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Since the domestic cat still shares over 95% of their DNA with tigers, it isn\u2019t surprising that they have a tendency to want to hide out and blend in sometimes like a big cat will do in the wilds. Where does your cat hide? Is he a climber who perches above everyone or does he shelter under the bed? When you can\u2019t find the cat do you start opening cupboards or do you beat the bushes outside for him?<\/p>\n
At my mother\u2019s house, Smokey (aka Rags in the Klepto ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SophieCatTree-e1575634724691-225x300.jpg\")
Cat Mysteries) often had Mama screeching his name for all the neighbors to hear in hopes that he\u2019d walk out from behind a shrub or from around the side of the house or over the wall from a neighbors. However, she\u2019d often find him napping in the rafters in the garage. He loved ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/smokeytunnel-225x300.jpg\")
hanging out overhead like that.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll never forget the day I discovered that Max had found his way into the lining of the box springs. Often I thought for sure he was lost to us forever when I couldn\u2019t find him. Then he\u2019d appear as if by magic. We ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pearllittlekitty3-300x224.jpg\")
finally discovered his secret.<\/p>\n
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Lily would hide under the covers. Little did she know that the lump in the bed was a dead giveaway. We\u2019d also find her in my closet\u2014often closed in and patiently waiting for someone to slide the door open. She eventually taught me never to close that door completely.<\/p>\n
It seems that each cat who comes into our ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Marmakadeundercouch-300x225.jpg\")
home finds a special place to hide where they feel safe and comfortable. Not all the time, of course, but when they hear thunder, certain visitors show up, or the vacuum cleaner is running. We know of some of Sophie\u2019s hiding places, but there\u2019s still at least one that we\u2019re not aware of. It\u2019s worrisome. What if there\u2019s a disaster and we need to get her out of the house? Now that could be a problem.<\/p>\n
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I think the most interesting, clever, and memorable cat-hiding experience I had was when a friend of my young daughters brought a kitten to show us. When she was ready to leave, we could not find the kitten. She decided to go on home and we\u2019d let her know when we found the little thing. It happened quite by accident as I was preparing dinner. I opened the lazy Susan cupboard and twirled it around looking for a particular can of something and there, just waking up from a nap was the kitten right next to the can of something I was looking for.<\/p>\n
Where is the most unusual place you\u2019ve found one of your hiding cats?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Since the domestic cat still shares over 95% of their DNA with tigers, it isn\u2019t surprising that they have a tendency to want to hide out and blend in sometimes like a big cat will do in the wilds. Where … Continue reading