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The Cat has Issues
11:59 AM, Tuesday, 10 April, 2007
The Cat has decided to slam it's head into things today. I'm sitting on the couch and she's sprinting around the living room, skidding across the floorboards and crashing into things quite hard, mostly with her head. She sits still for a minute, then gets up and starts running around, doing it all over again. Run, skid, crash, pause... Run, skid, crash, pause...
I'm not sure what to do. Is this normal cat behaviour? I have seen other cats in my life, and they don't seem to find banging their heads on things quite as amusing. Is this normal behaviour for this cat? Perhaps, normally left home alone to it's own devices, The Cat is forced to amuse itself by knocking itself unconscious? Or is it some kind of political protest on behalf of The Cat? Perhaps it can't bear a hunger strike, and has resorted to a different kind of self-harm, in the name of an unknown political cause, in order to stick it up The Man..?
Perhaps I will knit a wee cushion to stick on the top of her head. Perhaps I will knit a large cushion to wrap around all of the hard things in the house. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps...
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Comments
Check for rockets attached to her bum. The poor wee thing might be at the mercy of powers beyond her control. There haven't been any goose-stepping North Koreans in town lately, have there?
Posted by: problemchildbride | April 10, 2007 5:04 PM
Symphony gets so excited that she goes too fast and slides on the parquetry and smacks into the wall. Sometimes with her head, sometimes with her shoulder or her bum if she manages to turn in time. I think that SHE thinks it's all a marvellous game.
Strange behaviour, but ok in moderation. If it gets excessive, I would start wondering about self-destructive behaviour and taking it to cat therapy.
Posted by: Katia | April 10, 2007 6:56 PM
That does seem to be an extreme way to try and cop a buzz. Maybe you should buy kitty some catnip?
Posted by: Howlin' Hobbit | April 11, 2007 3:19 AM
Maybe she has just found out she's gay and hates herself for it. If that's the case then tell her it's okay to be gay. I'm sure she won't face any trouble being a gay cat in Melbourne.
Posted by: Paul | April 11, 2007 11:28 AM
...Or maybe she's just a happy-go-lucky cat and likes crashing into things. Maybe she takes pleasure in doing that. Whatever it is, I am intrigued...
Posted by: Paul | April 11, 2007 2:19 PM
Well, there are certainly no rockets, as far as I can see. I did not check for hidden weapons, though. I'm not into that kind of thing.
I refuse to take a cat to a therapist, I feel that drugs (catnip perhaps?) are a much more interesting prospect.
I actually don't know if The Cat is gay. I told her that it's ok if she is, and that she can talk to me about it if she wants to.
She is a very moody cat. Maybe she has just been watching too much TV?
Posted by: Carolyn | April 11, 2007 2:30 PM
Cats are cats, there is no saying what is normal to a cat. This is not abnormal behavior.
Posted by: joeinvegas | April 11, 2007 3:48 PM
That is strange behaviour...but maybe she is just attention seeking, in a rather bizarre sort of way.
Posted by: Susanna | April 11, 2007 8:29 PM
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Posted by: Terabanitoss | May 4, 2007 1:15 AM