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Marlo does a cat-like thing
I feed my cats around 5:30am because that's usually when I get up to
go to work. On Sunday I wake up around 5:45, wonder why the cats haven't woken me, and figure I'll put out the food. I stagger into the bathroom, put out the food, and notice that only Espy and Nipsy have shown up. Very weird. Marlo is usually the most insistent. Missing a meal is almost never a good sign with a cat, so I go around looking for her, getting worried enough to go check the first floor and basement, and I'm starting to panic. Back in the bedroom, there is Marlo staring at the (floor level) air conditioner, tail waving frantically. Espy comes by and also takes a look. But Marlo is clearly in good health and so I go back to bed, wondering what is to come. Around 8 I wake up, and Marlo comes trotting out from under the dresser with a tail dangling out of her mouth. Down goes the mouse, which runs away, Marlo chasing. She picks it up again, and brings it into the bathroom, where I pick it up (using a towel) and drop it into a trashcan. I take it outside and liberate the (apparently healthy) mouse. Marlo forgives me for this blunder, but I really don't like to see the poor things tortured. We rarely have a mouse come visit, and so I forget that these adorable little creatures are finely tuned hunters. I'm just glad that I'm bigger than they are. |
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It's always a dilemma. They are so proud when they catch something,
but I too hate the aftermath! |
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Response to dgk :
We rarely have a mouse come visit, and so I forget that these adorable little creatures are finely tuned hunters. I'm just glad that I'm bigger than they are. And? You actually think you being bigger would prevent them from kicking your rear? HAHA! I can see the headlines now, "Local slave fools self into believing cats wouldn't beat them to the ground after liberating dastardly rodent." Especially since you mentioned THREE. I have ONE and I'm afraid to throw down fisticuffs with kitty. -- -Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. |
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On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:37:34 -0600, "-Lost"
wrote: Response to dgk : We rarely have a mouse come visit, and so I forget that these adorable little creatures are finely tuned hunters. I'm just glad that I'm bigger than they are. And? You actually think you being bigger would prevent them from kicking your rear? HAHA! I can see the headlines now, "Local slave fools self into believing cats wouldn't beat them to the ground after liberating dastardly rodent." Especially since you mentioned THREE. I have ONE and I'm afraid to throw down fisticuffs with kitty. Animal Planet had something about big cats on last night. I wasn't really watching but they are just so majestic. But no, I'm not really afraid of my cats physically although they manage to inflict plenty of minor injuries. Mostly I fear that one of them will send me sprawling down the steps when they charge ahead of me. |
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Response to dgk :
Especially since you mentioned THREE. I have ONE and I'm afraid to throw down fisticuffs with kitty. Animal Planet had something about big cats on last night. I wasn't really watching but they are just so majestic. But no, I'm not really afraid of my cats physically although they manage to inflict plenty of minor injuries. Mostly I fear that one of them will send me sprawling down the steps when they charge ahead of me. Oh, I DEFINITELY know what you mean! I sometimes think Gabby enjoys being kicked across the floor. Not only does he run only far enough to be between my legs or directly in front of me, but he'll repeat it -- over and over and over again. Charge ahead. Kick. Charge ahead again. Kick again. -- -Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. |
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