Re: Lucy is bored

[Lernermichelle]

Quincy is sweet with us, but touchy.  When he does not want to be pet anymore, or just when he is moody, he nips us. I think it was that, and not the biting of other cats, that made the shelter label him as unadoptable.  He does not seem like a bully at all. I actually call him my dandy, because he is very fussy, and cleans himself a million times a day, and meows for me to clean his litterbox after he uses it.  He is scared of other cats, I think, and that is why he gets so hysterical.  He does not want to see them or be near them or go looking for trouble like a bully.  He just gets hysterical when he sees them.  He needs to feel like an only cat and be with people who do not freak out at getting bitten (he doesn't break skin or anything, but it does hurt a little sometimes).  We love him a lot and are glad that we took him, but it is very lucky that we got matched up with each other, because he would have been very hard to place (and the shelter had indeed given up). He is so handsome, though, it's hard to believe anyone would claim he is unadoptable!  And very playful and talkative.   Yes, Simon was totally a character.  I miss the little bugger.  One time Quincy was howling and we knew it was because he could see Simon, but we could not for the life of us figure out where Simon was. He had jumped from a counter in the upstairs loft area (the upstairs bedroom had a counter rather than a full wall on one side) down a ways and at a very difficult angle onto a little shelf that jutted out from the loft and overlooked Quincy's part of the house, and was hanging his head over the edge looking at Quincy and, I swear, smiling, while Quincy went on and on like someone was hanging him from his toes.  Oh, Simon was so naughty. I really miss him.   Michelle   In a message dated 3/10/2006 7:15:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Damn, that Quincy is a terror!  No, it doesn't sound like a good idea to mix them! :)  Is he sweet with the humans?  I've learned to never say never again when it comes to acclimating cats, or dogs that don't get along with others, but it certainly doesn't make much sense in this case to even try.  What a character that Simon was!  I don't blame Gray one tiny little bit for trying to avoid any more heartache.  You guys have been through so much, I wouldn't go looking for it either. Nina