Spring is in the air….leaves are budding, birds are singing, and I’m stuck inside. An indoor cat.
It is said that there are many benefits to keeping us kitties inside:
We live longer - on average 15 years and many live longer than that.
We tend to be healthier - not bringing in with us all those other critters on our fur or diseases from other animals.
We don’t end up as a foxes snack (at least around here I hear that is a possibility).
We don’t annoy the neighbors by using their gardens as a litter box.
Oh, but how I long for the great outdoors. Just to give you an idea of the view I have from the back screen door each day…………
No, it’s not a blurry picture. That’s what I really see looking out through a screen door. I can smell all the smells, hear all the sounds, see all the things there are to see, I just can’t get to them!
Last summer Jodi did have the brilliant idea of getting me a harness and leash and taking me out into the backyard. She seemed quite frustrated that i just plopped down and wouldn’t move. What is the fun of investigating with her on my tail? It was humiliating. She tried it twice and then I never saw it again thank goodness.
I did manage to get out one time and one time only. It was not long after being brought here and they were painting the inside of the house and someone, we won’t name names but he’s really tall, left the back door open. I made a break for it and was gone for most of the evening. Yes, I could hear them calling my name - I’m a cat - like I was really going to go rushing back like a dumb dog.
I did finally get tired and wanted my own bed but not until I brought back a little “gift” for the family. Jodi was so happy to see me that she scooped me up without even looking to take me up to Dylan’s bed, where she promptly set me down. They were puzzled why I went flying back downstairs.
It wasn’t until they followed me down and realized what I had in my mouth the whole time….a nice, half alive mouse. Not bad for only being out such a short time! Still don’t understand what the big deal was…..
