In addition, upon attempting to leave the confines of his fabric cave, he eventually realizes that his massive mass just won't fit through the small hole.
All that being said, he and Cinder, his much smaller "sister", do love their Ripplerug.
A blog dedicated to the antics of cats and the frustrations and cachinnations extracted from humans by these psychotic creatures.
In addition, upon attempting to leave the confines of his fabric cave, he eventually realizes that his massive mass just won't fit through the small hole.
All that being said, he and Cinder, his much smaller "sister", do love their Ripplerug.
Just the other day, unbeknowst to us, he went into the bedroom and tried to start the CPAP machine. (We unplug them now so we don't come home from work to the roar of air in the bedroom from machines that have been running all day.) In so doing, Chester stood on the bed control and raised the bed to the full upright position. Below, you can see the bed in the "normal" mode, and the bed in the "Chester mode". Whether he did this intentionally or not, when I hollered at him about the bed, he came running in and immediately meowed in a "I didn't do it, it just happened" manner. Don't tell me cats don't know what they're doing and can't understand. They know very well.
Normal Mode - Chester approaches |
Chester Mode |
Peeking Cinder |
Check out a few of the pictures of our cats, below, to see what kind of antics they enjoy expressing. And keep petting those cats and keeping them healthy!
Chester waiting for breakfast |
Cinder guarding her toy spring |
Oh no! She turned into a Cinder |
Chester peeking from the dryer |
On the site, blog.chron.com, I found just such an article which quoted from the English natural history author, Reverend John George Wood regarding this act by cats as far back as 1853. This is what the quote said.
"She delighted in covering up the remnants of her food with any substances that seemed most convenient. She was accustomed, after taking her meals, to fetch a piece of paper and lay it over the saucer, or to put her paw into her mistress’ pocket, and extract her handkerchief for the same purpose. These little performances showed some depth of reasoning in the creature, but she would sometimes act in a manner totally opposed to rational action. Paper and handkerchiefs failing, she has been often seen, after partly finishing her meal, to fetch one of her kittens, and to lay it over the plate, for the purpose of covering up the remaining food. When kitten, paper, and handkerchief were all wanting, she did her best to scratch up the carpet and to lay the torn fragments upon the plate. She has been known, in her anxiety to find a covering for the superabundant food, to drag a table-cloth from its proper locality, and to cause a sad demolition of the superincumbent fragile ware.”
Well, my cats don't have kittens, so they haven't tried to bury their food with their kids, but it just goes to show the peculiar things animals do. Check out the full article regarding "caching" here.