{"id":3132,"date":"2018-12-12T04:27:40","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T12:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3132"},"modified":"2018-12-12T04:27:40","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T12:27:40","slug":"wild-and-sometimes-crazy-wednesday-dancing-with-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3132","title":{"rendered":"Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday \u2013 Dancing With Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Now wouldn\u2019t that be an interesting TV show\u2014cats dancing gracefully across the stage, displaying an occasional chasse, dos-a-dos, or feather step with a graceful leap now and then? Or what about a show featuring people dancing with their cats? In our house\u2014especially in the kitchen\u2014we engage in a dance of sorts with our cats as we attempt to get a drink of water, prepare dinner, or fix a sandwich. Lily has all sorts of moves she uses to make sure we know she\u2019s there and hungry\u2014Lily\u2019s always hungry. It feels like trying to walk through Jello as Lily winds her way around my ankles and leans against my leg as I try to take a step. I do know a trick or two that deters her, however. Either I put her supper bowl down before I start a kitchen project or I pull a roll of tin foil wrap from the drawer. She hates the sound of tearing or crumpling tin foil and will usually leave the room.<\/p>\n

Experts say, \u201cGive your cat something to do.\u201d \u201cSpend more time playing with her.\u201d The \"\"premise is that she won\u2019t be so needy and in your face and in the way. But I believe there are some cats so fixated on food that there is no way to keep them out from under foot, except a closed door (how cruel). Even stepping on Lily\u2019s paw is only a temporary solution. Of course, I don\u2019t do that on purpose and it breaks my heart when this happens. But you\u2019re bound to step on a paw once in a while when the cat becomes Velcro around your ankles anytime you\u2019re in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a good thing cats are so cute and endearing. As annoying as it can be to have a cat underfoot, I KNOW that if Lily stopped this activity, I\u2019d actually miss our kitchen dances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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