Cat Concerns

Sake seems to be losing weight.  She does not act ill. And, a trip to the veterinarian would be counterproductive: the vet would not be able to really examine her.  I have also noticed she is more hesitant in her jumps, and has not succeeded in many over the past 10 months or so.  My estimate is that she was born in mid-July of 2001, so she is 10 and a half years old.  Not old for a cat, but no spring chicken, either. 

She is not especially fond of sitting in the computer room, and never has been.  When I rescued Taki, I took a small basket that was in a corner on the floor of the living room, (already covered with towels) and used it for Taki's bed.  It was a basket that Sake used on rare occasion, and Haiku on even rarer occasion used it.

Haiku likes to sit in the computer room.  She sleeps on the chairs, and I often play "musical chairs." She usually chooses the chair in front of the desk, so I will move that chair, with Haiku in it, out of the way, and put another chair in front of the computer. However, if I have a lot of work to do on the computer, I use the good office chair, and if she is in it, make her move to the folding chair. When I first got Haiku, I used the computer room as her sanctuary when I was not home, until I felt she and Sake could cohabit. 

When Taki was little, once again, I used the computer room as her safe place, until I felt she could be with the other two cats.  So, it stands to reason both she and Haiku are comfortable in the computer room.  And, Sake does not like the computer room because when I am on the computer, I am not petting her or paying attention to her.   She often comes to the door of the computer room, sits and cries, and all she really wants is for me to sit in the living room.

In the last couple of weeks, Sake has started sleeping in the basket bed that Taki had used.  Not for long, but more and more frequently, when I am in the computer room.  Whether or not Haiku and Taki are in the computer room. Tonight, all three girls were in the computer room. 

I am having trouble teaching Taki not to get on the keyboard.  But I really enjoy having all three girls with me in the computer room.