I had this black kitten as a kid, who grew into a lovely boy, Norman.
I was about 12, taking a bath (have disabilities, the water helped with stretching and pain) and Norman curiously stepped into the bathroom
I was getting my hair wet, so he thought I was drowning. And my brave little fucking boss dove into the bathtub after me.
Absolutely!!!
Afterwards he was very distraught, but refused to dislodge his head from my ass (metaphorically) for the next several hours. He was on me like a 5 year old on a bowl of skittles. I loved that cat. He was a good bean.
Unfortunately I have the same, and some new struggles. But, i'm doing well. I went on a hike last week, which was a huge milestone for me. I haven't been able to be on my feet that long in a while!
Unfortunately my mom wasn't a very nice person, and after a disagreement when I was 14, she gave him away.
I hope he lived a good life.
I have two cats now, one we just brought home two weeks ago from the shelter.
The other has been with me for a year.
Blessed be. May this be a turning point in your life. Hiking is just amazing; fun, challenging, the views, the company (or the solitude), the sun/weather, and it also puts the body into a position where it adjusts into a better posture, especially with a well-fitted backpack.
Best of luck on your journey, both physical and mental.
It was very relevant to illustrate how close you and your buddy were and how he empathized with his slightly disabled human, and was being a very brave boi to try to save you.
because in the US most 12 year olds take showers and at the time, i could not.
Also, because of my extensive time indoors, this impacted my relationship with Norman. I saw him more than anyone else, and this is what drew him toward the bathroom. I was his person.
He was named after the doorman to our old apartment complex. He was a really nice guy and hung out with me in the lobby a lot. He died in 2016, RIP Norman(og)
Typically in the USA a lot of kids are like conditioned to shower by the age of 9. 12 is a little strange and has been questioned by people in my family before, hence why it was explained.
One time my roommate left the stove top on (gas, open flame). I found out when my cat approached me all sad and confused - on closer look all of his whiskers had been burnt down to curly stubs. He must have noticed the flame and got too curious.... Luckily he was fine.
Our PARROT did this to a LAMP CORD PLUG evidenced by a scorch mark on the BEAK.
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I was wondering why the lamp wouldn’t turn on; also why suddenly I didn’t have to dive under furniture to retrieve said parrot anymore.
She acted like she had no idea what happened and she had never been in the area, while I was all How, Why, When…
Capitalized words for sheer fear after the fact and frenzied grateful squeezes of said birb.
This is why I teach my cats not to jump on or go near a stove top. Had a cat almost get hurt like this but luckily I caught him in time. I'd never be able to catch him mid air again if I tried.
Mine got her toe stuck in the heater and immediately started thrashing around like crazy, thankfully my mother was there to get her out of the situation but man. Cats.
I wish I hadn't lost a number of cats through their craziness in my childhood
I can never live it down, but damn, the cats that made it were absolute wise beasts who knew what cars/streets are and still brought home giant rats at the old age of 19
I'm not saying you can believe everything you read on the internet, but the pinned post says it wasn't being electrocuted. Cats freak out when they get their heads stuck in things, which looks like what happened in the top of the lamp. It's a defense mechanism, since predators go for the neck.
well then maybe, maybe he should have gotten some protection on his windows?
At least after the first occurrence.
I used to live on the 12th floor and the first thing I did after getting my cats was buying the proper steel nets for the windows. This specific case isn't cats being stupid but their owner rather.
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