a cat’s life
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I’ve always wondered what a cat or dog did all day while their owners were at work. I assumed, as I’m sure many, that they did whatever they wanted and had a great time.
This strange illusion was just recently revealed to me after a couple weeks of watching my cat, while being unemployed. All these idea’s of what these animals did floated through my mind and one after another they were crushed by what I would see - day in an out.
I saw not a cat that was excited to have nothing to do, but sit on the couch and look out our windows, but an animal that started to become discouraged at its restrictions.
The cat was realizing it was stuck and couldn’t go anywhere. It’s not an outside cat (so we assume) and letting it venture into a busy, un-attentative world is the same as letting go a 4 year old to the streets.
All these variables make it hard to understand but I’m slowly trying to encourage the cat. Let it know there are million’s of wonderful things to do. It just has to use its imagination.
I might take our cat for a walk just to show it what snow is and how harsh and fast the world is. Maybe then the cat will appreciate its sheltered house life. Maybe then it will begin to understand how good it has it. — MAYBE!
Chris, the bestest Mexican EVER! Says:
I often wonder the same thing about my dog, Hurley. I have come to realize that Hurley does the same things when I’m home as when I’m gone. He humps the cats, eats, drinks and sleeps. Nothing more or less. I guess imagination is a better friend than my lazy animals. Not that I don’t love him to death.