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Today's catventure
By: ThistlePDX Date: August 28, 2021, 6:11 pm
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While I was getting ready to go to the farmers market this
morning, El Gato (as yet unnamed) followed me into the bedroom
and investigated every nook and cranny he wasn't shut off from.
As I was brushing my teeth, I even heard him scraping around
underneath my dresser, the access to which is constrained enough
that only a skinny little kitten could get under there. I didn't
worry about it, because if he got under it, he could shimmy out.
Shortly thereafter, I took off for the market, being very
careful to watch for Mr. Kitten so he didn't slip out through
the door to the garage.
DH texted me a couple of hours later, as I was getting ready to
leave the market, and said that he couldn't find Mr. K anywhere.
DH was afraid that the cat had gotten into the garage, or even
outside, so he told me not to open the garage when I came home.
I said OK, but couldn't fathom how the little fartlet could have
gotten out.
Got home and started my own search for Mr. Kit: under chairs and
the bed, in all the dark corners of rooms, in the garage. Called
to him outside. Nothing. I started to get panicky. I went back
into the bedroom, which was the last place I'd seen the kitty,
knelt down and checked under the dresser. Nada. In desperation,
because I was out of ideas, I opened one of the larger drawers.
He was lying, curled up, on a stack of my t-shirts, as
unconcerned as could be.
This is going to be a REALLY fun adjustment period, but not
necessarily for the hoomans. 🤣🤣🤣
#Post#: 8435--------------------------------------------------
Re: Today's catventure
By: animaniactoo Date: August 28, 2021, 6:19 pm
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Oh my. Panic attacks all around! But, you may have learned
something useful. When you want him to start using another
napping space, start by laying a couple of your t-shirts on it.
Clearly he likes them. :)
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Re: Today's catventure
By: ThistlePDX Date: August 28, 2021, 6:57 pm
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[quote author=animaniactoo link=topic=180.msg8435#msg8435
date=1630192784]
Oh my. Panic attacks all around! But, you may have learned
something useful. When you want him to start using another
napping space, start by laying a couple of your t-shirts on it.
Clearly he likes them. :)
[/quote]
He's already gotten back into my t-shirt drawer again - I expect
he'll try to sleep there tonight, which is OK. At least we know
to check there if we can't find him in the usual places. Never a
dull moment.
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Re: Today's catventure
By: nsw11 Date: August 28, 2021, 7:50 pm
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On of ours figured out how to open up the linen cabinet door
just enough to get in and have it swing shut behind him. We'd
find him snuggled down as happy as could be in the middle of a
blanket on top of an extra down pillow. He was really unhappy
when we wrapped a rubber band around the cabinet doors.
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Re: Today's catventure
By: Aardtacha Date: August 29, 2021, 9:01 am
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One of our past cats was a master at getting up into my dresser
drawers from behind. I'd pull a drawer open to grab a shirt or
undies and there'd she be, in the top drawer, looking pleased as
punch. She'd also open the bathroom cabinets and close the
doors behind her (especially when a vet trip was in the cards).
We pretty quickly learned to open drawers slowly and start
looking for her in the bathroom cabinet once we had the cat
carrier out.
Have a ton of fun with your new baby! You already know he's a
clever cat, and forewarned is forearmed. So they say.
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Re: Today's catventure
By: billieryder Date: August 29, 2021, 9:32 am
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Coco, my honey's, used to sleep inside the couch when she was a
kitten.
We had a sleeper couch and part of the mattress when folded up
went up inside the back of the couch. To find out if she was
there you poked around the top of the couch back. It was more
solid when you ran into her.
She hid so well that one night she escaped out of the house and
never noticed. We assumed she was hiding. When she didn't show
up the next morning for breakfast....all hell broke lose. We
found her in a drain pipe maybe 100ft from the front door.
And I will never not call that guy Mr. coyote guy and glare at
him. When we asked him if he'd seen our cat he said the coyote
probably got her. I was sobbing thinking about that and trying
to find her.
She doesn't hide yo the same extent now but she loves clothing
drawers.
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