01/20/2008 02:52

511 My Agile Pussy

I'm not trying to start a trend or anything, but we can probably all agree that pussy pics are a common uniter. My cat spends most of his days confined to my master suite, because I don't trust him to have free roam of the whole house while I'm at work. Leaving him to explore without supervision, no doubt he would systematically destroy my plasma TV, my laptop, my 22" desktop monitor, my stereo speakers, and my beer bottle collection (which is beginning to rival that of the Flying Saucer). His food, water, and litterbox are in the master bathroom, and the bedroom contains more cat toys than your average Wal-Mart, so all of his non-emotional needs are met when I'm away. As with most pussy I've encountered, this one enjoys being in a position of prominence at all times. And as such, he's made a habit of occupying the highest elevation available in the space he occupies most of the day. That happens to be the one-and-a-half inch wide perch on the top of the door that separates the master bedroom from the master bathroom. My mom wanted to see proof of this, and the photos were fit for public consumption, so here we go: This is Mulder relaxing on top of the master bathroom door. He has incredible balance, and can pace back and forth over the length of the door quite rapidly, turning around with ease. Every now and then, he'll slip just a little bit, but he corrects himself immediately with a slight dip accompanied by a telltale scratching sound. I wonder if he'll be able to do this once he's declawed? Mulder atop the door (click it for larger pic) Next we see how he arrives at this perch. First, he jumps onto the ledge of the Jacuzzi tub (not pictured). From there, he propels himself up to the window sill; and yes, that's a vodka bottle on the outside sill, it serves as an ash tray. It's an easy and horizontally level reach from the window sill to the towel rack, which he crosses halfway before launching himself up on top of the door. At that point, he looks down upon me as the inferior being. How he gets up there (click it for larger pic) Look at that coon tail. Sometimes I'm half tempted to let this little runt kitty outside and see how he deals with the surrounding wildlife. Mulder vs. coon, though, I bet he'd win. I constantly have the scratches to prove it.