Life in the Slow Lane

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Category: Cats

Red, Yellow, Green or Blue? — August 11, 2022

Red, Yellow, Green or Blue?

/Sherrey Meyer/9 Comments

If you are a feline parent, you’ll appreciate this story about our two kitties. I believe we all know that our pets have mental capabilities beyond our comprehension. Usually, it appears to work on the premise of confusing those who care for them.

We have two cats. The older of the two came to live with us about 13 years ago. Magnificat, or Maggie for short, is a black-and-white tuxedo we adopted from a neighborhood vet clinic. Until about three years ago, Maggie owned the house and garage. Maggie has always been an indoor cat
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The Elusive Maggie — May 9, 2022
Maggie, tuxedo cat, resting, sunning

The Elusive Maggie

/Sherrey Meyer/6 Comments
Last Friday we had scheduled a vet appointment for our cat, Maggie. As usual, Maggie took up her place on the end of the sofa in our family room. We sat down to breakfast and our morning devotional and prayers. When I got up from the table, I took note that Maggie was still napping on the sofa.
 
Some 25 minutes before we had to leave, I didn’t realize Bob had brought in the pet carrier from the garage. Nor did I notice that Maggie was gone from her post on the sofa. Suddenly I heard Bob ask where Maggie had gone. Who knew?
 
Getting Maggie into the carrier hasn’t been a problem before. This time it wasn’t going to hold true.

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