I hope I don't get banned from Thistle forever for this comment. I am a cat person, I've had a few, and loved 'em all. But there are varying levels...Emma, my first cat, was often jokingly called my familiar. She waited at the bus stop for me to get home from school. She slept on my feet or under my head every night (maine-coon == giant furry pillow). She was very judgmental of any girl I brought home, including hissing and glaring. I've had 3 cats since Emma, and none has even come close to being that awesome.
Static had potential to be as awesome as my first cat, but she couldn't adapt. When I got married, she couldn't deal with the change. She ignored everyone but me, and often me too. When my wife brought in another pet, she became hostile to everyone. 3-4 months and she stayed violently hostile if anyone but me was in the house. I ended up giving her to an older lady looking to replace her recently deceased pet. Static is quite happy now, a a spoiled only pet.
Cpt James T Kirk (Tiberius for short), my current cat, is a ladies man. He sleeps at my feet, and comes by for a quick scratch or wrestle, but his interest is always in the ladies (regardless of species).
In my opinion, if you haven't noticed a hell of a lot of improvement inside 6 months, and you want a cat with a personality considerably different from Ellie, consider getting a different cat. Cats are survivors - Ellie will likely do fine. If every day is a trial with Ellie, and you don't feel the sense of reward commensurate, then you and another cat will be considerably happier. There's a lot out there in need of a good home, and there's guaranteed to be some who will be as awesome as you deserve (as a good cat owner).
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Date: 2011-04-07 02:33 pm (UTC)Static had potential to be as awesome as my first cat, but she couldn't adapt. When I got married, she couldn't deal with the change. She ignored everyone but me, and often me too. When my wife brought in another pet, she became hostile to everyone. 3-4 months and she stayed violently hostile if anyone but me was in the house. I ended up giving her to an older lady looking to replace her recently deceased pet. Static is quite happy now, a a spoiled only pet.
Cpt James T Kirk (Tiberius for short), my current cat, is a ladies man. He sleeps at my feet, and comes by for a quick scratch or wrestle, but his interest is always in the ladies (regardless of species).
In my opinion, if you haven't noticed a hell of a lot of improvement inside 6 months, and you want a cat with a personality considerably different from Ellie, consider getting a different cat. Cats are survivors - Ellie will likely do fine. If every day is a trial with Ellie, and you don't feel the sense of reward commensurate, then you and another cat will be considerably happier. There's a lot out there in need of a good home, and there's guaranteed to be some who will be as awesome as you deserve (as a good cat owner).