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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2005Trouble with window ledges
Trouble is our foundling kitty who will never be more intelligent than a very young kitten. She is about 4 years old and doesn't know she is more than 3 inches wide. She thinks she is still kitten size. She tries to walk on narrow window ledges and always falls off because she is just too wide. Now most cats who have a fall will either act like they meant to do that or will pretend the fall never happened at all. Not Trouble. She just sits where she fell and looks up to where she was and tries very hard to figure out how she ended up on the floor. When she can't figure it out, she gets up and tries to walk on the ledge again, only this time she walks slower. Again she falls, looks up to where she was, and tries to figure it out. Then she goes back to the ledge and puts a foot on it to test the ledge's sturdiness. Puts a second foot on, then a third. Sure that the ledge isn't moving, she puts the last foot on it, takes one step forward, and promptly falls off again. Miffed, she stands up and chitters at the window ledge as if it had dumped her off on purpose. After that, she washes herself a little and finds something else to do. Next week she will do it all over again. Debra in VA I know how you feel, Debra. My kitty Simon is not exactly the Einstein of cats either. He's also the world's biggest "fraidy cat" too; I honestly think he would run in terror from a mouse if he ever saw one. But it just makes you love them all the more, the slow and timid ones, because they need us so much more. >I know how you feel, Debra. My kitty Simon is not exactly the Einstein >of cats either. He's also the world's biggest "fraidy cat" too; I >honestly think he would run in terror from a mouse if he ever saw one. >But it just makes you love them all the more, the slow and timid ones, >because they need us so much more. Bill says he sometimes sees a sign in Trouble's eyes. A "Vacancy" sign. When she's being really stupid the other two cats just look at her as if to say, "How did you get off the mothership without getting a brain first?" Have you ever noticed that cats are either very bright, or dumb as a box of rocks? There is just no such thing as a cat with average intelligence. Debra in VA Debra, you may have a point there. Interestingly enough, Simon's half-sister Hershey was the smartest, shrewdest cat I've ever seen---and yet her half-brother Simon is like the Gerald Ford* of cats. Bill's remark about Trouble having a "Vacancy" sign in her eyes is pretty funny; have you ever noticed how men always seem to take great glee in making fun of cats or pets in general? I used to tease my mother about her cat, calling her "fur turd" and so on. All in a spirit of fun of course, but it does seem like this is something men are prone to do, much more so than women, don't you think? *Gerald Ford sayings: "If Lincoln were alive today, he'd roll over in his grave." "I love sports. Whenever I can I watch the Detroit Tigers on radio." ---and my all-time favorite quote from him: "Things are more like they are now than they have ever been." Now WHO can argue with that, I ask you??? > Debra, you may have a point there. Interestingly enough, Simon's > half-sister Hershey was the smartest, shrewdest cat I've ever [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > of fun of course, but it does seem like this is something men are prone > to do, much more so than women, don't you think? There's something in the culture about men and women, cats and dogs. Although we have some sterling exceptions in this group, there seems to be a general assumption that women like cats more than dogs and men like dogs more than cats. Also, against all biological likelihood, some people refer to cats as 'she' and dogs as 'he', unless they are told or have noticed that it is clearly incorrect. It's weird. You can have a big, tough, unneutered tom, and some people will call him 'her', and assume that only human females would be interested in 'her' - particularly small girls and weird elderly 'cat ladies'. But if the animal in question is a large, powerful dog, it must be a man's pet, and probably a big mean male guard dog, even if 'he' has puppies.  SignatureCheryl >Debra, you may have a point there. Interestingly enough, Simon's >half-sister Hershey was the smartest, shrewdest cat I've ever [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >of fun of course, but it does seem like this is something men are prone >to do, much more so than women, don't you think? The Gerald Ford of cats! Ha! All I can see in my head now is Ford and a cat tripping as they exit an airplane! Does this mean Simon can't "chew gum and walk at the same time"? Seriously though, you should see Trouble when she is sitting around and obviously not thinking about anything at all. You really can tell by looking at her eyes that there literally isn't a thought in her little head. You can even watch her eyes change when she does get a thought. It's almost like watching a light bulb turn on in her head. Unfortunately I have never been able to get a picture of that "vacancy sign" look she gets and I might never be able to. She is getting that look less often and generally becoming more cat-like than kittenish. It's about time too. She is about 4 years old. To say her mental development has been slow is an understatement. My experiences taught me long ago that if a man doesn't make fun of you he doesn't like you at all. The guys just don't seem to want to waste those "all in fun" zingers on someone they don't like. You should see how construction guys, mechanics, and other tradesmen that are friends act around each other at work. One line zingers and practical jokes run rampant whenever those guys think no one is watching them. Debra in VA > >I know how you feel, Debra. My kitty Simon is not exactly the Einstein > >of cats either. He's also the world's biggest "fraidy cat" too; I [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Debra in VA Frank isn't very smart, not in the ways the others are. He is eight years old now and still can't open the bathroom door. He crooks his paw in, and pulls toward himself, like it was the cabinet doors. Never has figured it out. Sherry > Trouble is our foundling kitty who will never be more intelligent than > a very young kitten. She is about 4 years old and doesn't know she is [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > will do it all over again. > Debra in VA ROFL!! D*gs use to behave like this, imagine Great Dane trying to get up in your lap, because he did it when he was a puppy... Hans >> Trouble is our foundling kitty who will never be more intelligent >> than a very young kitten. She is about 4 years old and doesn't know [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Hans Every Great Dane I've met, does exactly that. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. |
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