Hello, I’m Christopher! Read my introduction to study extra about me and my foolish Russian Blue cat, Olga.
When the temperature and humidity improve within the late spring, I discover that Olga’s routine and habits change. Her elevated shedding is a organic change that prepares her for the summer time, however she additionally acts in a different way than she does within the winter. It’s not as profound as a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde transformation, and also you wouldn’t see the distinction until you lived together with her.
Olga isn’t a clingy cat, despite the fact that she likes to be close by after I’m working, resting, or cooking. Within the winter, she’s a part-time lap cat, however when it will get hotter, she turns into extra delinquent. A heat lap isn’t as interesting, and she or he prefers napping by my toes.
A Change of Venue
Her napping spots additionally change. As a substitute of sleeping on the chair or mattress in my workplace, she naps on the ground behind my chair, which is beneath the air conditioner vent. She sleeps extra on the windowsill however not for very lengthy. In the summertime, there are extra birds and squirrels close to the fowl feeder, and the massive inhabitants of Anoles and Skinks usually causes her to strike the windowpanes in frustration.
Birdwatching and Looking
Though the delicate winters in my space don’t drive away the entire animals, Olga’s extra entertained in the summertime when the rabbits, songbirds, and reptiles seem. She doesn’t appear to realize or drop a few pounds in the summertime, however she’s extra lively. The backyard, fruit bushes, and evergreens entice extra bugs and arachnids, they usually sadly invade my dwelling often.
I’ve by no means allowed Olga to hunt a bird, reptile, or rodent, however I can’t let her searching instincts go to waste. Her paw-to-eye coordination is outstanding; she will be able to immediately knock a housefly to the bottom after recognizing it and pin a spider down so I can lure it and throw it outdoors.
Olga’s Fowl Canine Expertise
Considered one of her most useful searching traits is her pointing. Like an English Setter alerting a fowl hunter, she stands up and factors her head towards an unreachable insect. As soon as, after I was virtually asleep, she jumped up, whined, and pointed to a stink bug on the ceiling.
She additionally alerted me when a tree frog was enjoyable on a curtain rod. I feel “pointing” could also be uncommon for a feline, however my Siamese cat possessed the identical present. He stored screaming and pointing to the dryer when a colony of yellow jackets made a house within the exhaust vent.
Heat climate encourages extra folks and animals to spend time outdoors, and the sights and sounds of my neighborhood are extra fascinating to Olga. She would most likely favor to reside out of the country with fewer ex-pats on July 4th due to her fear of pyrotechnics, however she usually appears happier in the summertime.
She will get to greet extra guests and pals and examine their footwear. In the event you come to my home sporting climbing boots, she’ll be your greatest pal. I don’t know why, however she is fascinated by women and men who put on boots and can go to sleep on their toes if they permit it. Olga is a freak year-round, however she’s even stranger when the temperature rises.
