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I think you know what I mean\u2026we accidentally step on the cat\u2019s tail or paw when she\u2019s underfoot. Breaks my heart! Your cat tumbles off a table and looks at you like it was all your fault. She won\u2019t even let you comfort her. She hides from you and runs from you when you try. She acts like she hates you when you attempt to trim her claws or cut out a mat or untangle her from a fix she\u2019s gotten herself into.<\/p>\n
Last week I became panicky when I couldn\u2019t find ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Oliviasweetface-225x300.jpg\")
Olivia. Well, it happens, hence the title of her latest book, \u201cWhere\u2019s Olivia?\u201d But truly, I got up in the morning and Olivia was not on the bed with me. She did not come to greet me. She was not in any of her usual places. Where was Olivia? I searched the same places twice, thought of new places where she might be and searched those. Finally, I resorted to closed closets and cupboards. When I opened the hall closet, a ball of calico fur shot out of there like a canon. Oooooohhhhh the pain. Poor Olivia. I felt awful!!!! You know what it\u2019s like. Of course it appeared she blamed me. And yes, I am the one who closed her in there, but I sure didn\u2019t know it until\u2026. Well, until she came bursting out\u20148 hours later.<\/p>\n
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I apologized profusely. I attempted to comfort her. She would not let me near her. I got the evil eye. It wasn\u2019t until late in the day that she would even come near me.<\/p>\n
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cats that still give you pangs of guilt, even though it wasn\u2019t intentional? Cats blame us for everything, you know. Twice when I moved to new homes, my inside-only Himalayan, Katy, got out and spent the night outside. The first time, I didn\u2019t have a clue. Evidently she found a loose screen and either jumped or fell out of the window. THANKFULLY, the next morning I heard a cat meowing at the front door, opened it, and found ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PattyOliviaCover-209x300.jpg\")
Katy on the porch wanting back in. Bless her. That could have ended horribly.<\/p>\n
The second time I knew she\u2019d skittered out while we were moving stuff in and I saw her go under the house. No amount of calling would get her to come out. It was getting dark. I was advised (by a man, of course) to close up the opening and leave her. He said she\u2019d come out in the morning. She did, but I had an awful night thinking of my beautiful, refined, well-bred Himalayan having to spend an entire night under the house with spiders and who knows what else.<\/p>\n
Oh the hazards of loving a cat.<\/p>\n
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