Posted by stjames on November 26, 2000, at 5:51:28
In reply to Fur-covered pills, posted by Lisa Simpson on November 22, 2000, at 10:15:40
Both of my most favorite times envolve my cat, Minerva.
After I take my Remeron, I like to read in bed. My cat has a ritual
for this, I call this behavior a "display". She circles, back and forth, right by the side
of the bed. One way she marks with her face, the other with tail and hind quarters. 5 mins of this.
Then she hops up and rubs aganist the book and tries to invade the space between me and the book. This
is a behavior we are still working on ! Losing this battle she settles on my chest and begins purring
as I pet her. Between the Remeron and her soothing purr I often awake in the wee hours, the book still on my chest.
This is one of my favorite times of the day.Minerva retires to her purch by the bed, she know I thrash around till I am fully asleep. The fire dies in the woodstove and
the house gets cold, so she cannot resist a warm sleeping human with many blankets, and snuggles in with me. I usually wake up
for a few mins right before dawn. This used to be my bedtime when I did not work. In the dessert the tempature drops rapidly right befor dawn
so I am usually cold, looking for several blankets I have kicked off; the fire is long cold. Usually all I see are her ears, poking out from
the warm spot she has found. Careful not to bury her with the cast off blankets I settle in and warm up, while scratching her neck. Purring ensues and a yawn or two.
The purring and growing warmth lull me to sleep. This is my other, most favorite, time of the day.James
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