Mat’s secret identity
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Mat, my sweetest, best-behaved cat, has a secret life. When I’m around he acts like he’s afraid of heights. Put him on a table and he looks uncomfortable. He curls up on the floor, on the couch, and on the bed, nothing higher. When I carry him, he meows as if he’s being kidnapped.
But when I’m not around or I’m not looking, he climbs bookshelves. A couple of times I got home early and caught him walking on top of the highest bookshelf. He quickly jumped to the floor and acted like nothing had happened. Cats have this “What? You’re imagining things” look. And then yesterday at dawn I was awakened by a noise, and I saw Mat perched on the highest window sill, sharpening his claws on a wooden frame. When he saw that I saw him, he ran back to bed and pretended to have been asleep the whole time.
In the daytime he’s not cat-like, but at night he’s a cat. Mat’s secret identity: Catcat!
In the New York Times: Pill-popping pets. (Not in my house, we’re happy to be insane.)
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
July 16th, 2008 at 13:06
Crazy cat you got there. I bet he’s neutered; males that do not practice “that” are known to be screw-y (pun intended), like those priests who threaten to withhold communion to politicians who displease them. It’s so Noli Me Tangere.
(I know, another one of those “snowball†comments)
July 18th, 2008 at 17:45
cat’s are not the only pets who do such thing. my fave dog, mocha, a dalmatian has the same behavior. only recently he’s been pretending to be suffering from a sprained ankle whenever i’m at home so he can be showered with TLC and a goody. but when i’m not around my sisters told me mocha act normal and healthy to them -galloping all around the garden like a horse. sure thing animals do to get their owners attention.
July 21st, 2008 at 05:19
That’s so funny. You should start a little cat comic book of their antics!
Anyway, do you get Charlie and Lola cartoons? Their favorite ‘show’ is BatCat and here’s the song…..sorry this is long!
Is it a cat?
No!
Is it a bat?
No!
Is it a cat-bat?
No!
I-i-it’s:
Bat-Cat, the super cat,
He’s a super-duper super cat,
Well fancy that,
A hero cat!
He flies and fights for kittens’ rights, (oooh-oooh)
He saves the day in every way, (oooh-oooh)
Bat-Cat, the super cat,
He’s a super-duper super cat,
A hero cat,
Well fancy that!
Let’s—lets—let’s hear it for Bat-Cat!
(Mraow!)