She is gorgeous - inside and out. I feel extremely fortunate that she wandered into my life. She was a kitten and I was just home from a serious surgery that ordered me to bed at home for 30 days. She was young and lost and soaked from rain, and spent most of the month with me. We are much too bonded, to be honest.
She's very pushy and very intelligent. She taught herself to use the toilet for #1! She doesn't flush, not strong enough.
When you come home, the urgency with which the cat greets you is certainly a detailed report of what happened why you were you out.
She has different greetings for different friends. She has more visitors than I do, too. They call and say they're coming over to visit and I think they mean me, but it turns out it's the cat.
I'm glad you rescued her and were able to provide her a good home. I hate hearing of cats that are suffering and it's always wonderful to hear when they find their way to a better life.
Rosie, I had the same experience you did with talkativeness. I use to think they just wanted something like a treat, but often they'd just ignore whatever treat I would offer to continue to greet me with yeowls, rubs, etc. I realized they were just geniunely glad to see me and not expecting anything in return.