Lulu Likes Orange Crush But Dislikes Diet Coke

Lulu participates when I drink a canned pop. Whether it is open or not, he knows where the liquid comes out. He puts his paw around the top of the can trying to turn it towards himself. His paw leaves little markings across the light humidity on the surface. I told him, "Not yet, Lulu. Mom is going to open it in a minute."

I don't want to be tugging back and forth between us when I drink my Orange Crush, so I get a plate and a cup. I pour mine into the cup, and about a tablespoon or two on a plate and push it toward him fizzing. "There Lulu," I say, "What do you think?" He puts his face close while it fizzes. He gets his muzzle so close, he has to lick off the pop from the fur on the edges of his mouth.

CatDad, sitting beside me, said, "CatMom, you might want to withdraw a bit, as he is going to spray you with his paw in the Crush." Not at first. He just put his paw in and then licked the liquid off a few times. Then, once he had investigated flavor, then. Yes, then, he put his paw in and shook it well enough to cover the table near end to end. CatDad was right. Imagine that.

Then, Lucius turned his attention to my quickly disappearing drink. He tried to come check it out. I drank it, and set my empty cup down. Well that is no fun! He then took to beating the Orange Crush can six times around, and finally abandoned it on its side.

The next night, CatDad opened a Diet Coke. Lulu and CatDad were together on the counter. CatDad snapped the tab. Lulu came forward to check it out. CatDad offered it to him, so he could sniff it. Lulu did not like it. He withdrew from the smell emitting his direction. Within 5-6 seconds, Lulu came forward and attacked CatDad's Coke. He hit it 4-5 times with a paw to kill it.

Alas, Lulu prefers Orange Crush. He thinks Coke is worthy of being attacked. Considering how many drinks Lulu is willing to explore, Coke must have been very bad. Or is this natural feline sense? I won't be offering him Coke on a plate anytime soon.

CatDad Plays Shadow Games With Lulu

Dawn it is obvious, the Lulu cat plays with all manner of light coming in the windows. He also plays with any reflections generated from cooking or blending instruments, even spoons, watches, or pot lids.

Evening, as light and shadow builds, Lulu attacks his own tail shadows. Then, he refocuses and settles back looking at CatDad. CatDad works around his environment creating shadows for Lulu to attack.

CatDad secretly begins an event. He moves about creating shadows on the floor. Lulu perks up. He is staring with intensity. He began by looking at the shadow. Then, he triangulates the source. He stares at CatDad. CatDad fesses up. "Ok, Lucius, it's just me."

He starts again. He has found a new wall face to create shadows on. The game begins again. For a minute or two, the cat is watching the funny shadows. He looks around, and CatDad is acting all crazy.

"Ok, CatDad, that was obviously you."

In between sessions, Lulu gets the pat down. He is pet extremely. All his fur faces the right directions. He settles in. His settling means it is time to all get settled in. We play Johnny English a second time. Lulu hugs CatMom's neck and watches just above her.