Sweet Viola. She so independent, like her angel mama Zuzu was. Unlike her angel mama, Viola has long, sproing-y legs and is able to scale high countertops with a single bound.
So, the very last thing you want any part of is a sproing-y Viola leaping from high countertop to high countertop when she’s having upset digestive problems. Especially moments before leaving for work at 4 a.m. Oh, the mess. We’ll spare you the details. Imagine the worse, then double it.
So, what caused this? Viola’s not an ant eater. She will, upon occasion eat other bugs should there be any and this is springtime when a rare bug will make it indoors.
There’s also been a bit of rearranging cat feeders and cat feeder cabinets that probably caused a little stress in getting used to the new layout. Mom moved all cat feeders and cabinets downstairs and added another giant litter box downstairs as well. Dad does all the canned food feeding and in an effort to reduce the number of times he has to climb the stairs, moving things from the Cat Den to downstairs seemed like a rational idea.
The cat who should be stressed over the change is Tessa, who either can’t or won’t accept that her feeder at the lower portion of the cabinet instead of on top of the cabinet as used to be the case. We’ve noticed as she’s getting older, she’s not so keen to jump up on the top of the feeder cabinet like she used to.
Mom thought she’d make life easier for Tessa. Tessa ain’t having it. Is this a cat hierarchy thing? Maybe having your feeder on top of the cabinet as opposed to the bottom is a status symbol thing?
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A Colehaus Cats flashback:
2024 – No post
2023 – Opportunities
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2021 – Three Word Wednesday
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2019 – No post
2018 – No post
2017 – Friday Flashback
2016 – No post
2015 – Ruby Tuesday
2014 – Maxx – A May ManCat Short Story
2013 – No post
2012 – No post
At least Viola didn’t besmirch Tessa…that wouldn’t have been good.