Meow TKC Kitties,
And welcome to The Kitties' Club Show with my guest Athena. I hope you all enjoy it!!!
Athena’s Profile <-- Just a quick look at Athena, before my interview.
>^..^<Home: Branford, CT
Age: 3
Breed: Domestic Short Hair. But Aunt Bobbie, who is an expert, thinks I have some Siamese mixed in somewhere.
Hobby: Getting belly rubs and neck scratches!
My Personality Type: Well, I have to admit I'm a bit timid.
Pet Peeve: Being picked up when I'm busy!
Favorite Toy: It used to be jingly balls, but now I'm especially into catnip mousies, in all colors! Meow! I just love to play!
Favorite Thing to Eat: Every day I have a special brunch treat--Gerber turkey sticks in aspic (it's for human babies, but who cares?--MOL). I like the aspic best, cold from the refrigerator, but I eat the turkey too.
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(Twixy) What is your new room going to look like?
(Athena)Well I don't know exactly, since it's still under construction, but I do know it will be big,
and have white fabric wall coverings (meow--I hadn't thought of this, but do you suppose they will be any good for scratching? I'll have to see!). There will be a green tile floor, with some fluffy white area rugs for me to roll on. There will be three big windows facing south and west, so there will be plenty of sun--I love to sunbathe! And bird feeders just outside so I can watch birdies! And climbing furniture (Alfiechinacat has given me some good advice about what to have my humans buy)! And napping furniture! And--and--and. . . . I can hardly wait!
(Twixy)What made your humans think of making you, your own room?
(Athena)Well, all the rooms in my palace are technically my rooms, aren't they? And which room is my favorite changes from time to time. When I first came to live here at the Cat Mahal, I liked the living room best and used to nap there all the time. Then I started using the guest room for naps--I liked that a lot because the bed is right next to the window over the front door, which makes it very convenient for me to keep an eye on the humans when they go in and out. Then I started liking the loft room better, because one of my humans practices the violin in there and I love the squeaky sounds.
Oh--but back to your question--well, I'm a strictly indoor kitty. I used to be outside, but life outside without a home was very scary and I don't wish to ever go out again if I can help it! In fact, if I'm near a door when someone opens it, I run as far away as I can!
This being the case, the humans wanted to make sure I had plenty of space to run around. They noticed that I didn't like to go into the basement--it was so dusty down there! I like to keep my fur and my paws dainty and clean!--and they thought that if
they finished it into a real room, I would like it better! (Of course, like most things that are good for kitties, it will be good for them too!)
(Twixy)Do you have any favorite spots you like to sleep?
(Athena)The humans have a number of soft fleece throws in different rooms, on different sofas and love seats. I'm especially fond of napping on these. First I jump up and knead them for a while, and then I feel sleepy and lie down--it's great! And one of the throws even has my name monogrammed on it!
(Twixy)What are some of the tricks you have taught your humans so far?
(Athena)I have taught the female human to move a chair next to the laundry closet when I want to jump up to the top of the washing machine. I have taught the male human to leave the bathroom when I want to go in there and use the litter box (when I am using the bathroom, it is strictly the ladies' room, and males have to leave--only the female human can stay!). I'm still working on training them to fetch and retrieve my catnip mousies. I have about 15 of these, but I can only find one at the moment because I keep losing them; it's the job of the humans to find them for me, but they're not too good at it!
(Twixy) What’s your favorite thing to do around your house?
(Athena) Take naps! I also like to look out the windows and play with the humans. They're
always so grateful when I give them any attention!
(Twixy) You seem to like the laundry closet a lot, how often do you hang out in there?
(Athena) At least once a day. I especially like to go up to the high shelf where table linens are stored and shed some hair on them. I think it helps make the humans' dinner more festive.
(Twixy) Do you have any advice for other princesses on how to train their humans?
(Athena) Always meow loudly and firmly! Humans aren't too good at understanding things, and they tend to have short attention spans. But with persistence and firmness, you can accomplish a lot!
Click on the picture to visit Athena's page!!
Meow TKC Kitties, and welcome to March's issue of The Kitties' Club Newsletters!! ....Oh catnip, I can't believe I'm four days late on this!!! Please forgive me!!
