Cheryl P. wrote:

Marina 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 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...


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

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.)

--
Joyce ^..^

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