I probably shouldn’t be doing this at work since I’m so busy, but most people get scheduled breaks. I don’t, so I just take breaks when I can. And this counts as a break. LOL
In the wee hours of the morning, while I was fast asleep, I was awakened by my husband saying, “Get off, get off, get off!” I jumped out of bed, and yelled, “What?!” His reply? “Oh, I was talking to the cat.” I did get a giggle out of that, so I wasn’t mad that he woke me up. Apparently, the cat was standing on his sore leg.
So in the last couple of weeks, my cats have caught two mice. They chase them and smack them around. When they are finally dead, they keep playing with them, batting them into the air. It’s really sad for me because I feel sorry for the mice. I’m just glad my cats aren’t the kind that enjoy tearing them apart and eating parts of them. I couldn’t stand having entrails spread across my house. *shudders*.
Here’s a funny thing. Our puppy, Duke (who is 30.4 lbs. and is only about 5 months old), loves to go grab washcloths or dishcloths out of the bathroom or laundry room and chew on them. The cats hide when he’s in the house because he chases them. But when he goes out, my female cat, Willow, goes to the cloth Duke has been chewing on and rolls around on it and rubs her face in it. It honestly looks like the thing is covered in catnap, the way she acts. Does anyone have a clue why she does this? She’s terrified of the dog, but she acts like she loves rolling in his scent. What’s up with that???
I would guess she’s putting her scent on it, covering the dog’s smell with her own – they have scent glands in their cheeks; that’s why they rub their faces against “their” people to mark them. It’s kind of cute though. 🙂
I could be wrong though!
That sounds like a good explanation, Claire. It’s really fun to watch her do it.
Maybe Willow’s just a prankster. 🙂
She does have that personality. LOL
I think Claire is right. One of our cats sometimes rubs up against the dog. It seems friendly enough, but I think she’s reinforcing her feline dominance by placing her scent on the dog. You’re lucky your cat kills the mice and leaves them intact. Our tabby eats the whole body, except for the gall bladder which he leaves as a “gift” on our patio.
Cats are funny creatures, aren’t they? I feel VERY lucky that my cats don’t leave gifts.
No one can understand the evil machinations of a cat. Don’t take your eyes off of them! They maybe cute, but thay’re awful tricksy too.
Cats lurk. You just don’t know what they’re thinking…or planning.
LOL about your husband and “get off!” 😛
It’s funny how animals act. I’m inclined to go with the scent thing. I don’t have animals, but I can see that they’d be concerned with marking their territory.
That was really funny.
I had never even thought of the marking thing until people started mentioning it. I just thought my cat was crazy. Lol.