Friday, August 24, 2012

purcey knew i was pregnant before i did

Purcey is a strange cat. When we first adopted him as a kitten he absolutely hated men. He would hiss, swat and cower away from any man that would come over. We would lock him in my room when we had company had to make sure he had a female vet. Until I started dating my Hubby.

He was the only man I had ever seen Purcey even hang around let alone hop right on his lap from day one and beg for petting all the time.

So when we got married and Purcey moved in with us Hubby became his favorite. Purcey went from being my cat and loving me to completely ignoring me! Seriously, he ignores me when I am home all day! I find him and pet him, but he gets bored of me and walks away LOL! Then comes out as soon as the Hubby's car pulls up and rubs all over him and meows acting like I have been ignoring him all day.

The Hubby jokes around when he picks Purcey up and cuddles with him. "Oh you poor cat. Emily is so mean to you and ignores you all day. You poor mistreated kitty."

If I am sitting on the couch he will hop up and sit on the other end. If Hubby is sitting on the couch Purcey is on his lap almost before he is sitting!

Another thing that I had never seen Purcey do before the Hubby, they talk to each other. Hubby meows at Purcey and Purcey meows back. It can go on for 45 min! So cute and funny!

Anyway, about 7DPO/IUI Purcey's attitude about me changed drastically. He stared following me around the house and rubbed against my legs. When I sat on the couch he would be on my lap right away even if the Hubby was sitting too. He was back to doing all the old things he did when he was a kitten. Licking my nose and ears and rubbing his face in my hair. He is so desperate to be on my lap that when I am at the computer he will squeeze himself under the desk on my lap and if he can't do that he will stand on his hind legs with his front paws on the arm of my chair and lick my arm.

We don't let him in our room at night because he usually knocks things off our dresser, so he has gotten used to it and never really came into our room even if the door is open during the day. Now, any chance he gets he is in the room following me or on the bed cuddling with me. When the Hubby opens the door in the morning Purcey is in bed cuddling with me in seconds!

At first we had no idea what the heck had changed in him. It was so strange for him to be acting this way. As soon as it was confirmed that I was pregnant we guessed that must be it. I had read something a long time ago that animals can totally sense hormone changes. I guess it's true!

I love having a super cuddly kitty again!


16 comments:

  1. That's really cool! Also, Purcey is a beautiful kitty.

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  2. :) Oh, he's SO cute! Animals are amazing ... I think that you're absolutely right that he knew before you did.

    Also ... I have something to send to you ... would you send me your snail mail address offline?

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  3. Oh yeah, it's true, pets can sense these things. Lily took to sleeping on my stomach and sometimes when the baby was kicking and Jeremy went to feel it she would growl at him! And she took to licking my belly A LOT! Glad she's cuddly!

    How are you feeling?

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    1. Oh that is funny that she used to growl at Jeremy. I am feeling pretty good. Just a little ick at night, but fine if I eat a little something right before bed.

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  4. Your cat can be lent out as a pregnancy test :) Animals are so smart! My little dog has not left my side since I hit 12 weeks. I believe she will be pissed when the baby starts kicking her.

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    1. LOL! Cat pregnancy test rentals! When the baby kicks her she will probably give you a look like what did you do that for?

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  5. That is so cute! Let's see if my wild and crazy overgrown puppy of a chocolate lab starts to act funny when I get to my 2ww. I'm doubtful he'll behave any different! lol

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  6. Cats and dogs for that matter usually know right off when we are pregnant. I can only hope to one day have an animal know before I know.

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  7. Percy looks a lot like our Mansi! Although, Mansi has not changed her ways at all since I've gotten pregnant. Neither has our boy, Rusty. (He's going to be quite perturbed when the little one gets here because I'm his, all his! And only sometimes will hubby do as a replacement.)

    So cool that Percy seemed to know you were pregnant before you even did. Love that animals are like that!

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  8. awww that's too awesome! My pup has spent every min glued to me since my retrieval. Gotta love the love of pets!

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  9. Oh, what a sweetie. My MIL had a similar experience with a dog with her last two pregnancies. She said she knew she was pregnant that final time when the dog insisted on following her into the bathroom.

    I'm glad Percy is taking good care of you.

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  10. Congratulations on having your cuddly kitten back again :) I find that cats and dogs both have a sixth sense about things -- most often I notice it prior to earthquakes -- oh! I know you are busy but I wanted to let you know I had sent a couple of emails for you and your uncle. Hope they were okay ::HUGS:: Prayers for you as your journey continues!

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  11. Aw, Purcey is SO CUTE! I love cats but unfortunately, my hubby and I are both allergic. :(

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