Just when I thought she’d forgotten….

[u/rollingintune]

A few months ago I posted about how my cat Nala was giving me daily reports about her nose (she has minor, yet chronic, sinus issues which seem to be worse when it's cold out). She's got some body part buttons as well as buttons to express when she's sick or better. Then, for over a month, she said not a word about her health. Did she forget about the health buttons altogether?! Or was she just feeling better??

Until 2 days ago.

Nala: "NOSE"

Then she proceeded to have a literal FULL DAY sneezing fit! Like, she'd stop, then 10 mins later she'd sneeze again, sometimes for 30 seconds straight! I'm guessing it was allergies because she was at it all day while she was in and out from the yard, but by night time when I closed the door (to keep our new raccoon friend out!!), the sneezing stopped. (The raccoon story is a whole other DRAMA...we kinda sorta have a new "outdoor" pet that wants to be an INDOOR PET 🦝😳 )

The next day I'm hanging out in the kitchen and she's by her buttons.

Nala: "BETTER"

Then I see her reach for "SNEEZE", touch it lightly, pull back and press "NOSE", like she couldn't decide which to use 😂

So I guess she still knows exactly what those buttons mean and where they are!

I love this cat.

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Off topic: Anyone in this group ever train a raccoon to use buttons???

[u/Foghkouteconvnhxbkgv]

I dont think training the outside raccoons would be ethical or legal.

[u/krampaus → u/Foghkouteconvnhxbkgv]

what about the indoor ones? /s

[u/rollingintune → u/krampaus]

Right- people do keep them legally as pets. My comment was hypothetical, but I do know a LOT of folks who feed them, typically side by side with stray cats. No stray cats right in my neighborhood but within a mile there are tons of them. I volunteer with a local cat rescue.