Hello, I’m Dr. Maja! Learn my introduction to study extra about me and Miki, the kitten who made me a cat individual.
So, I’ve by no means had a cat earlier than Miki, and whereas being a vet working within the clinic for 9 years, I’ve managed to collect some opinions and type prejudices about cats. I imply, they are often grumpy, bizarre and unpredictable, typically even imply to us vets and our nurses whereas we’re making an attempt to do “unthinkable issues” to them, like clipping their claws, and I can’t even depend the variety of occasions I’ve been scratched and bitten. So you may think about how I assumed I knew every little thing there’s to find out about cats. The great and the unhealthy. How fallacious was I, I’m simply starting to understand.
However, I additionally pictured in my thoughts, how agile and sleek cats have to be. Climbing timber, leaping over fences, doing twists in mid air, catching bugs and prey, and rather more. The quantity of occasions we had an “escapee” contained in the clinic and session rooms, the acrobatics these cats would do, simply to cover within the tiniest of nooks and crannies, to keep away from having their blood taken or receiving injections.
Are All Cats Naturally Good Climbers?
Rescuing a bit kitten, I anticipated he was going to be the prime instance of a reliable and agile little cat, making timber his house, with the intention to get away from my curious but friendly dogs. After which actuality hit. This little kitten appeared to fail each time as he tried to climb a tree. And that feeling of embarrassment, when somebody does one thing awkward, and also you’ve seen it, and you are feeling unhealthy for them, and also you additionally really feel unhealthy that you just’ve really witnessed it. Effectively, that’s how Miki’s makes an attempt at climbing make me really feel. I simply faux I didn’t see yet one more try of him going up the smallest tree, not even 5 ft excessive, and clumsily holding onto it for expensive life. After which much more awkwardly half falling, half scrambling down, as there’s no nicer strategy to put it.
You’d suppose he’d get higher with time. Effectively, let’s simply say it’s been virtually a yr since this little fella got here into my life, and he’s getting a bit bit higher, I ought to actually give him some credit score. However the confidence and feeling of pleasure bursting from his tall posture as he will get as excessive as 10 ft now (sure, we received to 10 ft, whoo hoo) is simply priceless. If somebody had been watching us, they’d say we have to be loopy. Effectively, me specifically. Cheering Miki on as he climbs up, wanting so stuffed with himself, after which pretending to not see how clumsily he finally ends up again down. However a minimum of I didn’t have to name within the Fireplace and Rescue (but).
The place is Miki?
So think about my shock once I visited some buddies within the metropolis for an evening. I left Miki house alone, with sufficient dry meals for per week, three full water bowls, a GPS tracker on his collar (set to indoor movement detection), and a pet digital camera. However don’t suppose for a minute that I’m an anxious cat proprietor, no means. I similar to to ensure every little thing is underneath management. He was locked indoors, because it was in a single day, and he often sleeps indoors anyway, so his routine hasn’t modified a lot.
Now image this. I’m out, eating with my buddies, a false sense of calmness and pleasure on the skin, whereas worrying about him on the within, and infrequently peeking on the digital camera. However there isn’t a signal of Miki in any respect. Not an hour later, and even after a number of hours. No movement in any way. The concern formally kicks in. However there’s no means out of the home. There’s no meowing. His GPS tracker says he’s inside. A thriller.
Now, my home will not be but absolutely renovated, so I don’t have stairs in between the bottom ground and first ground, only a metallic ladder. So I return house, open the door, and listen to Miki meowing to greet me. However the place is he? The little adventurer someway managed to climb the ladder and went upstairs. However clearly, as climbing will not be his superpower (however he doesn’t realize it so let’s not spoil his second), he didn’t know find out how to get down. He’s by no means completed this earlier than, and it hadn’t occurred to me he would attempt it. Because it seems, he’s not so unhealthy at climbing, however he really needs to work on coming down.
Anyway, I realized by means of understanding him, that cats can and can surprise us every day. Their conduct can’t be simply predicted, and that’s what makes it so enjoyable and heartwarming having them round. He’s introduced pleasure to my house, and have become part of the canine pack virtually immediately. However he does have to work on his climbing abilities. Excited to see what the long run holds for us.