Hello, I’m Christopher! Learn my introduction to study extra about me and my foolish Russian Blue cat, Olga.
I didn’t have a boring life earlier than adopting Olga, however she has entertained me for nearly eight years. When learning cat habits, we frequently join their actions to instincts. Their aversion to water is attributed to their desert origins, and their fondness for taking part in with toys is expounded to their predatory instincts, however is their humorousness instinctual?
Comedic Cats
I feel most felines have a humorousness, and it’s onerous to argue that they don’t admire bodily comedy. Olga doesn’t chuckle or smile, however she will get a kick out of knocking my glasses off the shelf above my mattress, particularly in the event that they land on my face. She assaults inanimate objects when she’s hungry and desires consideration, however typically, she does it for leisure.
The opposite day, she was sitting in my lap, half asleep, whereas I used to be engaged on the pc. She lazily stretched her left paw out and pushed a pen off my desk. Irritating me isn’t instinctual, however Olga is amused by it and enjoys laughing (internally) at my expense. She wouldn’t be the identical cat with out her humorousness, and I in all probability wouldn’t take pleasure in dwelling together with her.
Slamming Doorways
Erratic habits isn’t uncommon in cats, however till I adopted Olga, I didn’t suppose opening and slamming doorways was a supply of feline leisure. She loves squeezing her physique into the slim hole between the door and wall, standing on her hind legs, and pushing the door closed together with her entrance legs. She will seize the door deal with and pull the door open, however she struggles typically.
She screams if she can’t open the door and will increase the quantity if I ignore her. After I open the door, she howls at me and runs away. Most cats don’t like trapping themselves in a room. After the primary expertise, they’re unlikely to repeat it, however Olga is a goofball. She’ll wait a couple of minutes earlier than operating into one other room and slamming the door.
If I play a joke on her and lock the door, she’ll scratch the carpet by the door and whine. After I ignore her, she’ll begin ramming the door. She’s just a little cat however feels like a bull or a battering ram. Though her cries sound pressing, and she or he appears to be like upset when the door opens, she doesn’t relent and finds one other door to assault. Her habits isn’t instinctual, and she or he wouldn’t repeatedly slam the door if it didn’t amuse her.
Sources of Amusement
As younger kittens, cats are entertained by their siblings and oldsters and finally by their house owners. In the event that they stay in a shelter, they lose their humorousness until they’re adopted. Feral cats in all probability aren’t as involved about leisure since they’re typically in ache from accidents and illness, however at the least these dwelling in colonies can bask of their communal despair.
Cats like Olga are fortunate they’ll expertise pleasure and humor. We’re the first supply of comedy for our cats, and with out us, they might revert to being humorless predators.
This text is part of Christopher and Olga’s collection.
