{"id":2132,"date":"2017-08-02T04:06:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T12:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2017-08-02T04:06:40","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T12:06:40","slug":"wild-and-sometimes-crazy-wednesday-your-cats-birthday-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2132","title":{"rendered":"Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday \u2013 Your Cat\u2019s Birthday Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sophieclose-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sophieclose-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sophieclose-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sophieclose.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Today is our Sophie\u2019s 13<sup>th<\/sup> birthday. And we probably won\u2019t celebrate, except to give her extra petting, spew endearing words about what a good girl she is, and make sure she gets all the attention she wants. Sophie is a formerly feral tortie who still carries some of her feral roots. Although, she\u2019s come a long way, there are still things she won\u2019t tolerate, being picked up is one of them. She\u2019ll cuddle in our lap, allow endless petting (from us only), but you can\u2019t pick her up.<\/p>\n<p>She doesn\u2019t bite or scratch when you try to pick her up. She just turns to Jello and squirms from your grip like a glob of slime. She also becomes invisible when company arrives. So there\u2019s no point in having guests in to help her celebrate her birthday. Sophie wear a birthday hat? Not in this lifetime. And there\u2019s no particular food treat she likes. She\u2019s a minimalist with few desires and needs and probably gets overlooked because of our more demanding and clingy tabby, Lily.<\/p>\n<p>So Sophie\u2019s birthday will come and go with little fanfare and no hullabaloo, just the way <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sophiecats-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sophiecats-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sophiecats-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sophiecats.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Sophie wants to spend this and every other day of her life.<\/p>\n<p>Do you celebrate your cats\u2019 birthdays? We used to have the neighborhood kids over for cake and ice cream for Lily\u2019s birthday. She loves the attention and the tiny lap of ice cream we\u2019d allow her. And it\u2019s fun for the kids.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, pet birthdays are really for us, aren\u2019t they? We like to celebrate these milestones with our pets, reaffirm our love for them, and remind them and ourselves of our dedication to their health and happiness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is our Sophie\u2019s 13th birthday. And we probably won\u2019t celebrate, except to give her extra petting, spew endearing words about what a good girl she is, and make sure she gets all the attention she wants. 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