Sam and her kitties
pamelamyers | February 4, 2011
There was pretty much no way living in our house that Sam was not going to love cats. After all, we consider our feline friends a big part of our family. Sam is always fascinated by Zephyr and my parents’ cats, Blackie and Bella. She loves trying to pet them and she follows them around all the time. We have really tried to teach Sam the proper way to be with a cat — pet, don’t pull, don’t bother them when they are eating or sleeping, etc. She does pretty well. Only once did Sam grab Zephyr’s tail. She is generally very gentle with all of the cats.
The cutest thing happened yesterday at my mom’s house. I was sitting on the couch holding Sam on my lap and my mom was sitting next to me. Blackie came over and put his paws up on the couch for attention. My mom picked him up and put him on her lap. Sam got really excited because he was so close. I really thought she was going to freak him out by grabbing at his face or something, but instead, she wrapped her little arm gently around his neck, and buried her face in his fur. She stayed that way for a while, and Blackie, the sweet cat that he is, remained still as a statute. Sam pulled away, looked at him and smiled, then wrapped her arm around his neck and did it again. And again. At least 4 or 5 times. Each time Blackie just let her hug him. Eventually, he got tired of being grabbed and he jumped away, but we were so proud of him for being so sweet and loving to Sam. And so proud of Sam for showing her love in a nice way to her kitty friend. Blackie is by far the nicest to her of all of the cats. Not that any of them are mean to her, they are not, but he actually sits on my mom’s ottoman and waits for Sam each morning and hangs out with her a lot during the day.
Maybe now that Sam is getting bigger and older and seems a little more like the people they are used to, the cats will get more comfortable around her. I would love for Sam to be able to bond with Zephyr in a real way. We will just keep on trying!
*UPDATE — Sam hugged Zephyr tonight!