tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052189217726264345.post3918405141036990444..comments2023-07-30T11:38:59.467-04:00Comments on "a quick succession of busy nothings": In Which I Use the Word "Anxious" Ten Thousand TimesJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953733395009655020noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052189217726264345.post-48693831515594654352010-07-15T21:09:40.880-04:002010-07-15T21:09:40.880-04:00She doesn't look too anxious in that photo. Ni...She doesn't look too anxious in that photo. Nice chair.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07731788098657026438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052189217726264345.post-37777682259650740522010-07-15T07:15:47.332-04:002010-07-15T07:15:47.332-04:00Awww, poor Cordy! I'm sure she'll settle ...Awww, poor Cordy! I'm sure she'll settle soon. She's been through a lot lately!Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381427108530534820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052189217726264345.post-69077447781696054682010-07-15T07:08:39.476-04:002010-07-15T07:08:39.476-04:00Cordie doesn't look anxious in this picture! I...Cordie doesn't look anxious in this picture! It looks like she has the ability to relax. Keep in mind she has trouble locating kitty treats if they are placed out of her direct line of sight, so it's no surprise that she can't find you in a different room. We can't project our own deep thoughts into her little kitty head. She's adjusting in her own kitty time.Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07142269757409620828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052189217726264345.post-24609745918915523902010-07-15T06:20:51.735-04:002010-07-15T06:20:51.735-04:00Aw, she looks absolutely relaxed. A real tell-tale...Aw, she looks absolutely relaxed. A real tell-tale sign of anxiety for cats is that they won't sleep out in the open--both my cats spent considerable time UNDER things the first couple weeks they were brought home, including to sleep. When we brought home Tigger, Tigger skulked from couch to couch as he tried to get himself oriented, and Kimchi was so stressed about him being there, she went into hiding too; ironically they both ended up hiding under the same couch! So the fact that Cordelia's not spending uber amounts of time under the couch, and that she's sleeping so soundly that you can take a picture of her sleeping (no small feat!), and her ears are up and forward (happy/relaxed) means that on some level she's happy and not too anxious =) But new environments always take a little time.DPLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064113895504433149noreply@blogger.com