Please meet our cat Polly

Polly Pockets is the cutest, most snuggly cat we have. We got her and Mac at a kitten adoption event here in the Richmond area in 2024. I would describe her physical appearance as a medium/long hair, calico, ragamuffin mix.

She got her name because, as a kitten, she really wanted to sit on my shoulder like a parrot, so that behavior led us to name her Polly, as in Polly wants a cracker. Over time, that has kind of morphed into Polly Pockets because I wanted to stick her in my pocket and take her everywhere I went (and the plural version of the toy sounds cuter to me and greatly irritates Rachelle). Rachelle often shortens it to Palls, and that tickles me. (She also calls her Paulina Porizkova, the Czechoslovakian supermodel. While Polly is cute, I'm not sure her unkempt hair will pass for supermodel status.)

She's the most timid and easily startled cat of the house. When people come over to visit, she makes herself scarce by beating it out the back door. Loud noises in general spook her too. One funny quirk about her is that she likes to sleep under the neighbor's house during the day, especially in the summer. She comes home in the evening, smelling of musky crawl space and leaves trapped in her undercarriage.

She's a very good sleeper and will often snuggle up in the crook of my arm to sleep during the night; she usually only moves when I roll over or need to adjust. Once I've settled, she seeks out my arm crook again and settles back in.

She gets along with the other cats well. Here are my impressions:

• Lily - She and Lily don't really seem to acknowledge each other very much. A sniff in passing during feeding times, but that's about it. They don't fuss or anything.
• Mac - As kittens they played a lot, of course, but now as adults, she doesn't really want to play as much or as often. Mac sometimes tries to force the issue, and she'll give him a good hissing at.
• Linus - Linus gets along with everyone, and Polly is no exception. She, Linus, and Lennie are often snuggled up together snoozing in a sunny spot. She will often bathe Linus too. It's cute!
• Lennie - She seems to get along pretty well with Lennie. She'll get the zoomies and play with him on the regular.

I think Polly is a great cat and companion. She's affectionate and snuggly and cute as a button, but she does have a bit of a RBF. I'm looking forward to many more long years with this little cutie pie.

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Please enjoy these photos of Polly Pockets.