Our cat is certifiable.
All cats of course, are insane, but mine seems especially so. We call her "Mad Mattie" (her name is Matilda).
For example, at specific points during the day, she requires me to walk around with her to do closet inspections. She'll meow plaintively at a closed closet door and have me open it for her (she's actually very clever and understands how knobs work... fortunately she doesn't have opposable digits to open things herself). She then proceeds to inspect the closet in detail. I'm not sure what she's looking for, but she seems to consider it extremely important.
Another case: one day I came across her using her litter. I'm generally not very interested in the toilet habits of cats, but her technique struck me as odd enough to take notice. When she uses her litter, she stands up, her back paws on either side of the box, while her front paws are on the wall. It just very unnerving.
Another example of my cats unbalanced mental stat: tub cuddles. Generally speaking, she refuses to be cuddled for any length of time anywhere... with the exception of the bathtub. She'll come get you, indicate that you need to follow her, and then you have to climb into the tub with her, close the curtain and at which point, she'll become incredibly affectionate and cuddly. Any tub will do, but she prefers the one with the curtain.
Tub cuddle times are scheduled for 6:40am and 6:30pm sharp (her schedule, not mine).
Below is a picture of her poking her head out of the tub, wondering why I haven't climbed in with her yet. I was washing my hands at the time, and felt someone tugging on my trouser leg. When I turned around, I saw this little cute face and had to take a picture.
At least she's entertaining.
All cats of course, are insane, but mine seems especially so. We call her "Mad Mattie" (her name is Matilda).
For example, at specific points during the day, she requires me to walk around with her to do closet inspections. She'll meow plaintively at a closed closet door and have me open it for her (she's actually very clever and understands how knobs work... fortunately she doesn't have opposable digits to open things herself). She then proceeds to inspect the closet in detail. I'm not sure what she's looking for, but she seems to consider it extremely important.
Another case: one day I came across her using her litter. I'm generally not very interested in the toilet habits of cats, but her technique struck me as odd enough to take notice. When she uses her litter, she stands up, her back paws on either side of the box, while her front paws are on the wall. It just very unnerving.
Another example of my cats unbalanced mental stat: tub cuddles. Generally speaking, she refuses to be cuddled for any length of time anywhere... with the exception of the bathtub. She'll come get you, indicate that you need to follow her, and then you have to climb into the tub with her, close the curtain and at which point, she'll become incredibly affectionate and cuddly. Any tub will do, but she prefers the one with the curtain.
Tub cuddle times are scheduled for 6:40am and 6:30pm sharp (her schedule, not mine).
Below is a picture of her poking her head out of the tub, wondering why I haven't climbed in with her yet. I was washing my hands at the time, and felt someone tugging on my trouser leg. When I turned around, I saw this little cute face and had to take a picture.
Of course, if you happen to be going to the bathroom on an unscheduled trip, she'll be happy to try to follow you for another tub cuddle.
I've been owned by many cats over the years... some were overly needy, neurotic, a bit slow on the uptake, leaky, or greedy (they kept stealing my potato chips)... but this is the first one that's struck me as being completely batty.
At least she's entertaining.
Cats - They just want you to think they're crazy when, in fact, you are in training mode. I am looking for a way to put volume control on Nellie.
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