cats: a LAPTOM

[kellan_the_tabby]

[ A kinda dark and not very crisp photo of my lap, from above. Major Tom, a big grey tabby, is curled up right there. His head is down and he looks asleep. ]

So Major Tom, of all people, was immediately comfortable with Jasper’s new wheelchair. Loiosh does okay — as he should, I’ve been introducing him to people who use wheelchairs (& their chairs) his entire life — but he’s still kinda wary. Tom was rubbing his face on it inside of a day or two, & he nearly gets his tail run over at least twice most days.

He’s even started sitting in Jasper’s lap, even while Jasper’s rolling around the house. A couple times Jasper has had to actively evict him. I’m very pleased by this, of course — there’s only a few people who have ever been honored by a lapTom — but also a bit jealous, as Tom hadn’t sat in MY lap since before we left New Mexico. I expressed this to Jasper (& Tom, who was, of course, comfortably ensconced at the moment).

That night, I had a lapTom, not once, but twice.

Coincidence? Has Tom learned more English than I thought? He does know a lot of English; it’s occasionally unnerving.

That said? I ain’t complaining.

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Comments

[danabren]

Tom is good boy.

[mama_kestrel]

Tom probably thinks a rolling lap is the height of feline luxury. He gets to relax, it's warm, and he gets to see what's going on without any effort on his part.

[chanter1944]

Awwww, lap kitty! *melts*

That's one fabulous creature your household as got there. Not just anykitty is so quickly comfortable with wheels. Loiosh is also a fabulous creature, for the record, but you know that. XD And he totally heard you!

Major Tom, you are a wonderful grey fuzzy indeed.