ASPCA SUCCESS STORY OF THE WEEK: DIVA KITTY DEMANDS UNDIVIDED ATTENTION!
Whoever said cats aren’t affectionate obviously never met Siwa. When Nicole Davidson picked the kitten up at Brooklyn Animal Care and Control, all 1 1/2 pounds of domestic shorthair fluff curled against her new mom’s chest and purred.
“On her first night home with me, I put her in the bathroom so she wouldn't be overwhelmed,” Nicole recalls. “But she wouldn’t stop crying, so I brought her into my bed. She curled up on my chest and didn't make a peep for the rest of the night.”
Once settled in, Siwa learned to play on her own like any self-respecting feline—watching the faucet drip, sitting on the windowsill and swatting at raindrops, and wrestling stuffed teddy bears. The mornings, however, were devoted to demanding—and receiving—human attention. “When I took a shower, Siwa would come into the bathroom and cry until I looked out at her,” says Nicole. “And when I brushed my teeth, she’d reach up and put her paws on my back like she was trying to hug me. I ended up carrying her around while I got ready, then we’d hang out on the bed and she’d purr and butt her head against mine.”
Now a happy adult kitty, Siwa demands just as much attention as she did in her younger days. “She still loves to curl up on my chest and purr,” says Nicole, “although it’s more painful for me now that she weighs a whopping fifteen pounds!” The cuddle puss has even trained her new sister—whom Nicole adopted from a rescue group last November—to be the same way. “Now I have two cats constantly demanding to be snuggled!” says the proud mom.
