Thread: Little big miracles

Little, because they're only 3mo. old. Big because even with all the cats I've owned or known, nothing like what happened today has ever happened.

I've seen in the past when you take a kitten or new cat, pick it up, drop it in it's litter box, and then the cat recognizes "hey, this is the bathroom!".

Well, the kittens did that, as expected. What was not expected was what happened 15minutes ago.

I bought some sisel rope (3/8") and wrapped it around a 2' length of 2x4. Then attached said 2x4 piece to a 1.5' x 1.5' shelf left over from an entertainment center we had. Covered that and the top of the post with carpet, and presto, scratching post.

well, after having it sitting there for a couple days, James & Penny decided to investigate it. They were sniffing at it, looking at it with as much a puzzled expression as a kitten can have.
So I walked up, talking to them calmly, and then roughly shaped my hand so that my finger tips were kinda like paw.
I then rubbed it in a downward motion on the sisel rope.
*Simultaneously*, as if taught, they both stood up on their haunches and began clawing the sisel!!
Cindel and I were in shock. One of the more amazing things I've seen out of cats. And yet another reason why I prefer cats over dogs.
I have another 150feet of sisel, and am drawing up plans for a cat-tree complex for them. Am excited to see how they take to it, after seeing this.