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I heard something in the other room. It could be sound travelling from a nearby apartment — or some small animal. I’ve actually been paranoid for a few days that I have a small animal in my house (not for any rational reason — food hasn’t disappeared or been nibbled on, there are no droppings, etc). This has not helped.
And my cat is being useless. When she was only a little younger, she loved chasing and being unable to kill small animals. What happened to her? How has she become so incompetent? She just watches when squirrels wander in (which they’re not, now: they did this when I left the back door open, pre-winter), while foster cat chased them away gleefully. If she weren’t sleeping with me all the time I am home, I would . . . oh, nothing different, I guess, but I do like how cuddly she has been lately.Right now she’s glaring at me. I assume it’s because I am not chasing the small animals away for her.
February 21st, 2007 at 11:55 pm
My family has never had a cat that would chase animals in the house. When my parents’ house had mice a few years ago, neither their nor my sister’s cat - both were staying there at the time - would do anything but watch them run around the kitchen (usually disappearing behind the refrigerator).
When my parents moved, my dad decided to experiment with letting the cats outside the new house for a short time each day. The thinner cat would just explore the yard. The fatter cat turned out to be not unskilled at catching birds and lizards. The cats don’t go out now, but for a while they were given bells to warn the other animals.