Time for an update....
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I'm now 14 ½ months old and I try to be just the most 'chill' cat Mom and Dad have ever seen. I'm very devoted (I wait in the foyer when they're out) and tolerant of strangers, visitors, etc.
But...
I've not been a snuggler so far.
Today, Dad went to the "guest bedroom" of the condo to watch some TV while I was snoozing on the cat tower in the living room. He snagged me off of the tower and brought me into the guest room where he was lying on the bed.
I left his grip, then went down to sit by his feet on the bed. And then, I realized that some snuggles would be nice. I came up to Dad, and put my head on his hand. Then, I fell asleep and stayed there, head on hand for over an hour. Of course, there was purring involved.
By the way, I'm up to 17 lb now.
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What a cutie!!!
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Crap, now I have to go take a Benadryl.
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@LuFins-Dad said in Time for an update....:
Crap, now I have to go take a Benadryl.
When Mrs. George and I were first married, we had two cats - Sadie and Oscar. They were both domestic shorthairs (DSH). Great cats. After about 6 months of marriage, she started having flare-ups with her asthma. It was so bad that she was giving herself injections of epinephrine to stop the asthmatic attacks.
Ever since that time, she has been, understandably, afraid of cats. We had many pets since then, and all of them were not a problem with her allergies (other than a cockatiel). Our two dogs, (also) Oscar and Oliver were not a problem. Neither was Sidney.
In 2012, D3 had to re-home The Bee. The Bee is a domestic longhair(DLH). We accepted her into our home on the condition that, if Mrs. George had issues with allergies, D3 would have to find somewhere else to home her. Despite the fact that The Bee is a very difficult animal, there have been zero allergy issues. Because of our experience with her, when Oliver the dog died, we agreed to adopt Maggie (another domestic longhair). She's had no allergy problems with Maggie in the house.
So, based on our experience with The Bee and Maggie we felt comfortable getting Boris. Mrs. George is fine with him as well.
All that said, this is one family's experience. In our house, it seems that DLH cats are less allergenic than DSH cats.
I should add that D4 has a DSH, and her presence bothers Mrs. George.
Go figger.
