Crazy kitty tales, and a freaked out mom

January

Wow, I am both hysterical and horrified by this tale, as shared by my colleague Nancy Cutler on our Rockland opinion blog. She posted this tidbit this morning:

Housework is dangerous
OK, it’s not dangerous to me, but it is to my cat.
Last night, I was loading the dishwasher when I got distracted and turned away. I then promptly squeezed in the detergent, shut the door and pressed the magic button. I heard a thump, thump, thump. A dish out of alignment? A stray spoon?
I opened the door to fix whatever was out of place, and our 7ish-month-old kitten, Alex, came flying out at about 60 mph.
Yes, I washed my cat in the dishwasher.
She is fine (she got her head stuck this morning exploring a glass of orange juice, so she seems no worse for the wear, nor any brighter.)
I, however, am traumatized.
Is there a lesson there? Probably for Alex, but I don’t think she’ll learn it until she’s graduated from kittenhood. Until then, I will look in the dishwasher, oven, fridge (yes, she has) etc. before I shut them.

One thing Nancy didn’t mention: Alex also got into a bit of breathing trouble because he got his head stuck in a bag of doritos. Yes, that is correct.
So readers…is this the stupidest cat ever? Most adventerous, but still dumb? I’ve never heard of a masochistic kitty before, but in this case…..whichever, he sure is fodder for great stories!
Send a pic Nancy, we have got to see this cat!

This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 at 3:30 pm by Laurel Babcock.
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