Muffin and the View

Muffin has two positions that never fail to make us smile--the first is his ongoing habit of lying flat out on his stomach with his back legs straight out behind him (pictured earlier in this blog). We call that "back pads," since when he does it you can see every one of the pads on his back feet, which is not that usual when cats are lying down. We call the other position "propped up." He has two things he likes to do on the screen porch: either his gymnastics on the 3-tier "cat tree" we have out there, or perching on top of the doghouse watching the front yard (as mentioned before, he is an inside-only cat). (Actually he has three things--the third being splashing in the water dish out there...) I took this picture of him a few minutes ago in propped up position:



He's still doing great and still has quite a thing about water. I can only assume he was deprived of water until he came to us. For a while we could keep him out of our water glasses (during meals or other times) by covering them with a lid from a plastic tub. He soon learned how to nudge the lid off with his nose. I keep a glass of water by the bed, normally covered with a lid. I never remember to move the glass out of his reach and so first thing every morning when I emerge from the bedroom, he runs in and uncovers the glass and drinks as much water as he can reach (I discover this later when I go back in and see the lid on the table by the glass...). As for the water bowls in the house (including the "bowl" in the bathroom), he seems to enjoy splashing around in them as much as drinking from them--we often hear splashing sounds and know that Muffin is playing in water again. He also continues to have a problem with closed doors--he does not like a closed door and must be on the other side. Of course, as soon as you open the door and then close it behind him, he wants to be on the other side again. He just does not like to be restricted!

He still plays with his cubes as much as ever, as well as the turbo toy.

Daphne had a cold (with a fever) last week and he harassed her horribly, perhaps not understanding why his play buddy wouldn't play. She is on antibiotics and feeling better now, though I am sure she would prefer a little more time left alone...