Lady Jane Grey: Marking Time

[lydy]

Days since I adopted Lady Jane Grey: 367 (more or less, I forget if there was a leap year. Maybe 368. Any gate, Sept. 7th of last year. I didn't know I was adopting her at the time.)

Days since Lady Jane Grey has bit anyone: not sure, but many, many months.

Days since Lady Jane has pissed on my boyfriend's head: 8

Days since Lady has pissed on my bed: 3

So, um, a work in progress.

I had to buy a new comforter. I loved my old comforter, a very well-constructed, 100% down-filled, Calvin Klein comforter with a really high fill factor. Which needs to be dry-cleaned. At $40 a pop, I just can't do it anymore. So, I bought a down-alternative comforter which can be washed and dried at home. It's not as fluffy, it's not as much like cuddling into a cloud as the other, and it isn't as cool in the summer as my other, but it's launderable. Haven't decided what to do with the nice comforter. It's badly stained (coffee, fountain pen ink, sweat), and in a plastic bag after the last incident. I should probably just throw it out. But, you know, if you put a duvet cover on it, you don't seen the stains, and it's ever so nice... yeah. Well. Should just toss it.

I don't really know how to resolve what ever issue there is. LJG spends most of her time hiding in the kitchen under the dishwasher door. She really likes being petted, but doesn't come out from her cave very often unless there's a person, right there. I'm annoyed with Nuit about this, but don't have a good answer. I wish I could afford a good cat psychologist.

Still, LJG is a lovely, funny, friendly, fluffy cat. And when she's not pissing on my bed, she's a marvel. I love her a lot. I just wish we could resolve her issues with Nuit so that they were both happier.

Comments

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

did you try the feliway? i've had some luck with those.

i also had a cat who preferred to pee on a puppy pad, over a pillow, in a separate open-top litter box. sometimes they are just peculiarly picky...

[lydy.livejournal.com]

I did get a Feliway diffuser, and it seemed to be helping. When it was almost out, I ordered more from Amazon, because I can get a refill for about $10 per, if I buy in bulk, rather than $30 per, if I go to Petco. Alas, I waited too long, and the dispenser ran out and the bad behavior began again. I'm not certain that the two are connected, of course, but they may be. I went to Petco, shelled out the $30 for a refill, but she's pissed on the bed three times since then (once on my David's head). So, well, there you go.

I did mention at my coffee shop that my cat had pissed on my boyfriend's head. My barista's eyes got very wide, and she said, "What did he do?" "Oh, he woke me up, said, 'Lady Jane's been bad again,' and took a shower." She said, "What a nice guy!" Which, you know, he is. Anybody who knows David is unsurprised by this reaction. But apparently people expect a more explosive response.

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

hmm, is the diffuser near the bed? might be worthwhile to place one there....

getting mad at a pet is as silly as yelling at the weather, and much more cruel.

[lydy.livejournal.com]

The diffuser is plugged into the power bar which is attached to the frame of the waterbed. Couldn't really be any closer. The fact that I have a water bed is really good, since I don't have to worry about the mattress...

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

ha! i have a waterbed too, only mine is the newfangled sort with tubes and a soft top. i've de-catted it a number of times, poor old thing :)

do they make cat-proof duvet covers??