{"id":3199,"date":"2019-01-14T04:33:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T12:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3199"},"modified":"2019-01-14T04:33:26","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T12:33:26","slug":"mindful-monday-whered-the-cat-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3199","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Monday \u2013 Where’d the Cat Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Do you ever go looking for your cat and discover, after several minutes or more, that she\u2019s hiding right under your nose? Before leaving your house do you check to see where your cats are? We\u2019ve been known to close a cat in a closet\u2014I mean, who hasn\u2019t done that? And do you profusely apologize when you finally locate your cat in a closet, cupboard, high up on a shelf, or, heaven forbid, the refrigerator? Does it do any \"\"good? I mean, how can you explain to a cat, who has been deprived of his freedom for a couple of hours, that you didn\u2019t mean to do it.<\/p>\n

Why do cats like to hide? I guess it goes back to their roots. In the wilds, it\u2019s either stay hidden or be eaten. Cats also need a good \"\"cover when they\u2019re hunting for their dinner so they can get the drop on the varmint. Just watch your cat\u2019s movements and activities throughout the day. While his antics may seem like play and he looks really cute peering out from under the sofa, in reality he\u2019s probably acting on instincts carried over from his wild ancestors. When he leaps out at you when you walk into a room, he\u2019s emulating a wild cat attacking his prey.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t help but smile when I see Lily or Sophie staring out from their tunnel or from \"\"under the bed spread. But I have to wonder what\u2019s really going through their mind? Are they imagining being on a hunt in the jungle or plains or are they oblivious to why they\u2019re hiding? Is the instinct connected to a long-held memory or is it simply DNA guiding them blindly in these activities?<\/p>\n

Here are some hiding cats\u2014Pearl follows this blog. This is her Little Kitty looking down from a high place with a couple of teddys. Smokey likes to hide up high in the garage too. Here\u2019s Lily trying to camouflage herself in a newspaper and Sophie under a blanket.<\/p>\n

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