One of my cats sometimes gets herself trapped in the cabinet under the
bathroom sink.  She noses open one of the doors and then can't get back
out.  When this happens, another cat (her cohort) calls the alert for me to
come get her out.

Hello, everyone.  My first message in the group.

I don't suppose it's all that rare, though my own story is a
little different, in that the free cat didn't actually point out
her sister's location.

A while back we had two who were litter mates whom we raised
from kittens.  They were quite independent and didn't stick
close to us except at night.  But when they were young, Zubie
sometimes would come around and be persistently under foot and
needing attention.  We always knew that was a sign that we
should check the closets, Dad's recliner, the cellar, etc. to
see where Flicka had gotten herself trapped.

And speaking of staring at the door, here's another story about
that pair:

When they were still little enough so that going upstairs on
their own was a struggle, we had occasion to close off for a
while one of the downstairs rooms which was normally a permitted
space for them.  Zubie discovered the change at a time when
Flicka happened to be upstairs.  First, she sat down by herself
and tried to stare the door open, as cats are wont to do, with
that look we all know, compounded of incredulity, disgust and
the expectation that the error will be promptly corrected.  When
that didn't work, she looked around for her sister and finally
made the long trek up the stairs to find her and bring her down
-- round trip perhaps fifteen minutes.  She showed Flicka what
the problem was, and the two sat down together to stare that
door into submission.

Curiously, as adults the two didn't get along well at all.  They
would frequently hiss as they passed each other, and seldom
spent much time in the same room except when eating.

This type of question will get a better response in a more appropriate newsgroup.
I realize you're discussing behavior in general, but according to charter, this
group is for discussing behavior as it relates to health.  It's not for "cute cat
stories and fun questions."

A copy of the charter may be found in many places on the net such as
http://www.fanciers.com/cat-faqs/rpc-charters.shtml
http://ratcliffe.org/cats/reorg.shtml

Thanks.
THE Net Nanny.

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Pidera

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