Oh, dear, 2P!! Mili's going and breaking all your house rules! Maybe it's time to confine her again, when you're not there? Years ago, I set up my own house plants out of reach of the kitties... due exactly to similar problems. Much like keeping my small breakables in a china cabinet, because if I keep them there they don't get broken.
A friend, Heather, stayed at my house on Friday night. She and I spent a bit of time re-assembling my cat furniture properly. She wanted to rearrange a corner of my living room, but it was so funny when she asked about putting stuff on top of bookcases.
"No, I can't do that."
"Why not? It's all kinds of space..."
"The cats use it."
"Really?"
"See that china cabinet?"
(nods)
"Sweet Pea and Mili, when she was here, would jump on top of the china cabinet, walk across the top of the curtain rod, over to the top of the bookcase, and then down to the sofa."
(stares)
"No, really! They did. And they're the reasons why I don't want to put stuff on top of the bookcase or china cabinet; it's just asking for them to be knocked down!"
My dear departed tabby Mal used to make a game of traveling all the way around the living room, without *ever* touching the floor. I'm afraid that Mili appears to be inclined toward similar sorts of games. Perhaps she's a throwback to a more arboreal ancestor...
Posted 3 years ago by anncetera2 #