10 Things You Didn't Know About Junipurr

#CatMomRevenge

1. She prefers being the Big Spoon to the Little Spoon. Her average time tolerance for being Little Spoon: 90 seconds. Her average time tolerance for being Big Spoon: 10 min. And if it’s Favorite Parent (FP) she’s cuddling? Stop the clock! Who cares about time when you are in bliss mode? 

2. In Junipurr’s world, spider webs = cotton candy. Which is why the corners of our house are always a-gleamin’!

3. Her self-knowledge does not extend to knowing what her pretty mug looks like, as evidenced by her hissing, poofing up, and yeowling (if she’s really getting into it) when she sees her own image in any reflective surface. Le sigh...

4. One of Juni’s favorite napping postures is to curve into a crescent, much like a croissant, then cover her left foot with her left front paw. Something about this self hand-holding that melts the heart every time! 

5. Junipurr is a screamer. Maybe it’s because of my feminist parenting that babygirl is so good at speaking her mind and advocating for her rights. Or maybe it’s because she’s a feline Gordon Ramsay. Either way, Juni’s mealtimes are a time of parental hustling and feline whip-cracking at our house. 

6. Speaking of food, Perseverance is her middle name. ‘Nuff said. 

7. She smells subtly different every day. Like Barb of KittenFaces, I love “huffing” my kitty (i.e.  kiss her on top of her forehead and get a sniff). She has a naturally sweet scent is sometimes inexplicably laced with a hint of dustiness. Like a piece of caramel that fell onto a clay floor, but within the 10 second window ;)

8. She once had a face-to-face stare down with a raccoon (through a closed glass door). She blinked first.

9. Her portfolio of whiskers is so thicc, when seen from a certain angle, Juni looks more like an otter than a cat. 

10. Her hearing is 👌. She could be on the other side of the house, behind closed doors, under covers, with noise-cancelling headphones on, but if you so much as look at her food bowl, she will come hurtling towards you. You will, of course, then need to hustle and serve her a morsel or two of goodies for her troubles, lest you want to be shouted at (see #5). 

Do you have a furbaby or two at home? What are they like? Dish! Us pet parents need a safe space to vent 😁

p.s. You may also like: Junipurr’s Adoption Story