Bree

She is our constant companion as she is always in the room with me or in another room with my husband. She is an “equal opportunity cat” as she shares her time with both of us.

She follows me everywhere, frequently galloping down the hallway ahead of me and getting to my destination before I do. She loves to run and then she slides on the hardwood floors as she tries to stop. We joke that
she needs athletic shoes.

She is so entertaining and very playful. She loves to hide behind the furniture. Then as you walk by she quickly jumps out, gently grabs you around the ankle with both paws (she has claws but does not use them), and then she is gone again in a flash. It’s a hit and run scenario!

Bree is not really a lap cat but she is very affectionate, coming to me multiple times a day for what I call a “love fest”. She gets up on the table, desk, counter, or wherever I am and she gets right in my face gently pushing her head against my face and purring, purring, purring loudly. Then she falls over onto her side on top of my arms or my newspaper or my computer keyboard so I must give her 100% of my attention.

After a few minutes she goes on her way until she feels the need for the next “love fest”. Of course, I am always talking to her and petting her all day long, but these “love fests” are special because they are initiated by her. My husband is also the recipient of her “love fests”. And sometimes she even wakes me up during the night for a “love fest”!

She talks to me all day with little cat calls (trills) that remind me of a mother cat talking to her kittens. She pretty much announces her every move as well as her entrance into a room. I always answer her and sometimes we carry on conversations. She does not usually meow unless she thinks we are late with her meal.

All in all she is the perfect cat for us to enjoy in our retirement years. She is great company as she is in the midst of everything we are doing. And she gives us so much unconditional love.