What About Millie?

Lynn and Precious were asking about Millie, as that little tortoiseshell had not been on the blog for a while.

Millie is doing well. She still keeps to the cat-room much of the time; she is not one for interacting with other felines. But she does come out, especially in the quiet after dinner or on a weekend afternoon, when the other beasts are slumbering. She and I are good friends; she especially likes lying beside me in the cat-room before bed-time, or when I am watching a movie on Saturday nights. I try to have a time set aside for each cat when I can give her my attention, or simply be with her and no other. Movie-night is our time together.

But Mills has shown that, if given the chance, she would likely sleep on the bed with her human. When I have a nap on a weekend, I will open the door to the cat-room, and she will hurry in to the bedroom and, jumping up on the bed, spend the nap by my head. I don’t think she sleeps during that period, as she is too worried about other cats coming near her. She needs to be an only cat for complete happiness.

On that subject, though I don’t want to jinx anything, someone has expressed an interest in Millie. She lives in my neighbourhood and would like to visit Mills. This is usually not done; the initial meeting between cat and prospective adopter is during a trial-adoption of at least two weeks. This allows the cat to be seen as she naturally is, and not frightened of a stranger suddenly thrust upon her. But not all cats take fright at such newness, and Millie will probably want to meet any human she hasn’t seen before. This is all early days yet, and we must see how things go, one step at a time.

For now, Millie is content, playful, active and healthy, ready to give what for to any cat she doesn’t like, and ready to give any person a chance.