I totally missed that they are both girls. That is good to know. haha. Regarding the teacher feeling I had with Ricki, perhaps it is the need for her to learn, that Lucy and YOU are teaching her. In turn she will probably teach you as well. She is learning to trust and you are the perfect moon for her. You are so caring to both of them. I am sure Ricki will grow into your love.
Your love and care for them is an extension of who you are Cindy.
What lucky dogs you have, you are their blessing.
@seaholly I'm going to wait to comment more until (if) others want to post their impressions, but you're pretty much right on most things. :-)
BTW Nimbus is a girl.
@Gbs's big boy is her family dog named Roman. He looks sweet and I look forward to reading what anyone here sees about him.
@seaholly Thanks! Yes, Teddy likes the blanket where the pix was taken, and he sleeps there a lot. He also has to eat a special food for urinary issue he did have, and it is chicken flavor. I'll leave it there for now, just in case anyone sees more...
@jeanne-mayell Thank you for posting Roman’s picture, Jeanne!
And, yes, although he’s a German Shepherd who weighs a hundred pounds, we always say that Roman is a big stuffed animal who came to life in the toy store and romped away to find a home and ended up with us. 😄
@seaholly @jeannemayell
OK- Yes Nimbus is inquisitive-- investigative--and I think she is intelligent for a cat.
She LOVES lying in the sun outside. Most of the time she's inside but she gets to go outside when someone is home. She'll lie for hours on a patio chair or in the grass. We had another kitty who passed away in 2020 who hated warm weather -- he and Nimbus were complete opposites in that respect. Nimbus loves warmth and will meow loudly in annoyed fashion when it's cold or rainy , like "Hey people, fix the weather for me!!" She is a talker. She walks into a room and announces her presence loudly. She does spend a lot of time grooming herself and purring and looking smug.
She used to be more of a hunter but less so as she's gotten older. She likes to catch lizards, mostly.
She is not a lap cat but does like to be near people. She sleeps in the "people bed" every night.
We got her from a shelter when she was about 4-5 months old. My son, who was 8 at the time, had not seemed too interested in getting another cat when I was looking for a companion for the cat we already had. But when he saw Nimbus at the shelter he said, "I want that one." He was quite sure about it. No other cat had drawn his attention like she did. There's something about her that's unusual but I can't put my finger on it.
Thanks for the input.
I’ve been loving all these posts about your pets. I couldn’t even talk about it before. We have 2 sisters, mixed breed, 14 1/2 year old females. We’ve had them since they were 5 weeks old, beautiful rescues. We had to put down one of our girls, Bandit, last week due to liver failure. Our heart is broken. Her sister, Summer, is still good, hopefully for a long time. If I could figure out how to post their picture I would. In the meantime your pictures have brought me joy during this very sad time. Thank you all and your fur babies for the love and joy you share.
ps how can I post a pic? I’d love to show you all. Thanks
Here are @febbby23's precious sister rescues fur babies. Summer is on the left, and Bandit, who just recently became an angel, is on the right. They are 14. Please let us know what you "see" about them.