I wonder what goes on in a cat's brain?

My false credential carrying boy cat, Rhett Gonzales, has a toy that is with him at all times. He is 14 years old, but is very attached to this toy. He takes it with him when he goes everywhere. Of course he is a "house cat" and never goes outside. Once I have even found the toy in the litter box. One day last week his toy got lost. I figured he had taken it somewhere in the house and forgotten where he left it. I looked and looked but could not find it. He has two back up toys just like this one, but I knew if I got one of them out he would stop looking for this one. I always say "where is it? You better go find it" and he goes and finds the toy. I suspect he is getting a bit absent minded as we all do when we get older. He cried a day and a night looking for his toy. Finally, the next day he was sitting in the hall and it was as if a light bulb went off in his head and he ran into a bedroom. I followed him all the time saying "where is it" you better go find it" He ran under the bed and came out with the toy. He has not let it get out of his sight since then. I sure was glad because I could not go through another night hearing him hunt the toy. I was weakening.

Any one who says a cat is not very smart has never known a cat! You would never find eight cats that would pull a sled through the snow!

Copyright © Patricia Roebuck
September 7, 2006