Ebby, two photos, two moods.

[cassiesmom]

Give that beautiful green-eyed girl kisses from me!

And from me, too! Ebby, you are so beautiful!

[Vermontcat]

I love seeing photos of Ebby no matter what mood she is in.
She has the most beautiful eyes.
Give her some more kisses from me too and a few hugs to go with them.

[ChrisH]

Thanks for your lovely comments everyone.

Kisses given, she does accept them nowadays, with grace.

This morning as I took delivery of some expensive cat food I began thinking of how she is a spoiled princess who has finally found a way to get me wrapped around her silky black paws.

She never used to meow, ever. First time I heard her was a few years back when we were in the car taking her to the vets to check out the injury to her tail. Meowed up a storm that day she did. Heard her now and again after that but it was still rare enough that it raised a comment. That changed about 6 weeks ago.

I began giving her some of the fresh chicken chunks I'd bought for salads. Then I began buying it weekly just for her. All because, besides the big eyes, the purring, the following me around and the rubbing up against my legs - which is new enough - when she thinks it's chicken chow time she has added the meows. Plaintive soft ones and, most heart-tugging of all, the silent ones.

Now she has notched it all up by not only using the behaviour once a day but twice and by eating very little, if any, of her normal food. Hence the gamble with the new 80% chicken cat food. Seems to be paying off in one sense, she tucked into and ate a bowlful with gusto so perhaps I don't have to buy the fresh chunks every week. As to whether I'll be followed, purred and meowed at for the new food, well, that remains to be seen.

[Randi]

Ha ha! She finally figured out how to train you. Chris, I can't remember how old she is, you know, older cats tend to meow more - at least Fister does.

Now, this is the time to be persistent, give her the chicken food you just bought and she may just forget about the fresh chicken - give that as a treat.

More kisses to darling Ebby.

[Anikaca77]

OH MY THOSE EYES ARE GORGOUS! I LOVE THOSE! EBBY you are just TOO CUTE FOR WORDS!

[jennielynn1970]

What stunning pictures of Ebby!! I love the expression in the first picture, lol.

Our kitties sure know what to do to tug at our heart strings, don't they?! Keep up the sweet-nothings meows, Ebby, and you'll have all the fresh chicken you'll ever wish for!

[ChrisH]

Thanks for the lovely comments.

Randi, the vet estimate was that she was around two years old when I got her back in '02 so that would make her 9 years old.