If you've looked over my gallery "The Kitties Who Own Lys and Shado", you'll be familiar with the other occupant of the frame. This is Cobweb. She really doesn't like being picked up very often, though she'll let me do so for a few minutes at a time before she makes it clear that she wants down. Shado gets grumpy because she doesn't even do that much in the way of allowing it with him, and wants down NOWTHANKYOUVERYMUCH!!! when he tries to pick her up. It's only fair, as Jasmine has claimed him as her human, and Cobweb has claimed me as hers.

Cobbie likes to jump up on my desk while I'm on the computer and nose-touch or kitty head butt me. She wasn't thrilled that I picked her up for this particular kitty head butt, but she forgave me just the same. I thought that was very generous of her, really. :)