# Creamsicle kitty likes us **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 21, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092 "2014-08-21T14:35:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/101 "2015-05-03T18:16:25Z")
> [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](#): > > Update please? (preferably with pics?) šŸ™‚ Creamsicle has settled in nicely. She and Tonka are buddies. Tonka is an indoor cat, and he likes to greet her at the door and sniff her when she comes in. (She smells good after coming in.) When she goes out, Tonka will often pace and howl because he misses her. Creamsicle chases Tonka as much as she chases her. One will chase the other one direction, and the other is chasing the first in the opposite direction. It was a bit worrisome when she first came. Tonka bullied her, and we thought that sheā€™d have to be re-homed. (The vetā€™s receptionist wanted her.) But Tonka has learned how to play appropriately. Theyā€™re so cute together! No new pics, unfortunately. The SO took a couple on her smartphone, but it was too big for my email and I never got it. I bought a ā€˜denimā€™ vest and a leash for Tonka. Heā€™s not too keen on it, but we took him outside yesterday. He doesnā€™t like the vest, but he accepted it and actually sat on my lap. Outside freaks him out a little. Heā€™s stayed close on the few occasions heā€™s ā€˜escapedā€™, but he doesnā€™t know about cars. ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/102 "2015-05-03T18:21:38Z")
That sounds like great progress! Iā€™m glad you guys decided to keep her, Tonka needed a buddy. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/103 "2015-05-03T18:31:27Z")
Indeed he did. Iā€™ve said this elsewhere, but Tonka has not had an easy life. (We think he was about 7 when we got him.) His tail was truncated at some point. Slammed in a door? Lost half of it in a fight? Hit by a car? Who knows? He had been at the NOAH shelter for six months before we adopted him. He had medical issues, and they said heā€™d need sub-q fluids once a month. He appears to have occasional bouts of asthma. Before NOAH, he was in a shelter all the way across the state in Spokane for who-knows-how-long. Once we got him home and took care of his ear mites and eye infections, he became quite healthy. We never needed to do the fluids. He still gets horky every couple of days, but they pass. (Poor guy!) He just needed a loving home. I donā€™t think heā€™s perfectly happy. He almost never purrs audibly. (I can feel him purr, and can hear him if I put my ear to his side.) Hard life, right? And he seems to suffer separation anxiety. Heā€™s not destructive, and he doesnā€™t urinate in inappropriate places anymore. But he likes having at least one of us around. I think Creamsicle helps him with that. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/104 "2015-05-09T21:19:42Z")
We were sitting out on the patio, I having just retrieved the chaise longue from the shed and the SO having turned the cushion over, when I heard a strange sound from Creamsicle. She came out from under the deck, and the SO said, ā€˜She caught a bird!ā€™ Creamsicle brought it over to ā€˜momā€™, who made her release it. The bird flew away apparently no worse for wear. Iā€™m guessing her bloody bib a couple of months ago was also a bird, and not a mouse as I had guessed. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/105 "2015-05-17T22:45:02Z")
So weā€™re sitting in the living room. I hear what sounds like Creamsicle plucking at the front screen door. I ask the SO if thatā€™s the case. ā€˜No, but sheā€™s sitting out there.ā€™ The SO goes out, and Creamsicle had caught a mouse. I went out, and there was a mouseā€™s head and one forelimb. I guess sheā€™d eaten the rest. (Creamsicle, not the SO.) ā€˜Momā€™ went in side to get a latex glove and picked up the remains, and I took it out to the bin. What I took for plucking on the screen door was apparently the crunching of tiny bones. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/106 "2015-05-17T22:59:30Z")
[ā€œLove to eat them mousiesā€¦ā€](http://www.chisholm-poster.com/cgi-local/search.cgi?search=CL27985) StG ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/107 "2015-05-17T23:49:10Z")
So did you tell her what a fine huntress she is? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/108 "2015-05-17T23:53:59Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > So did you tell her what a fine huntress she is? No, but I told her sheā€™s a pretty kitty. The SO heard and said, ā€˜You can tell her that when youā€™re taking her to the vet because she got sick!ā€™ ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/109 "2015-05-18T22:45:23Z")
Well, you should be doubly honored that she ā€˜choseā€™ you to live with. She has been demonstrating to you that she could amply take care of herself in the wild with her sharp hunting skills. Sheā€™s with you because she chose to, not because youā€™re the kibble connection. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/110 "2015-05-18T23:37:33Z")
Sheā€™s a good kitty, yes, she is! Mousies are vermin (unless they are your pet, and then enjoy them responsibly). Where was I - oh yes - what a good kitty! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/111 "2015-05-20T02:34:06Z")
[Recent photo of Creamsicle](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m305/llaaksonen/PART_1432087526803.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/112 "2015-05-20T02:36:34Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [Recent photo of Creamsicle](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m305/llaaksonen/PART_1432087526803.jpg) Such a pretty kitty! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/113 "2015-05-20T02:40:13Z")
[Agnes]Itā€™s so fluffy![/Agnes] ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/114 "2015-05-20T02:43:33Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Agnes]Itā€™s so fluffy![/Agnes] Her butt reminds me of [one of these](http://cdn3.volusion.com/baq26.hqxj6/v/vspfiles/photos/ALTAPWD-2.jpg?1412856788). ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/115 "2015-05-20T03:33:48Z")
Very pretty girl. There _is_ a cat under all the fluff, right? šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/116 "2015-05-20T03:45:58Z")
Wellā€¦ Sheā€™s mostly fluff. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/117 "2015-07-10T18:40:29Z")
The Mighty Huntress bagged another sparrow. She brought it into the yard and sat by it, then made like she was going to eat it but didnā€™t, and then came inside for some kibble. She seemed a little confused when she went back out and her prize was gone. It was almost as if some Authority went out while she was eating her kibble, and put the bird in a plastic bag and threw it in the trash. Or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/118 "2015-07-10T20:21:01Z")
Did some Authority put it in the trash?:dubious: Or was it able to leave on itā€™s own? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/119 "2015-07-14T14:19:32Z")
Yesterday Tonka came trotting up with a mouse. ā€˜Mowow! Mowow!ā€™ (His [del]mouse[/del] mouth was full.) He had the head of the little critter fully inside his mouth, and the mouse hung limp. While ā€˜Momā€™ urged him to put it down, I went inside to get a plastic bag for disposing of it. It turned out the mouse wasnā€™t dead. Tonka was kind of playing with it. The SO wanted me to catch it in the bag. ā€˜But itā€™s not dead! You want it to suffocate?ā€™ ā€˜I donā€™t care! I want it dead!ā€™ I went to get an axe that was nearby, thinking I would dispatch it quickly. It climbed up the short, rotten remnants of a fence, and Tonka jumped up. Now the SO didnā€™t want me to kill it. She said to let Tonka finish it off. The wily mouse wedged itself between a slat and the railing, and was safe. I pried some rotten wood off and dislodged the rodent. But Tonka had become disinterested by that time. Creamsicle was 30 feet away and didnā€™t know what was going on. The mouse escaped under the neighbourā€™s house. ---
**Author:** ![lalaith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@lalaith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalaith)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092/120 "2015-07-14T15:04:03Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [Creamsicle 1](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m305/llaaksonen/Creamsicle1.jpg) > [Creamsicle 2](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m305/llaaksonen/Creamsicle2.jpg) > > I picked her up (Iā€™m going to hall him/her ā€˜herā€™ ā€“ I stand to be corrected), and she really is tiny. What a lovely cat. And that name really evokes her coat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-kitty-likes-us/696092.md?page=7)