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Call them traits, characteristics, idiosyncrasies or quirks, it seems every cat has them. If you\u2019ve had several cats over the years you know this. Each and every one of your cats has come with or developed something different about them, and you may wonder, \u201cIs this normal?\u201d<\/p>\n
We had a cat that drank water with his paw,![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lilytoy3-225x300.jpg\")
one that preferred drinking from the spigot, and even a cat that took a mouthful of kibbles from the bowl and spread them on the floor before eating them.<\/p>\n
Lily loved Beanie Babies and other small stuffed toys, and she had quite a collection. She\u2019d carry them around, always bringing one or two into my office each morning to keep me company. Her favorites were a ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Olivialettuce-225x300.jpg\")
hedgehog and a little bear. Olivia loves to sit in my lap, but Katy never would. She preferred sitting next to me always with a paw on my leg. Dinah liked sewing with me. Watching me sew held great fascination for her.<\/p>\n
Max was an interesting cat character. He loved it when I brought him little stuffed mice to play with. They had a pompom nose, which he\u2019d chew off immediately and that became his toy. He\u2019d abandon the mouse and bat ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/OliviaBlinds3-e1603366020672-225x300.jpg\")
the red pompom all over the house.<\/p>\n
Winfield loved cantaloupe and he always knew when I\u2019d picked out a good one from the grocery store. If he could smell it, it was a good one and he\u2019d always greet me in the kitchen hoping for a cantaloupe snack. If he didn\u2019t come running when I\u2019d return with a cantaloupe, I knew it wasn\u2019t quite ripe.<\/p>\n
Olivia fetches occasionally. Yup, she\u2019ll bring me a toy to toss for her over and over again. She\u2019s fickle. She has a favorite toy that she plays with constantly. But when she\u2019s tired of it, it\u2019s discarded and something else becomes her favorite. She\u2019s afraid of the trash trucks, but so fascinated by them that she makes herself sit on the window perch to watch them rumble past. She\u2019s a quiet cat, but when she has something to say she can be quite chatty.<\/p>\n
What are your cat\u2019s cutest or oddest quirks?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Call them traits, characteristics, idiosyncrasies or quirks, it seems every cat has them. If you\u2019ve had several cats over the years you know this. Each and every one of your cats has come with or developed something different about them, … Continue reading