Thursday, September 08, 2011
My Cat
Years ago I woke up and my cat was on my chest GENTLY touching my eyelid with his paw and his claws were fully retracted. There seemed to be a loving tenderness in the gesture. I nursed him as a kitten and even when fully grown years later he would sometimes pump my body with both paws as a kitten might pump the mother's body for more milk. He also would daily give my entire head a grooming with his rasping tongue. All I had to do was place my head near his face and he would begin the grooming routine which was very methodical and lasted as long as three minutes. I thing humans also have a grooming instinct which compels us to pick lint off someones clothing and urges us to squeeze at someone's blemishes.
