Big Orange Cat, Dax

For those of you who haven't read my "baby" page, here is a brief history. My name means "by the water". It was chosen by my humans because my feline mother was found on an abandoned boat in Venice, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. She was pregnant with me and 4 others when she jumped into a boat captain's arms. He brought us to his friend Dr. Rusty, the vet and we were born a couple of weeks later.

They also like the name because they are big Star Trek fans and think the symbiont thing of Judsia Dax relates to Amphitrite, an old female that they had, who died a month before I was born. She came from Venice, LA, too. It's kind of creepy, really and I'm nothing like her. Blaze told me how cranky and quick to swat she was.

Dax Cat Lounging by naturegirl7

Well enough about my kittenhood. These days I enjoy chasing the females and laying in wait to ambush them.... What do you mean that's what I did when I was a kitten?

Now that Star Noir is here, it's much more fun. She gives as good as she gets and will often chase me back. Blaze just screams and hisses and tells on me if I disturb her sleep. She's such a tattletail.

New little Pepper is still a mystery to me. The humans are keeping her separate from us except when they can be near. I like her, but she usually keeps her distance. I first met her when I played my run outside and hide from the woman game. She was living on the front porch and she came up and touched noses with me. It startled me, because I first thought she was Star Noir, but I didn't recognize her scent, so I continued on my way rapidly and I hissed a little. Another time we met again and had a quiet staring contest. She was the one who ran that time. She couldn't take the Dax stare for long!

Broad-headed Skink by naturegirl7

That screened porch in the back that human Mom and the other man built is great! Star Noir and I go out and sit in the sun for hours watching the birds, insects and squirrels. Sometimes lizards and skinks come in under the door and I get to play with them. They are hard to catch and when I do, if the woman sees me, she tells me, NO. What's with her? They are prey and when their tails break off they wiggle.

At night, when everyone is asleep, I go out there to watch the night animals. I see raccoons, rabbits, owls, deer, possums and mice.

Cottontail Freeze Poster by naturegirl7

Sometimes larger animals come by that don't look friendly, so I go inside through the little swinging door. Look below to see some of those night animals.

Dax Cat Pillow Sandwich by naturegirl7

My favorite place in winter, when they build a fire in the fireplace is curled up between the big pillows. If it's not too cold, then the couch is nice because they have soft covers. Another good place is in the soft, round bed under the little table in front of the couch.

I also like to sit in the sunny window in the room with all the windows. There are lots of birds there and squirrels. Sometimes I sit right under the feeder thing that hangs right next to the glass. I can almost touch them, but the glass keeps me away.

Star Noir by Water by naturegirl7