Wish me luck!

Last night, my pet was talking on the telephone, and she said tomorrow I have to go to the vet. What a way to ruin a weekend!

My pet was talking about how I have to get my blood sugar checked again, and if it still isn't good, I have to start insulin. She said she hoped she didn't need to give me shots. SHOTS?!?!?!? I don't want to get shots!!!!

Wish me luck!

Need Help Training My Pet

Last night, I was sitting on my pet's lap trying to teach her how to purr, which isn't easy. I've been trying for almost 2 years now, and she still doesn't purr well!

During our purring lesson, the phone rang, and she made me get off her lap to answer it. Then she left, and didn't come back for several hours.

Two training questions:

1. How do you teach a pet to purr properly?

2. How do you teach a pet that when a cat is gracious enough to sit on the pet's lap, the pet shouldn't stand up?

Thank you for all your help!

Night Adventures

Last night, I was sleeping next to my pet's legs, protecting her from all sorts of things, like lint and shadows, when all the sudden, the undignified happened!

I fell out of bed, and took the covers with me! I'm SO embarassed! Will you still let me stay on catster?

Adopting a Pet

My pet human found this website a few days ago and decided I should be on it. May as well tell you a little about myself.

My full name is Legato L. Gato, but you can call me Legato. I adopted my human on February 29, 2004. We met on February 15, 2004, but silly human she is, she thought she wanted a dog! She had to "think it over" before she let me adopt her.

The rescue group told my pet I was born in May, 2001. I'm not sure what day, but my pet, who spent several years living in Japan, decided that since I'm a boy, and Japan celebrates Boys' Day on May 5th, she'd celebrate my birthday then.

My rescue group gave me another name, but my pet didn't like it. Finally, her sister suggested Legato because I spent my first two weeks training my pet by sitting on her lap and purring whenever she sat down. "Legato" is an Italian word which is used in writing music. It means "calm and peaceful interlude" and sounds like the Spanish word for "cat," "el Gato."

If you're a kitty looking for a pet, here are some suggestions:

1. Make sure your pet understands how to care for you. They can learn by talking to a vet, other cats' pets, checking online in places like this, or reading books or magazines.

2. Train your pet as soon as you can. Humans usually use more sounds to communicate than we do, so this may take a while. When all else fails, try speaking their language.

3. When interviewing a pet, be on your best behavior. If you can, be cute. Whatever you do, don't bite or hiss! That scares pets.