O J wrote in message . ..
Hi All,

I was just treated to an exhibition of speed and jumping ability by my
Russian Blue, Smokey. This is a large cat with a *fourteen* inch
tail. When he gets his attack of the kitty crazies, nothing and no
one will slow him down. He will take off from four or five feet away
and leap to the back of my tall armchair.

In his normal state though, he is a delicate, frail little boy who
hardly has the strength to jump up on a desk.
(snippage)


Hee hee. This reminds me of my parents' RB cat Patty, an inveterate
food thief. As she approached 20 years, she put on a frail little old
lady act and convinced us she couldn't jump up on the kitchen counter
any more, so we didn't have to watch any longer to make sure she
didn't do that. One day I was the only one home; I was reading and
quiet, and she'd obviously forgotten I was there. I heard the
distinctive *thud* from the kitchen of an 18 pound cat landing on the
kitchen counter. I came around the corner, she looked up and saw me,
and the look in her eyes was pure "dammit, I blew it." LOL!

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Krista