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Bugs, The Cat With Radar Ears
Many years ago I lived in a big house with several other people and a few
cats. One of the cats was named Bugs and he was this really nice-looking soft gray color all over. Very fine fur, but thick, looked like plush. I suppose he may have been a Russian Blue. Bugs and I had one thing in common, we both loved tunafish. Whenever I'd open up another can of tuna, Bugs would be right there within seconds, grinning up at me. Naturally I always left some in the can and put it on the floor for him. He would nuzzle that can all around the kitchen floor, getting every last morsel of tuna. Then I started working the afternoon shift and began keeping very late hours, staying up until 4 AM or so. Bugs was always sleeping on the couch in the living room way in the other end of the house. I began to make a game out of sneaking upstairs (I lived in a finished room in the basement) and opening a can of tuna as quietly as possible. The only noise at all would be that tiny little "pwsssh" sound a can of tuna makes when the can opener first penetrates it. Bugs *always* showed up seconds later. Uncanny. I would go into the living room first and check on him and he'd be truly sound asleep, not dozing at all. I would even rattle things and bump things to see if it'd wake him up. Nope. Not a twitch. Then I'd go way down the hall into the kitchen and make that tiny "pwsssh" sound with the tuna can and *instantly* I would hear the ka-thoomp of Bugs's paws hitting the floor and seconds later there he'd be, waiting for his beloved tuna scraps. I even tried opening the can while still in the basement, leaving the doors open. Same result: ka-thoomp and seconds later there he is. I have always understood that cats have far better hearing than we do but after Bugs I know just how *much* better. |
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Yup. My dad could bite into a piece of soft cheddar *sans* teeth, and cats
would pour in from around the house. Radar ears is right. "D. R. Crawford" wrote in message ... Many years ago I lived in a big house with several other people and a few cats. One of the cats was named Bugs and he was this really nice-looking soft gray color all over. Very fine fur, but thick, looked like plush. I suppose he may have been a Russian Blue. Bugs and I had one thing in common, we both loved tunafish. Whenever I'd open up another can of tuna, Bugs would be right there within seconds, grinning up at me. Naturally I always left some in the can and put it on the floor for him. He would nuzzle that can all around the kitchen floor, getting every last morsel of tuna. Then I started working the afternoon shift and began keeping very late hours, staying up until 4 AM or so. Bugs was always sleeping on the couch in the living room way in the other end of the house. I began to make a game out of sneaking upstairs (I lived in a finished room in the basement) and opening a can of tuna as quietly as possible. The only noise at all would be that tiny little "pwsssh" sound a can of tuna makes when the can opener first penetrates it. Bugs *always* showed up seconds later. Uncanny. I would go into the living room first and check on him and he'd be truly sound asleep, not dozing at all. I would even rattle things and bump things to see if it'd wake him up. Nope. Not a twitch. Then I'd go way down the hall into the kitchen and make that tiny "pwsssh" sound with the tuna can and *instantly* I would hear the ka-thoomp of Bugs's paws hitting the floor and seconds later there he'd be, waiting for his beloved tuna scraps. I even tried opening the can while still in the basement, leaving the doors open. Same result: ka-thoomp and seconds later there he is. I have always understood that cats have far better hearing than we do but after Bugs I know just how *much* better. |
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Yup. My dad could bite into a piece of soft cheddar *sans* teeth, and cats
would pour in from around the house. Radar ears is right. "D. R. Crawford" wrote in message ... Many years ago I lived in a big house with several other people and a few cats. One of the cats was named Bugs and he was this really nice-looking soft gray color all over. Very fine fur, but thick, looked like plush. I suppose he may have been a Russian Blue. Bugs and I had one thing in common, we both loved tunafish. Whenever I'd open up another can of tuna, Bugs would be right there within seconds, grinning up at me. Naturally I always left some in the can and put it on the floor for him. He would nuzzle that can all around the kitchen floor, getting every last morsel of tuna. Then I started working the afternoon shift and began keeping very late hours, staying up until 4 AM or so. Bugs was always sleeping on the couch in the living room way in the other end of the house. I began to make a game out of sneaking upstairs (I lived in a finished room in the basement) and opening a can of tuna as quietly as possible. The only noise at all would be that tiny little "pwsssh" sound a can of tuna makes when the can opener first penetrates it. Bugs *always* showed up seconds later. Uncanny. I would go into the living room first and check on him and he'd be truly sound asleep, not dozing at all. I would even rattle things and bump things to see if it'd wake him up. Nope. Not a twitch. Then I'd go way down the hall into the kitchen and make that tiny "pwsssh" sound with the tuna can and *instantly* I would hear the ka-thoomp of Bugs's paws hitting the floor and seconds later there he'd be, waiting for his beloved tuna scraps. I even tried opening the can while still in the basement, leaving the doors open. Same result: ka-thoomp and seconds later there he is. I have always understood that cats have far better hearing than we do but after Bugs I know just how *much* better. |
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:34:52 -0600, Karen wrote:
