Thursday, August 4, 2011

I have a bored cat

I just finished reading Animals Make Us Human by Templin Grandin (thank you Jeanne, by the way where shall I send it now?) and I’m convinced the reason Wally gets into so much mischief is because he’s bored.

Here’s a partial list of what he does to get attention:

  • Bang kitchen cabinet doors (any time of the day or night)
  • Flush the toilet (any time—very freaky if I’m home alone)
  • Close a door from our bedroom into the bathroom or the hall (prefers to do this at night). Keep in mind both doors require him to move another object which is placed there specifically to thwart him from closing the door. He just laughs at our feeble efforts.
  • Attack his brother but only briefly, just long enough to get my attention
  • Drop cat toys in the water dish
  • Get into the cat toy box and loudly root around looking for new toys
  • Shred toilet paper or paper towel (I think which he chooses depends on his mood)

Here’s a video of today's trick—with my apologies in advance for the camera wobbles. He got up on the machine this morning and wouldn't leave once I started sewing. I thought for sure the noise of the machine would be enough like the vacuum cleaner which all three cats fear. But no, he stayed. So I got the camera, held it with my left hand and continued sewing:

2 comments:

Jeanne said...

He has to be where the action is!
I think you should send the book on to anyone else who wants it.

edj3 said...

I sent to a friend of mine who lives in CT. I actually know her through the online MMORPG we both play :-)

The other reason Wally likes that place behind the machine is because I use a really bright incandescent bulb in my sewing lamp which makes a perfect heat lap for a kitty.