{"id":4270,"date":"2020-07-02T04:14:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T12:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4270"},"modified":"2020-07-02T04:14:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T12:14:00","slug":"thoughts-for-thursday-my-cat-loves-me-she-loves-me-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4270","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts for Thursday \u2013 My Cat Loves Me\u2014She Loves Me Not"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/LilyWork1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/LilyWork1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/LilyWork1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/LilyWork1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Old school thought\u2014that cats are aloof and incapable of caring\u2014has been pretty much thrown out the window as we spend more time with cats over the years and tune into them more. Those of us with cats know the truth. Cats certainly are quite capable of emotion and of showing those emotions.<\/p>\n<p>Even if your cat doesn\u2019t like to be picked up <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LilySad-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LilySad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LilySad-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LilySad.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>and cradled like a baby or she would rather not snuggle on your lap, if she loves you, she certainly has her ways of showing it. My Himalayan, Katy, while she wasn\u2019t a lap cat, she loved being close to me and almost always rested a paw on me when we were relaxing together.<\/p>\n<p>Lily continually brought me her stuffed toys and my cozy socks. She\u2019d also sit near me and just stare. I\u2019d say, \u201cI love you, too,\u201d <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LilyShoe-e1543403611897-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LilyShoe-e1543403611897-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LilyShoe-e1543403611897-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LilyShoe-e1543403611897.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>because I was certain that\u2019s what she was saying to me.<\/p>\n<p>You probably have many examples of your cat\u2019s demonstration of affection, even if it isn\u2019t traditional. Here are 9 signs that show that your cat loves you. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/9-signs-prove-cat-loves-171100418.html\">https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/9-signs-prove-cat-loves-171100418.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They include following you around, rubbing against you, kneading, blinking slowly as they stare at you. Read this article and see what you think. I\u2019m sure you can list additional ways your cat demonstrates her love for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Old school thought\u2014that cats are aloof and incapable of caring\u2014has been pretty much thrown out the window as we spend more time with cats over the years and tune into them more. Those of us with cats know the truth. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4270\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4270"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4270"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4271,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4270\/revisions\/4271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}