Interview with Tula
Interview with Tula
(E) Good afternoon Tula! Thank you for meeting with me today and being willing to be our April cover cat!
(T) Oh, my purr-leasure! I’ve heard about your past interviews – even had my foster human read me the latest one – and thought it would be fun to participate.
(E) Well, let’s kick it off with a silly question… do you prefer a toy mouse or a crinkly ball for playtime?
(T) Mrrrrr….. I’m sure they both have their enticements and I’ve been known to dabble with them here and there, but I’m much more of a caregiver-type gal who wants to focus on my human and enjoy a lap while I listen to the hum of conversation. More than happy to let the younger ones have their fun – as long as they don’t bother me on the cat tree or sunny window!
(E) Fair enough – lap cuddles are wonderful. You say you prefer to take a caregiver role in the home…what would your ideal home be?
(T) Well, I do have a “background” in being a confidant and caregiver for some lovely ladies so I think I’d like to get back to a home that could use a gal like me. I am excellent at keeping secrets and provide a steady cuddle when desired. Maybe a couple or just a single human in need of companionship? My caregiving gifts are best served in a quieter home that will appreciate a healing purr or just a calm presence.
(E) Excellent skills! If it isn’t a rude question, did you learn your skills from your mom or influences later in life?
(T) I did have some time with my mom and sisters growing up, but caregiving wasn’t necessarily part of the lessons in the neighborhood cat life. I was very shy when I came into the first foster home, but they showed me great kindness and love. It was there that I started to realize the power and joy of providing care to the humans and there came a time when they appreciated it even more. In my journey since then, I’ve learned how to blossom into a home matriarch and begun teaching other young kitties about home living as well as helping perk up the spirits of older cats I converse with. I find the joy where I can, but in my heart I know I would do best being with a human or two who need a companion to cheer them and just be with them.
(E) Lovely Tula, just lovely! Let us hope that the humans who need you just as much as you wish for them will read this and contact Magicats. Shall we end with another silly question?
(T) If you insist…..
(E) I’m sure you have heard humans talk of “holidays” before such as Easter (our holiday for this month’s edition) so do you have a favorite holiday?
(T) Purrsonally, no. I try to be happy and cheer others every day of the year. Maybe if the holiday includes an extra treat or two or extra time with my special human, that would be the one that became a favorite.
(E) Thank you, Tula, for your wonderful answers and I hope you find a family that needs your caregiving skills!
