Signs We Are Still New To Cat Ownership:

[skywaterblue]

My mother accidentally trapped the cat in the dryer for a period of roughly fourteen hours. I'm kind of impressed that there's enough oxygen in a dryer for a cat to last that long. (It MUST have a seam somewhere, right?)

I just thought something was weird when my mother said the cat didn't show up for breakfast, and then the cat didn't show up for her dinner, so I ran 'round the house calling 'Comet, Comet?' until I heard her meowing in the laundry room. Not being much of a cat owner either, I thought maybe she got stuck behind it or in the vent. It took me a few minutes before I realized a cat could be INSIDE a laundry machine.

Anyway, out comes grateful that we care kitty and everyone is happy. My mom says she must have sealed her up last night some time.

Comments

[sarken.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, that is the beginning of one of my worst fears -- closing the cat in the dryer, and then someone turning it on. I'm glad Comet's okay.

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, could have been bad. All I can think is... cats are fucking dumb. A dog would never deliberately climb into the dryer.

[sarken.livejournal.com]

Cats love warm, small spaces where nothing will bother them, so dryers are right up their alley. :\

[bethos.livejournal.com]

Dogs have other stupidities!

My cat likes to climb into the innards of my desk, but for some reason she can't get out again, and we have to pull all the drawers out so we can get inside it and pull her out. The first time she did this she was missing for almost an entire day before we figured out where she was, because she refused to cry or make any noise inside the desk.

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

They do.

:(

[littleowl.livejournal.com]

Yep. One of our cats used to climb into the kitchen cabinet drawers and vanish for hours. It took us a while to figure out where she was. In this case there was actually a crawlspace behind the unit - it was a built-in - and she'd hole up in there and then couldn't get out if the undersink cabinet was shut.

[fashionbeast.livejournal.com]

No, but a dog would chase a shadow or flicker of light into the dryer, mistaking it for some new fangled breed of Ghost Squirrel. The difference is that when dogs do something stupid, they will bark and yelp endlessly; whereas a cat will do everything possible to appear as though this is all part of its master plan.

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

I have to tell you, my dog was NEVER impressed by the laser pointer the way the cat seems to be. Plus, whelping and whining would at least keep them from getting killed in a dryer cycle, which apparently happens to cats all the time.

[fashionbeast.livejournal.com]

Dog Psychology: The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Cat Psychology: The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.

Rabbit Psychology: Yay! Grass! Nom nom nom... Aah! Not grass! Fear fear fear... Yay! Grass!...

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

Well, dogs are social animals like human beings. So they're hardwired to pay attention to social cues like a human being's happy/unhappy quotient and things like how to get into cars and open doors.

Cats are not social animals. And thus not very good at figuring out things like doors. They just don't have that much reasoning ability.

On the other hand, the cat gets along with the rabbit, whereas my dog thought the rabbit was foooood.

I will say that the rabbit is dumb, but has a little more personality than I expect from prey domesticates. Ours chases a ball, but never learned to answer to a name.

[fashionbeast.livejournal.com]

Dogs are a lot like Crocodile Dundee.

No really, hear me out on this.

Both of them are very aware in their own environment and know how to function and process as such. Take them out of their native environment and they try to process and function according to the logistics of their home turf, sometimes resulting in hilarious circumstances, i.e., the bidet sequence.

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

snrt.

[fashionbeast.livejournal.com]

See the trick here is that all cats come standard with the skills of a level 5 thief (AD&D 2nd ed.)A cat can get into anyspace that is cat-sized or larger. Deceptively, cats warp the light around their bodies to make it appear as though they are larger than the space they actually occupy. This is why it is only a matter of time before you open a bottle of conditioner in the shower and see a cat face staring out at you with a look of "Well don't just stand there gawking, squeeze me out or put the cap back!"

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

Oy.

[fashionbeast.livejournal.com]

I M N YR PERT USN YR CONDISHNR

[littleowl.livejournal.com]

BWA HA HA HA!

[vellum.livejournal.com]

:O