Wednesday, December 24, 2008

"Bah Humbug," Says the Incorrigible Kitty

Blinky was being very blinky this weekend and extremely rude to our guests. When it's just the two (or three) of us at home, she is normally very affectionate. She doesn't much care for Caleb and Alexa, but we have made a little bit of progress with her cattitude lately. She doesn't like lots of humans in her house, so we shut her up in our bedroom while the Christmas party was underway on Saturday. However, anyone who went in our room and even looked at her got this: (You'll have to use your imagination for the accompanying sound effects.) It got worse on Saturday night and Sunday when everyone except my sister and her family (who were staying with us) left and we let Blinky out of confinement.

I've come up with a plan to try to get her to accept guests. I'm going to put some kitty kibble by the front door, and give a few pellets to whatever humans enter, that they in turn can use to befriend Blinky. Maybe if enough people come in and give her treats, she'll learn to like strangers. Or else she'll end up like this:

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