Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: happy
  • Music: Heather Dale, "Lily Maid."

Still life, with Siamese.

Lilly is, without a doubt, the lovingest, clingiest, lickingest cat I have ever known. She wants to be where I am, all the time. If I'm in the bathroom, she's in the bathroom. If I'm in the bedroom, she's in the bedroom. The only exception comes when we're watching television: she's learned to recognize the volume changes from pausing a video or the live show going to commercial, and will remain patiently on the couch, waiting for me to come back. Did I mention that she's also one of the smartest cats I've ever known in my life? Because seriously, sometimes it's a little bit unnerving.

This morning, Lilly pulled her usual trick of putting her front paws on my thigh and looking at me beseechingly until I pushed back from the desk, then jumping into my lap, where she sat sphynx-style, leaned against me, and buried her head in the crook of my arm. It's amazing how good I've become at typing while she does that. Entire chapters have been written around the purring water hazard that is my Siamese.

Lilly can recognize the opening themes to The West Wing, Haven, Fringe, and Doctor Who; any of these songs will bring her running, as she knows they're a guarantee that I'm about to sit still for an hour. She hasn't learned to read yet, so she doesn't bring me those specific DVDs when she's trying to encourage me to spend some time on the couch, but she brings me other DVDs (and a much wider assortment now that she has Alice to help her get things down). Again, disturbingly smart cat.

Lilly is sweet, friendly, and relatively calm most of the time, which means she doesn't get as much "air time" as Alice, who is much pushier (and puffier). But Lilly is one of the best cats I've ever known. And yes, she's named after Lilly Kane.

I just felt the need to share that.
Tags: animals rock, good things, lilly
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You Asked for Photos...

starmalachite

August 21 2010, 10:15:56 UTC 6 years ago

...recently when I mentioned that we were adopting our Siamese mix Vir's littermate Kimba (his human's life has been in an exceptionally rough patch for a couple years now :( ).

When they were last together at 4 months old, it was extremely difficult to tell them apart. Now, though, our old theory that they are twins is pretty much out the window. This is Vir:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t291/smbrinich/CatPics/Vir01.jpg


And this is Kimba:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t291/smbrinich/CatPics/Kimba01.jpg


Vir is more gracile and his head is a Siamese triangle. Kimba is downright husky and more rounded all over. The vet says that Vir could stand to lose 1 of his 16 pounds, but that Kimba isn't fat at all, not even an ounce, at 18.5 pounds. He's also the tallest cat I've ever met -- the top of his back comes up to the top of my knee. They are both incredibly bright and very sweet-tempered, but Kimba is much less timid.

Since Kimba is so much bigger, bolder & darker than Vir, we considered renaming him Londo. Then we remembered how well Vir has lived up to his name (sweet, smart, pudgy, asthmatic, cowardly....) & common sense prevailed.


Re: You Asked for Photos...

seanan_mcguire

August 24 2010, 15:27:26 UTC 6 years ago

Awwwwwww, babies!