Fluffiness

Before we adopted our cat, my son informed me that if we got one, it would be named "Fluffy". I asked him what would happen if we didn't end up with a long-haired cat. He told me it didn't matter; the cat would still be "Fluffy". I do not like the name. It doesn't suit our little feline. I also find it boring and trite. It sounds like something an unimaginative kid would name a pet, yet our boy is usually creative. He's come up with much more lively names for his stuffed animals. He dubbed a stuffed cat "Wonjee". I find myself wishing he would have graced our cat with that moniker. I wanted to name her "Tonks" after the character in the Harry Potter books. My husband insisted that we should allow our 5 year old to name the cat. I was outvoted and "Fluffy" stuck.

When we brought her home she had an upper respiratory infection; the equivalent of a kitty cold. She also had 2 different kinds of worms. She has since healed and is doing quite well. She's very curious-typical for cats. She follows us around and is extremely affectionate; she's a sociable creature. She has also become rather talkative and is usually eager to carry on a meowing conversation with any willing participant. She is intrigued by the bathtub/shower. She follows us into the bathroom and waits while we shower or bathe. Sometimes she'll simply sit on the toilet-seat, other times she'll actually poke her head through the shower curtain to check things out. She hopped into the bathtub with me twice (and then immediately ran out of the bathroom in a frenzy).

Here she is: