CURIOUS!

Hi! Cat Lovers, I'm new to this board. My kittie will be 11 years old in June. I've only had him a year. He is really wonderful, I couldn't love him more. Bitzi, is in for a rude awakening because Monday May 9th I'm have the Adjustable Gastric Bypass. When I read in bed he likes to sleep on my hip. He weighs 17 pounds. He was that big when I got him. He doesn't eat much. He eats 1 1/2 cups of food every two days. What I'm curious about is when a cat gives you bumps does that mean they're showing affection? I just love this site, INA

Hi, Yes, bumping you with their heads shows affection. It also "marks" you as theirs. They have scent glands, which rubs off on you. Another form of affection & marking is when they rub against your legs. Cats are sooo cool. They all have such individual purrsonalities. I have 3 wonderful kitties and they are all different. Lisa

Congratulations on your surgery. Min is May 20th and I have 3 kitties who bum all the time. Also when their eyes are partly closed and they are near you that signified extreme pleasure!! I have two calicos - one is a toroise shell, the othere has lots of white in it. They are mutuants and usually very mean as a breed but I've worked with them for 10 years and now they are cuddly. Make sure you join the Lap band Forum here and also the May surgery date forum. They are GREAT people and will root you on!! Barb in CA

Hi! Barb, Thanks for the info. God Bless you on your journey and I will be thinking of you. Kittie Lover, Ina

Just wanted to say my cat was 16 pounds and I was afraid of him jumping on me at night like he always does. Funny thing, when I came home from the hospital he knew something was different. I wouldn't let him hop on my tummy and the entire first night home he stayed right by my side on the couch (I was sleeping sitting up) "protecting" me. Cats know something is going on!

Just have to note that one of my three cats is a lap kitty and she was determined to get on my lap after my surgery. I just kept my hand over the places that needed protecting, (I had Lap RNY, so there wasn't that much toprotect) and although she was frustrated, she made the best of it for a few days and then we were back to normal. She sometimes likes to sleep on my hip at night, too, but that wasn't really a problem after surgery (of course, she only weighs 9 lbs.)