{"id":5859,"date":"2023-01-20T09:57:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T17:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5859"},"modified":"2023-01-20T09:57:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T17:57:35","slug":"feline-fun-friday-answer-your-cats-questions-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5859","title":{"rendered":"Feline Fun Friday \u2013 Answer Your Cat\u2019s Questions Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Here\u2019s something you might want to prepare for. Sunday is “Answer Your Cat\u2019s Questions” day. It shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise to you that your cat is curious. Throughout a typical day she expresses her curiosity in many ways. It\u2019s obvious that she\u2019s inquisitive about anything new that you bring into the \"\"house, the contents of a box left by the delivery person, what\u2019s under the blanket you just laid across the sofa, and what makes her mechanical or \"\"motion toys do what they do.<\/p>\n

If she could vocalize her curiosity she might ask, \u201cWhy do you get angry when I try to do what comes natural to me and claw that pretty chair in the living room?\u201d \u201cWhy can\u2019t I nibble on that plant on the windowsill?\u201d \"\"\u201cWhy can\u2019t I go outside and chase those birds?\u201d<\/p>\n

Yes, I\u2019m sure cats have questions, but so do we. Wouldn\u2019t you like to know what life was like for your cat before you adopted her, rescued her, or bought her? Does she know at some level what her ancestors went through as they \"\"developed into the most popular household pet in the world? I think most of us can look into our cat\u2019s eyes and see a knowingness that we\u2019ll never quite understand. Do they carry some level of knowledge in their DNA that speaks to the plight of cats as they found their way out of the wilds and into our hearts?<\/p>\n

Maybe I should launch “Ask Your Cats a Question Day.” Only would they grace us with the answers even if they do remember? Or would they keep us guessing? Isn\u2019t that one of the allures of the cat? You know they know stuff, but they aren\u2019t going to tell us about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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