People say that owning a pet is a preamble to having kids. If so, I'm not sure that we'll be leaving the doors open for our children to go outside. Why you ask? Well, yesterday Krista left the screen door open for a few hours and our cat, Zep, took full advantage of the situation.
Zep is known to do battle with mice and even the occasional rat. He's also been known to leave the carcass of said animals just outside the screen door. He's also been known, at least on one occasion, to bring the not-quite-dead rodents inside just to get a rise out of us (it works). So, again I say, Zep took full advantage of the screen door being open.
The thing is, mice and rats are generally pretty "clean" animals to kill. What I mean is that there's not a lot of fur that gets spread around, nor is there much blood at all (sorry if this make some queasy). So, where's the fun in killing that sort of rodent inside when Krista and Jeff aren't around to freak out? Answer. There isn't any.
Knowing that, Zep got creative. He found himself a bird. Based upon the physical evidence (a trail of feather throughout a decent percentage of the apartment), Zep captured the bird and immediately brought it inside to "do battle." Most of the bird's feathers were strewn throughout the entryway, dining area, and into the kitchen it what proved to be a definite line. You really could tell, and picture don't do it justice, where the bird was brought in, where it was put down, and where the various stages of battle took place. (I'll post some pictures of the event later, but they really don't do the fullness of the scene justice).
Anyhow, true to form, Zep deposited the bloody and mostly bald bird back outside on the patio. Thanks a lot for that cat.
Did I mention that all this comes directly on the heals of a huge flee infestation (I hate flees)? We've spent the last two weeks evicting and eviscerating flees thanks to the very same cat being outside.
So, I say to you, if pets are a preamble to kids, our kids WILL NOT be going outside. Ever.
2 comments:
Sorry, but thats funny when you read it, so, I must laugh.....hahahah!
okay im done. wait...one more time....hahah!
okay im really done :)
well, when you have a situation like this, all you can do is pray. and lock your cat outside for eternity....thats my take, not that you asked though.
Later Skater!
I am gald that worked well for you friend, I also just discovered Cambazola cheese which is like brie and blue cheese in one God-given flavor!
It was a great time being home with those two items.
Anyway, hope you are well and enjoying Arrested Development season 2!
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