PISSED-OFF CAT

THE OTHER MORNING SUSIE-Q, THE CAT, WAS OUT OF SORTS AND OFF HER MORNING ROUTINE, WHICH INCLUDES JUMPING UP ON THE TABLE AND TRYING TO SPILL MY MORNING COFFEE AS I READ THE BLOGS AND PAPERS ON THE COMPUTER.  ALL SHE WANTS IS HER EARS RUBBED AND TO BE PETTED, SPILLING MY COFFEE ISN’T HER MAIN OBJECTIVE.

AFTER AN HOUR AND HALF OF HER BEING MISSING I YELLED AT MARY, AND BEGAN A SEARCH TO SEE IF SHE WAS EVEN HERE.  AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL SEARCH MARY SAID, “JUST SHAKE THE TREAT BOX”.

THAT BROUGHT HER OUT FROM HIDING, IN A NEW HIDING SPOT, BUT SHE GOOBLED UP HER TREATS AND DISAPPEARED. ONE PISSED OFF CAT. SHE WAS PISSED OFF BECAUSE WE WERE GOING UP TO LAUGHLIN FOR A FEW DAYS AND LEAVING HER HOME ALONE.

I CAN’T BELIVE SHE UNDERSTANDS ENGLISH AND KNEW WE WERE LEAVING HER HOME ALONE. MARY FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT.  MARY HAD GOTTEN HER SUITCASE OUT FROM UNDER THE BED THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THAT’S ALL IT TOOK TO TIP SUSIE OFF.

HERE SHE IS MAKING ONE LAST PROTEST, AND SULKING AS WE PREPARE TO LEAVE.

HAVE YOU HEARD THE OLD JOKE? WHAT’S TRUE LOVE?  TAKE YOUR WIFE AND YOUR DOG AND LOCK THEM IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR IN JULY AND TAKE A RIDE ACROSS THE MOHAVE DESERT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.  WHEN YOU OPEN THE TRUNK, SEE WHICH ONE IS GLAD TO SEE YA.  THAT’S TRUE LOVE!

THAT’S NOT TRUE OF CATS.  WHEN WE RETURN HOME FROM ONE OF OUR 3 OR 4 DAY ADVENTURES, SHE JUST IGNORS THE FACT THAT WE ARE HOME AND LOOKS THE OTHER WAY.  I PUT AWAY HER WATER TOWER, CLEAN UP HER LITTER BOX, TALK SWEETLY TO HER, BUT NOTHING.  IT TAKES SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE SHE LETS US OFF THE HOOK AND JUMPS UP TO SAY HELLO AND GET HER EARS RUBBED.

FINALLY SHE FORGIVES US AND RETURNS TO NORMAL.  HERE SHE IS HELPING MARY LOOK UP SOMETHING IN A BOOK.