As those of you who live with cats will understand cats rarely do anything they don’t want to. So today was quite a special day for me. We currently have two cats Annabelle, a tortoiseshell also known as ‘the aloof one’ and Alexei, mainly white with grey markings, ‘the friendly one.’
We have had them both since they were eight-week-old kittens, we’ve treated them the same, but they could not be more different in temperament and personality.
Annabelle is elusive, shy, a shadow of a cat, who then demands to come into our bedroom and sleep with us.
Alexei is relaxed, friendly, laid back he will bound onto a vacant knee sure of a welcome and lie back in my arms like a baby.
Today, after almost ten years together Annabelle decide she liked me. When I journal each morning, she keeps me company, usually at arm’s length but present.
When I am allowed to, I stroke her ears and tell her how pretty she is. Her green eyes survey me with an amused detachment as she takes this praise as her due.
Today, I was bumbling about doing the early morning chores when she stopped and meowed. Did she want to go out? I opened the door, but she did not follow. Instead, she stood squarely in the doorway to the room where I sit to write in my journal and meowed again. A royal command! She wanted my company.
I settled down to write and felt her head bump my hand, Annabelle wanted a stroke, she wanted attention. I held my breath as she put two paws on my knee and started to knead. Her purr was loud as I stroked and complimented her- and then elusive as ever she was gone.
I’d love to see your pets- I do like dogs too, but at this stage its more practical to have cats
Sonia Bellhouse- Author. 
They are both beautiful & amazing. Our girls are very different, Heidi who was rescued 3 years ago and Pollyanna rescued 2 years ago, Heidi is very quiet and Polly is very, very loud (She is deaf and we don’t think she know just how loud she is!) Heidi is a mummy’s girl whilst Polly is totally a daddy’s girl… It works out well, I just wish they would like each other as well, but after 2 years together I doubt that will happen any time soon.
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So nice to hear about your two. Bless Polly and her super loud meows. Being rescued you cant know about their pasts, which may still be affecting them.When we had Freya- a rescue she was very spiky with everyone .TIme may mellow the situation.
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