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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2007Martha's ESP
How do cats do it? What extra-sensory perception do they possess? This morning I prepared the carry-cage in the basement to take Martha to the vets. I carried it silently up to the second floor, passed this office where Martha had been sleeping, and set the cage silently on the bathroom floor, where there was no place to hide. Then I returned to this office for Martha. She was gone. I got a flashlight and looked under the beds. Under one her face stared balefully out at me. I retrieved her, carried her to the bathroom and tried to install her in the cage. She suddenly developed six extra legs, each of which grabbed the cage door along with her other four. It took at least ten minutes to stuff her in. At the vets she was as good as gold, submitted to his poking and prodding, but when he was finished and I got the cage the six extra legs sprang out again, and history repeated itself. Cats! It is you that the get the vibe off of. If you have kids you know what I am talking about you can always tell when they are up to no good. What I do is leave the carriers out so they are used to the sight. There is no putting them up so there is no surprise > How do cats do it? What extra-sensory perception do they possess? This > morning I prepared the carry-cage in the basement to take Martha to [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > poking and prodding, but when he was finished and I got the cage the > six extra legs sprang out again, and history repeated itself. Cats! > It is you that the get the vibe off of. If you have kids you know what I > am talking about you can always tell when they are up to no good. > > What I do is leave the carriers out so they are used to the sight. There is > no putting them up so there is no surprise I started doing that, when I moved here to Arizona. Keeping the cases in a closet off of my outdoor patio didn't seem like a good idea, since if a cat managed to get outside while I was retrieving a cage, she'd have infinity to disappear into. I leave them on the floor with their doors open, and both cats frequently use then as auxiliary sleeping space. (What they'll do when I need to incarcerate them for a vet visit remains to be seen.) I have one of those "soft" ones and it opens kind of like a mail box. It is always somewhere on the floor, depending on where the cats leave it or I kick it out of the way. They play in it and sometimes sleep in it. Never have a problem loading them for a trip to the vet. > It is you that the get the vibe off of. If you have kids you know what I > am talking about you can always tell when they are up to no good. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> poking and prodding, but when he was finished and I got the cage the >> six extra legs sprang out again, and history repeated itself. Cats! > How do cats do it? What extra-sensory perception do they possess? This > morning I prepared the carry-cage in the basement to take Martha to [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > poking and prodding, but when he was finished and I got the cage the > six extra legs sprang out again, and history repeated itself. Cats! There really is no such thing as doing something silently in a house with a cat. They don't need ESP with the finely tuned senses they already have. For the record I don't consider mind reading to be ESP in a cat. That is one of their senses. Jo > How do cats do it? What extra-sensory perception do they possess? This > morning I prepared the carry-cage in the basement to take Martha to > the vets. I carried it silently up to the second floor, passed this > office where Martha had been sleeping, and set the cage silently on > the bathroom floor, where there was no place to hide. Then I returned > to this office for Martha. She was gone. They just know. I keep my carriers in the hallway, doors open, and Caliban sometimes sleeps in one of them. He doesn't like being put into it any better for that. But I figure it's also good for an emergency, if I need to get the cats out quickly.  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > How do cats do it? What extra-sensory perception do they possess? This > morning I prepared the carry-cage in the basement to take Martha to [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > poking and prodding, but when he was finished and I got the cage the > six extra legs sprang out again, and history repeated itself. Cats! Thanks for all the suggestions that I keep the cat cage out in full view. I'm going to leave it in the basement in view of the the litter pan. Actually, I wrote the post in fun as an anecdote, so I didn't expect the bonus of good suggestions. Flippy liked it, so she's added it to the "Ailurophile Enterprises" CatPhile on her great kitty web site. http://www.flippyscatpage.com/marthasesp.html > Thanks for all the suggestions that I keep the cat cage out in full > view. I'm going to leave it in the basement in view of the the litter > pan. Actually, I wrote the post in fun as an anecdote, so I didn't > expect the bonus of good suggestions. Flippy liked it, so she's added > it to the "Ailurophile Enterprises" CatPhile on her great kitty web > site. Since that was posted, Flippy has added a photo of our little tortie cutie, Martha. If you want to see her, visit (or revisit) her here... http://www.flippyscatpage.com/marthasesp.html > Since that was posted, Flippy has added a photo of our little tortie > cutie, Martha. If you want to see her, visit (or revisit) her here... > > http://www.flippyscatpage.com/marthasesp.html She is adorable! Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek > > Since that was posted, Flippy has added a photo of our little tortie > > cutie, Martha. If you want to see her, visit (or revisit) her here... > > >http://www.flippyscatpage.com/marthasesp.html > She is adorable! > Best wishes, > Polonca and Soncek I couldn't agree more. Martha is the sweetest-natured cat we've ever shared our home with, and the most sensitive to human feelings. We lost our white long-haired Bobby a few years ago (on a September 11th!). Martha knew how saddened I was, so for two days she didn't leave my side. She followed me everywhere, and sat beside me on the desk when I worked at the computer. She stared into my face and rubbed against me, making little mewing sounds. She was offering me her consolation. It worked. Martha's TLC revived my spirits, and when she sensed this she returned to her customary ways. > I couldn't agree more. Martha is the sweetest-natured cat we've ever > shared our home with, and the most sensitive to human feelings. We [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > consolation. It worked. Martha's TLC revived my spirits, and when she > sensed this she returned to her customary ways. What a wonderful girl she is! And so pretty. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Two of mine would rather not get in the carrier, although after all his various trips to the surgeon over the past year Sam has become somewhat accepting of the fact he has to go. Hobbes tells me he doesn't want to go but he'll go in. Lacey and Barnabus simply disappear. Sometimes I can find Lacey and using a towel I put her in, carefully. I doubt I'll ever trust her not to bite me as I put her in the carrier. It's just her instinct. But Barnabus. If he thinks its his turn, I can't find him. I've had to cancel appointments and as soon as I do out he comes with a cheshire cat grin. Darn Cat. But afterwards, after the vet has examined them, all four of mine are quick to get back into the carrier. I can open the carrier in the lobby and know that none of them are going to jump out. They stick their heads out and take a look around then duck back in and stay there. Barnabus is so precious when he's being examined. He has to hide under the towel while he's on the exam table. If he doesn't have a towel he'll squirm and try to get away. If you cover his head with a towel he settles right down. We usually wrap him like a burrito and just pull out the part that needs examining at any particular time, but he doesn't have to be wrapped. He just has to have his head covered. He figures if he can't see the vet then the vet can't find him :) Julie <snip> Barnabus is so precious when he's being examined. He has to > hide under the towel while he's on the exam table. If he doesn't have > a towel he'll squirm and try to get away. If you cover his head with [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Julie That is so cute! Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek
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