Yup. My dad could bite into a piece of soft cheddar *sans* teeth, and cats would pour in from around the house. Radar ears is right. "D. R. Crawford" wrote in message ... Many years ago I lived in a big house with several other people and a few cats. One of the cats was named Bugs and he was this really nice-looking soft gray color all over. Very fine fur, but thick, looked like plush. I suppose he may have been a Russian Blue. Bugs and I had one thing in common, we both loved tunafish. Whenever I'd open up another can of tuna, Bugs would be right there within seconds, grinning up at me. Naturally I always left some in the can and put it on the floor for him. He would nuzzle that can all around the kitchen floor, getting every last morsel of tuna. Then I started working the afternoon shift and began keeping very late hours, staying up until 4 AM or so. Bugs was always sleeping on the couch in the living room way in the other end of the house. I began to make a game out of sneaking upstairs (I lived in a finished room in the basement) and opening a can of tuna as quietly as possible. The only noise at all would be that tiny little "pwsssh" sound a can of tuna makes when the can opener first penetrates it. Bugs *always* showed up seconds later. Uncanny. I would go into the living room first and check on him and he'd be truly sound asleep, not dozing at all. I would even rattle things and bump things to see if it'd wake him up. Nope. Not a twitch. Then I'd go way down the hall into the kitchen and make that tiny "pwsssh" sound with the tuna can and *instantly* I would hear the ka-thoomp of Bugs's paws hitting the floor and seconds later there he'd be, waiting for his beloved tuna scraps. I even tried opening the can while still in the basement, leaving the doors open. Same result: ka-thoomp and seconds later there he is. I have always understood that cats have far better hearing than we do but after Bugs I know just how *much* better. They also have a terrific sense of smell~ MLB |
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:34:52 -0600, Karen wrote:
Yup. My dad could bite into a piece of soft cheddar *sans* teeth, and cats would pour in from around the house. Radar ears is right. "D. R. Crawford" wrote in message ... Many years ago I lived in a big house with several other people and a few cats. One of the cats was named Bugs and he was this really nice-looking soft gray color all over. Very fine fur, but thick, looked like plush. I suppose he may have been a Russian Blue. Bugs and I had one thing in common, we both loved tunafish. Whenever I'd open up another can of tuna, Bugs would be right there within seconds, grinning up at me. Naturally I always left some in the can and put it on the floor for him. He would nuzzle that can all around the kitchen floor, getting every last morsel of tuna. Then I started working the afternoon shift and began keeping very late hours, staying up until 4 AM or so. Bugs was always sleeping on the couch in the living room way in the other end of the house. I began to make a game out of sneaking upstairs (I lived in a finished room in the basement) and opening a can of tuna as quietly as possible. The only noise at all would be that tiny little "pwsssh" sound a can of tuna makes when the can opener first penetrates it. Bugs *always* showed up seconds later. Uncanny. I would go into the living room first and check on him and he'd be truly sound asleep, not dozing at all. I would even rattle things and bump things to see if it'd wake him up. Nope. Not a twitch. Then I'd go way down the hall into the kitchen and make that tiny "pwsssh" sound with the tuna can and *instantly* I would hear the ka-thoomp of Bugs's paws hitting the floor and seconds later there he'd be, waiting for his beloved tuna scraps. I even tried opening the can while still in the basement, leaving the doors open. Same result: ka-thoomp and seconds later there he is. I have always understood that cats have far better hearing than we do but after Bugs I know just how *much* better. They also have a terrific sense of smell~ MLB |
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mlbriggs wrote:
On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:34:52 -0600, Karen wrote: Yup. My dad could bite into a piece of soft cheddar *sans* teeth, and cats would pour in from around the house. Radar ears is right. They also have a terrific sense of smell~ MLB Ahh, so you mean that Karen's dad cut the cheese. |
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mlbriggs wrote:
On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:34:52 -0600, Karen wrote: Yup. My dad could bite into a piece of soft cheddar *sans* teeth, and cats would pour in from around the house. Radar ears is right. They also have a terrific sense of smell~ MLB Ahh, so you mean that Karen's dad cut the cheese. |
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D. R. Crawford wrote:
snip Bugs story I have always understood that cats have far better hearing than we do but after Bugs I know just how *much* better. I've made a similar experiment. One time I was cleaning the flat, making a lot of noise, slamming doors etc. The cats slept soundly through it all. Then I tip-toed as quietly as I could to the cupboard with their food and silently and carefully opened the door. Immediately, the cats were right there. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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D. R. Crawford wrote:
snip Bugs story I have always understood that cats have far better hearing than we do but after Bugs I know just how *much* better. I've made a similar experiment. One time I was cleaning the flat, making a lot of noise, slamming doors etc. The cats slept soundly through it all. Then I tip-toed as quietly as I could to the cupboard with their food and silently and carefully opened the door. Immediately, the cats were right there. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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"Marina" wrote in message ... D. R. Crawford wrote: snip Bugs story I have always understood that cats have far better hearing than we do but after Bugs I know just how *much* better. I've made a similar experiment. One time I was cleaning the flat, making a lot of noise, slamming doors etc. The cats slept soundly through it all. Then I tip-toed as quietly as I could to the cupboard with their food and silently and carefully opened the door. Immediately, the cats were right there. Isn't it just amazing though? I actually did more elaborate experiments with Bugs than I wrote about, and every single time there was that ka-thoomp and then he'd be right there. I've talked to vets about it and they've basically said that a cat's senses are so much better than ours that we simply cannot imagine what it's like. |
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