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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2008Well, I didn't expect this
The other night, Miranda came inside after I had gone to bed. She was soaking wet and shaking her back legs in that extremely annoyed manner that comes after the 'I meant to do that' lick isn't quite enough. It would seem that she is the one who went for an unintended swim first. Or at least fell into some shallow water. Of course, then she got into bed with me to dry off...  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > The other night, Miranda came inside after I had gone to bed. She was > soaking wet and shaking her back legs in that extremely annoyed manner > that comes after the 'I meant to do that' lick isn't quite enough. It > would seem that she is the one who went for an unintended swim first. Or > at least fell into some shallow water. > Of course, then she got into bed with me to dry off... Well, cats always have to one-up each other, or at least copy each other. Why should Caliban get all the attention, after all? SignatureJoyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:06:43 +0000, bastXXXette wrote: > > The other night, Miranda came inside after I had gone to bed. She was > > soaking wet and shaking her back legs in that extremely annoyed [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Well, cats always have to one-up each other, or at least copy each > other. Why should Caliban get all the attention, after all? On one zoo visit a couple of years ago, I found that the cougars had been given a beach ball. The cougar enclosure at the Nashville Zoo is on a slope, with a man-made stream leading down to a shallow pool at the bottom of the enclosure. One of the cougars was playing with the beach ball, and it kept getting away and rolling downhill into the water. The cougar would wade in after it, with the same "Ick! Water!" leg-shakes described above, and then, a couple minutes later, the ball would be back in the water again. The cougar finally lay down on top of the ball as a way of making it stay put. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any sign of a cat-toy in the cougar enclosure since then. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:06:43 +0000, bastXXXette wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > way of making it stay put. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any sign of a > cat-toy in the cougar enclosure since then. The actress Tippi Hedrin ("The Birds") has a sanctuary for large cats about an hour or so away from me. It is called Shambala. It is open to the public (for a fee) one Sunday a month. I visited it a couple of times. One of the workers there showed us a large enclosure that contains both lions and tigers (ones that can get along with each other, of course. They have bowling balls to bat around. The lions love to bat the balls, but hate water. The tigers love water. When the lions start playing with a ball, the tigers will try to get it, then bat it into a small pond in the enclosure. It has been done enough times they can tell it is deliberate. Joy >> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:06:43 +0000, bastXXXette wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Joy I was about to say that the Bronx Zoo tigers have a multimillion-$$$ habitat, and it is strewn with what look like giant cat toys-- balls, tires, what-have-you. It looks something like your basic cat slaves' house, except on a much bigger scale. The male tiger, Sasha (multiple winner of New York Magazine's Best Zoo Animal designation, for his endearing personality) frequently walks around with a giant rubber ball in his mouth. SignatureTheresa, Stinky and Dante drtmuirATearthlink.net Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > The other night, Miranda came inside after I had gone to bed. She was > soaking wet and shaking her back legs in that extremely annoyed manner [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Of course, then she got into bed with me to dry off... Even the best of us can slip occasionally! There have been times when all the cats I've lived with have made me wonder why on earth people describe cats as graceful as I watch them misjudge a jump or position in an unusually messy fashion! None of mine have fallen in the ocean (I suspect merely from lack of opportunity) but Betsy (RB) lost her balance while batting at bubbles and fell in the bath. I was in the bath at the time, lying back with my eyes closed trying to use a hot bubble bath as a kind of treatment for a very stressful day. We had a few exciting minutes - I swear that cat levitated! I don't recommend the sudden addition of a cat to a bath as a method of relaxation therapy! But where would you expect her to dry off? I mean, the bed has all these nice dry pieces of cloth that could be specifically designed for soaking up excess water from a cat's fur! <G> Cheryl > > The other night, Miranda came inside after I had gone to bed. She was > > soaking wet and shaking her back legs in that extremely annoyed manner [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > > > Of course, then she got into bed with me to dry off... > Even the best of us can slip occasionally! There have been times when > all the cats I've lived with have made me wonder why on earth people [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > minutes - I swear that cat levitated! I don't recommend the sudden > addition of a cat to a bath as a method of relaxation therapy! > But where would you expect her to dry off? I mean, the bed has all these > nice dry pieces of cloth that could be specifically designed for soaking > up excess water from a cat's fur! <G> Not to mention the nice, warm human. :) Unfortunately, this involves a heat transfer that might be less comfy for the human. (Second law of feline thermodynamics: all heat flows to the cat.) SignatureJoyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) > The other night, Miranda came inside after I had gone to bed. She was > soaking wet and shaking her back legs in that extremely annoyed manner [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Of course, then she got into bed with me to dry off... Don't tell Mir that I laughed. Susan M Otis and Chester |
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