Kitties are Silly

Kitties are silly. When the Lord created a kitty, he was being silly and probably enjoyed the amazing possibilities of quirkiness that could go into a bundle of fur with snappy eyes and a long, fluffy tail. Particularly Ragdoll kitties. They must be the epitome of silliness in the cat world.

Take Snuggles, our youngest Ragdoll. She’s my helper when we’re packing books and pendants for shipping. She’ll follow me around and rub her furriness against every piece of furniture she passes while I locate the books. When I’m sitting at the table wrapping pendants, she plops herself down on the wrapping paper in a loaf-of-bread shape and watches – she’s my supervisor. When I need another section of paper, I have several choices: move her, try to slide the paper out from under her, or get another piece of paper. I usually opt for the latter. Moving her entails precision lifting since she is truly a rag doll and can slide out of my arms as easily as a slippery fish, and sliding paper out from under her is risky in so many ways that it’s foolish to even consider attempting.

She loves it when I wipe the table with a dishrag. She can be in the furthest room from the dining area; yet by the time I’m only halfway through cleaning the table, she’s up on it waiting to do her thing – well, she doesn’t even wait, she just sprawls out and starts her ritual while I’m hurrying to finish up. First she lays there, soaking in the luxury of a clean tabletop. Then with a sudden flourish, she rolls on her back and onto her side; she spins, stretches, kicks at the air, and just gets crazy. If I try to pet her while she’s being so cute, I run the risk of getting clawed – not because she’s mean, but because she’s in ecstasy and has no clue of her surroundings.

We’ve discovered the smellier the dishrag, the more excited she gets. Although we try to put the dishrags in the laundry before they start to smell, Snuggles’ kitty nose can detect the stink far better and sooner than our mere human noses can. So, when she gets ridiculous with her performance on the tabletop, we know the dishrag needs to be tossed into the wash.

We call her the Stink Seeker.