Taupey
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26 Mar 2010, 7:03 pm
CleverKitten wrote:
I had a cat who was truly a friend, or more like my sweet little baby. Her name is Brina.
On March 21, 1999, she was born underneath my bed. She stuck out from the litter because she had a little deformed tail about a fourth of the normal length, and it was bent to the side. It was so cute when she would wag that little tail. She had plain bluish-gray fur, a black nose, and green eyes.
As she grew up, she was always slightly smaller than the other cats. When she was a kitten, I would pick her up from the litter and let her climb up my shirt with her little claws. She would sit upon my shoulder.
She had the cutest squeaking chirping noise, like she was rolling her 'r's. So I began to call her "Brrrrrina" while rolling the 'r'. She always responded to that name. She would always say, "Rrrriii, rrrriiiii!" when she saw me. She never said that to anyone else, so I guess that was her name for me. Sometimes when she was excited and wanted to show me something, she would say, "Rrriiirriiiriiirrrrriiirrriiirriii!" So cute!
When she was in her most hyperactive phase of kittenhood, she ran everywhere. She would run so fast she could run sideways on upholstered furniture. The sound of all her activity was horrendous, like claws viciously ripping into fabric. One night, she ran over my face and gave me the symmetrical scars on my eyebrows. Mom wanted to get rid of Brina because of that, but I refused to let her go.
She always liked me best. Whenever I was home, she would devote all her attention to me, and ignore everyone else. She would cuddle and comfort me when I was upset, and she loved to be carried everywhere. When I came home from school, she would come running and chirping and would leap up into my arms. She would not let me put her back down on the floor. She always demanded to be in my bedroom every night and would usually sleep next to me.
Whenever I was petting another cat and not her, she would get jealous and squeeze her way between me and the other cat.
Shortly before she turned 6, she disappeared forever. I refuse to believe that she has died or that she ran away. I believe she was kidnapped. She was a pretty unique cat with that tail...
On March 21, 1999, she was born underneath my bed. She stuck out from the litter because she had a little deformed tail about a fourth of the normal length, and it was bent to the side. It was so cute when she would wag that little tail. She had plain bluish-gray fur, a black nose, and green eyes.
As she grew up, she was always slightly smaller than the other cats. When she was a kitten, I would pick her up from the litter and let her climb up my shirt with her little claws. She would sit upon my shoulder.
She had the cutest squeaking chirping noise, like she was rolling her 'r's. So I began to call her "Brrrrrina" while rolling the 'r'. She always responded to that name. She would always say, "Rrrriii, rrrriiiii!" when she saw me. She never said that to anyone else, so I guess that was her name for me. Sometimes when she was excited and wanted to show me something, she would say, "Rrriiirriiiriiirrrrriiirrriiirriii!" So cute!
When she was in her most hyperactive phase of kittenhood, she ran everywhere. She would run so fast she could run sideways on upholstered furniture. The sound of all her activity was horrendous, like claws viciously ripping into fabric. One night, she ran over my face and gave me the symmetrical scars on my eyebrows. Mom wanted to get rid of Brina because of that, but I refused to let her go.
She always liked me best. Whenever I was home, she would devote all her attention to me, and ignore everyone else. She would cuddle and comfort me when I was upset, and she loved to be carried everywhere. When I came home from school, she would come running and chirping and would leap up into my arms. She would not let me put her back down on the floor. She always demanded to be in my bedroom every night and would usually sleep next to me.
Whenever I was petting another cat and not her, she would get jealous and squeeze her way between me and the other cat.
Shortly before she turned 6, she disappeared forever. I refuse to believe that she has died or that she ran away. I believe she was kidnapped. She was a pretty unique cat with that tail...
CleverKitten, she sounds like she was so sweet. A part of her will always live on with you now. I agree, someone probably took her in. It happens quite frequently. I took in a kitten over a year ago myself. But she was abandoned by some people who were seen to just slow down and throw her in the gutter and take off. I named her Sterling. She's a Bengal but kinda small for her age too. She's so sweet and affectionate. Anyway, thanks for sharing your memory of your baby, Brina, it's a beautiful story and I will always remember it.
CleverKitten
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26 Mar 2010, 8:50 pm
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26 Mar 2010, 10:46 pm
CleverKitten wrote:
She had the cutest squeaking chirping noise, like she was rolling her 'r's.
One of my young cats rolls her r's too, it's the cutest noise in the world! She does it anytime she is surprised by something, and the noise goes up at the end like she's asking a question, "rrrrrrrrrr?" And when she meows she replaces the m with a rolled r. It's too cute for words, I'm gonna have to try and record it sometime.
I'm so sorry that your cat disappeared, I can't even imagine how sad that would be.
27 Mar 2010, 12:57 am
ASgirl wrote:
I have three cats myself and I adore all of them. However, I feel a special connection with one of them, something that i haven't managed to establish with the other two (or with most human beings!). i see the other two cats as my pets, i love playing with them and looking after them. yet at the end of the day, i sort of know that they are just my lovely cats - only your best friend when you're feeding them or giving them a tummy tickle.
as with the 3rd cat, i truly feel that there's a bond between us (i know many dogs and their owners have this but not so much with cats?). i feel that she can read my mood or even understand me. i feel the connection through the eyes too! eye contact has never been my strong point so this is very special to me.
i am not a mad cat woman, i don't think that my cat is some kind of super-cat who has super-powers.
i wonder if other aspies can truly connect to their cats? and in what ways?
as with the 3rd cat, i truly feel that there's a bond between us (i know many dogs and their owners have this but not so much with cats?). i feel that she can read my mood or even understand me. i feel the connection through the eyes too! eye contact has never been my strong point so this is very special to me.
i am not a mad cat woman, i don't think that my cat is some kind of super-cat who has super-powers.
i wonder if other aspies can truly connect to their cats? and in what ways?
I know what you mean- I actually just lost my special boy, Willy. He was hit by a car a little over a week ago. He was my baby.
We have a lot of cats, and they are all wonderful, but Willy would seek me out to lay on my lap and was always so sweet to me.
27 Mar 2010, 1:25 am
SamwiseGamgee wrote:
CleverKitten wrote:
She had the cutest squeaking chirping noise, like she was rolling her 'r's.
One of my young cats rolls her r's too, it's the cutest noise in the world! She does it anytime she is surprised by something, and the noise goes up at the end like she's asking a question, "rrrrrrrrrr?" And when she meows she replaces the m with a rolled r. It's too cute for words, I'm gonna have to try and record it sometime.
I'm so sorry that your cat disappeared, I can't even imagine how sad that would be.
I had a cat that did that. She also sounded like she swallowed a bird whole. She's walk around and make cooing sounds.
Liver cancer took her.
27 Mar 2010, 3:17 am
definitely, moreso than humans. But my cat died a couple of months ago
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Giftorcurse
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27 Mar 2010, 2:00 pm
27 Mar 2010, 5:40 pm
Friend, YES, very much so
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27 Mar 2010, 7:27 pm
My cat, Tanner, is awesome! He's just like a human and we "talk" (I can sort of understand what his meows mean). He follows me around everywhere and is the definition of curious. He always looks out the window, but is scared to actually go outside. Today I took him outside and his expression was like "WTF?". 
He also jumped on my lap today because he wanted one of my chicken fries, it was hilarious! He's adorable and weird. Yes, I consider him as my friend. He makes me happy.
27 Mar 2010, 8:19 pm
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