[ October 21st, 2002 at 10:46 pm ]

I’m teaching Molly to enjoy being held. When she was a much smaller kitten, I respected her wishes. She did not often seek to be enclosed in my arms — sometimes late at night but rarely otherwise. Finally I realized that a psychologically healthy cat is a cat who wants to be held approximately once per day. Whether or not this idea has merit may be debated. However, in this household, I have proclaimed that a cat may be picked up and cradled at my whim and at my discretion. Molly is learning to accept, nay, even to appreciate, this truth. I think she’ll be happier for it.