Hello, I’m Christopher! Learn my introduction to be taught extra about me and my foolish Russian Blue cat, Olga.
Earlier than a buddy gave me a Siamese cat a number of years in the past, I knew little about them and had no thought how vocal they had been. I met a number of individuals who thought they had been meaner and extra devious than different breeds, which isn’t correct, however I don’t assume they fashioned their opinions from their private experiences.
Cartoon Animals
After they had been children, they most likely watched Woman and the Tramp and didn’t admire how Am and Si handled the canine. Motion pictures and tv applications affect us greater than we want to admit, and Disney, specifically, has had a profound impression on our understanding of animals.
The writers and producers have good intentions, and it’s not their fault that we make assumptions based mostly on the actions of animated cats and canine. Some blame 101 Dalmatians for a rise in overbreeding and deafness in Dalmatians, however the movie didn’t comprise subliminal messages encouraging everybody to undertake and mistreat a high-energy breed.
Making Siamese appear like manipulative fiends or portraying Dalmatians as pets any household can personal doesn’t trouble me. Cartoonists and writers have an inventive license to magnify; they’re not certain by breed requirements or veterinary proof. Nonetheless, I don’t like seeing live-action motion pictures with cats ingesting milk.
Milk and Hollywood Cats
Most cats are lactose illiberal, however characters who discover or rescue cats often give them milk even in immediately’s exhibits and movies. I perceive that it’s a staple in most properties, and unprepared, new house owners are unlikely to have cat meals. Due to the fats and protein, cats typically like ingesting milk till they get abdomen aches or diarrhea.
Since most cats don’t get critically ailing from milk, it’s higher for them to drink it in movies than eat a loaf of garlic bread or a bowl of raisins. Olga isn’t considering dairy merchandise and would ignore a bowl of milk if she escaped and was rescued by a considerate neighbor. She may be affectionate and playful but in addition shows the stereotypical habits of “evil cats” within the motion pictures.
Olga’s Similarity to Church
If she had been resurrected like Church in Pet Sematary, Olga would most likely toss a lifeless mouse into my bathtub. Regardless that Church, performed by seven cats, was a British Shorthair, he’s one of many few film cats that barely resembles Olga. When he hisses within the movie, he jogs my memory of her. Olga solely hisses at me after I return from a visit, and I really feel honored that I’m the one one who has seen her scary facet.
She likes hiding at the hours of darkness, stunning me with fast assaults, and hovering over me after I sleep late, identical to the fictional felines in movies. She makes the stereotypes appear extra believable however is extra manipulative and violent than my Siamese cat. Though Olga could be a wonderful horror movie cat, she wouldn’t get pleasure from being round unusual individuals or capturing a film away from dwelling.
Movies and tv exhibits have portrayed cats as evil, insane, playful, detached, and ignorant, which isn’t an issue, however I’m shocked by how many individuals imagine what they see on a display screen.
This text is part of Christopher and Olga’s collection.
