watching animals, both domestic and wild, has such a calming effect on my soul.

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Mercedes said, on Jun. 17 at 11:50AM
Too funny! You should get video of Lulu eating. Maybe you could win Funniest Home Video!!! My only cat tale is when we found our cat, Scout. We were walking in the woods behind our house with our greyhound who was behind us. Suddenly Egan made great noises and went running past us. We turned to see what could have frightened our tall, 80 pound dog and found the tiniest furball of a kitten in the middle of the trail. She followed us home and the rest is history! (She still bosses the dog around. Currently, she is curled up in the very middle of his bed, while he lays on the floor with only his chin being cushioned by the bed. He's too chicken to kick her off!)

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