coopah

[ATTACH=CONFIG]471716[/ATTACH]Here's my new quilt inspector! She is 19 months old, a Russian Blue and quite a girl. She loves playing with this towel in the morning when she's full of energy. I read that Blues are energetic and muscular, but it's like having a belligerent two year old child. In her first family, she competed with two other cats who were double her age and ignored her. She has many sweet quirks, though, and we are learning that anything on counters is fair game. It amazes me how high she can jump! She plays hard and does the same with sleeping. She opens drawers, finds pens and pencils to play with, loves a red pom pom and retrieves it like a dog for a game of catch, and punishes us by ignoring us if we've been gone from home longer than she'd like! We are working on ignoring her when she's in the biting mode. (The name Nibbs is from "Nibbler.) But she's turning into a good sewing buddy by sleeping on stacks of fabric and trying to pull the safety pins out of quilts in progress. Not much is getting done, but she's worth the changes in our lives.

Doggramma

Nibbs is adorable. She looks like she has mischief in her eyes!

barri1

She looks like she has a lot of energy.. Enjoy her.. She looks like a lot of fun..I never had a cat, so am not used to their quirks..

Billi

What a little mischief maker. I love how you describe her quirks, I hope you guys love each other for a very long time.

nativetexan

Oh I love Russian Blues. I have a calico and her two girls. the girls are black and white and have long hair on either side of their chest/shoulders. Someone told me they look like Norwegian Forest Cats so I looked that up. Yep I think their Father must have been one. I comb them almost every day! Say HI to Nibbs for us!!

jrhboxers

First, thank you for adopting Nibbs. You will be rewarded a million times over.

Second, if you are having a problem with her nibbling, you might want to make her a kick stick. That way she can get her aggression out, like she does with her towel. You make a long 'log' piece - start with a piece about 12" x 8", seam it along the long edge. Turn it right side out. Stuff it will batting scraps, add some catnip, if she is interested. I usually add a bell for extra stimulation. Close the ends like a candy wrapper - tie the ends shut with a ribbon, leaving fairly long tails.

When she is starting to nibble, exchange her kick stick for your hand/arm. Then love on her after she has worn herself out. She will get the idea that the rough play is only with her towel and her kick stick.

Blues are wonderful intelligent, loving, curious, and total comedians. She will bring you many, many hours of joy and laughter. If you have a place that it will fit, you may want to get her a cat tree (Blues love to be high) and put her a bird feeder outside of a window that has a place for her to lay. Watching the birds will help keep her busy and out of trouble - sometimes .

bjrusty

hehe Will keep you young. Barb

Kathy T.

Oh, yes ... that pretty baby is starting to train you properly on how to play - lol. She's gorgeous!

mike'sgirl

She's a beautiful girl. I love my furbabies too. They are are part of the family.

TnBecky

She is a beauty & I think she will make a great quilt inspector. A very lucky kitty.