This last weekend I reunited with my cat Daisy Face. I had not seen her in 18 months. During the ten years that I have had Daisy she has slept on my feet--so we are quite close in that odd cat-human way. One might say that we love each other. Indeed, I have composed songs for her and use a voice with her that I do not use for humans or even babies.
I missed Daisy quite a bit but I think it is now safe to say that she missed me more. Last night I woke up several times to cat kisses (sand paper) on my arm. At one point she was holding my hand (no lie) with her little paw. She refuses to go outside and only wants to sleep on my bed. When I first picked her up from the lovely people who were watching her she ran to me from the driveway dramatically!
She may also be feeling a little bit insecure these past couple of days because I think my general vibe toward animals is a little bit more Malagasy than it used to be. Stores like Petco don't make as much sense to me. I say things like, "She'll eat it if she's hungry" about toddlers, let alone animals. Malagasy people certainly have pets and love their pets but it isn't quite to the psychological heights that we often understand pets in the US. It is a bit more like a farm cat or farm dog.
That said, I still love Daisy Face and she still loves me. It was a very sweet reunion and I am sure our love with only grow stronger with time as I remember the joys of snuggly sweet loving Daisy Face!
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