My Pussy is Smarter Than Yours...

Everyone likes to think that their pet is the cutest, the fastest, the smartest, etc. And I am no exception. That is why I can say, without a doubt, that my cat is insanely intelligent.

And he chooses to communicate with me through 'puffs'. "Puffs" are his little pom-pom-type yarn ball about the size of a plum. He bats them around, and chases them up and down the stairs, and he can't just leave them alone. He gets giddy around the puffs.

I know what you're thinking....where's the intelligent part..? Well, my cat 'talks' to me through those puffs. In addition to playing with them, he uses them to tell me what he wants.

When he wants his litter box scooped, he will pick up one of these puffs and carry it down three flights of stairs in his mouth. He will then place the puff next to the litter box. When I see that puff, I know it's time for some scoopin'.

There are times he will place the puff right in an empty food dish. Yup, you guessed it...that means it's time for me to feed him. When he is chilly, he puts a puff in the bathroom, and I warm up the bathroom sink for him with hot water, and then drain it. It is nice and warm for him, and I sit in the tub and keep him company, all the while, as a space heater is warming the room.

So, every day I come home, and depending on what time it is, my cat tells me what to do. It's kind of like I'm the pet, and he's the master.

Which is, I'm sure, exactly how he likes it.