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MIButterfly

(2,409 posts)
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:37 PM 14 hrs ago

Today, Holly, who has never been what you would call a lap cat,

spent some time lying almost all the way across my lap! (She just got up and walked away; she must have sensed I was typing about her.)

This is a red-letter day. How far she's come from the time she was terrified of me and wouldn't come anywhere near me. It only took 14 years for her to lay in my lap!

My Holly, full of surprises. I just wanted to share this momentous occasion with my pet friends on DU, who will understand what a big deal this is.

Love you guys.

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Today, Holly, who has never been what you would call a lap cat, (Original Post) MIButterfly 14 hrs ago OP
Awwwww SheltieLover 14 hrs ago #1
I know how you feel. Patches is a big cat and he doesn't sit on my lap much. Walleye 14 hrs ago #2
Awwwwwwww, thank you for sharing this great news!!! niyad 14 hrs ago #3
And what a fourteen years it has been. Polly Hennessey 14 hrs ago #4
YAY!!! JMCKUSICK 12 hrs ago #5
How delighted you must have been! 3catwoman3 11 hrs ago #6

Walleye

(44,256 posts)
2. I know how you feel. Patches is a big cat and he doesn't sit on my lap much.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:40 PM
14 hrs ago

But he has found a place beside me on the couch, which is very nice

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