a cat tale
we adopted Harry
on
October 21st
he fit right in
he and Jack are pals
they run our lives
Harry seemed like a normal cat
then
one evening a few weeks ago
I put a cheesy biscuit wrapped in wax paper
inside a ziplock bag
in my tote bag
in the morning
I found it
on the livingroom floor
slightly
gnawed
a day or so later
a loaf of bread
on the kitchen counter
suffered a ripped bag
there were several other
food attacks
but
the day after Thanksgiving
when Harry
snuck
a mouthful
of
hot mashed potatoes and bread stuffing/dressing
and
started to choke
I decided
we had to do something
about
this weird attraction
Harry has with bread
and
the contents of the garbage can
we don't leave any food unattended
Harry once ate a piece of a cookie
still
inside
its wax paper bag
when Toonman turned his back
Wednesday night
I said
it was amazing
that
Harry hadnt discovered
the Thomas English Muffins
on top of the fridge
Thursday afternoon
Toonman called me
to tell me
Harry found the English Muffins
we commiserated
about how this is so weird
how there had to be a reason
we needed to find a fix
we keep the bread
English Muffins
in the oven
buy a bread box
we keep all food leftovers
in the fridge
whether they need refrigeration
or not
I was telling this to Hilary
and
she
welcomed
me
to
her world
sharing her cats' antics
it seems
Harry
is totally normal
it was all our other cats
who never ate bread
never tried to get into the garbage
never tried to steal food off our plates
or
even
touch
any of the many tschkas in our apartment
those cats
were
the
weird
ones
go figure!
