This is not a good development.
Our house cat has an ever bolder demeanor with Fig. For some time now she has taken to launching herself at Fig's screen door from the bed, landing full four-legged spread eagle on the upper half, square panel of the screen door. She stays there as long as she likes. Fig has been very tolerant, I would even say, indifferent about these comical gymnastics on the part of our cat. She simply goes about her playful routine bounding, flying, gliding, etc... devil may care.
In part, Fig's attitude is natural because, from the perspective of a Crow, the world is divided up into territories. It is very obvious where these territories are in our house from Fig's perspective, and as long as the cat is on her side of the doorway, even if it is spread out like a bear skin rug, actually on the surface of the screen door, then all is still right with the world. But this is not to say that these surprise "attacks" are not, well, startling, and annoying.
In response to these obnoxious antics, recently, Fig has rather cleverly decided to retaliate by flying up and pooping on the screen door, when the cat attaches herself to it like a late-night talk show host in a Velcro suit. Fortunately Crow poop cannot go through a screen door, only across it. More fortunately still, the cat only seems to need to get her Crow surprise fix once or twice per day. Still more fortunately, the cat seems to be getting the message from Fig to knock it off.
Well, we'll see where this exciting chapter of my life leads. Good grief.
Our house cat has an ever bolder demeanor with Fig. For some time now she has taken to launching herself at Fig's screen door from the bed, landing full four-legged spread eagle on the upper half, square panel of the screen door. She stays there as long as she likes. Fig has been very tolerant, I would even say, indifferent about these comical gymnastics on the part of our cat. She simply goes about her playful routine bounding, flying, gliding, etc... devil may care.
In part, Fig's attitude is natural because, from the perspective of a Crow, the world is divided up into territories. It is very obvious where these territories are in our house from Fig's perspective, and as long as the cat is on her side of the doorway, even if it is spread out like a bear skin rug, actually on the surface of the screen door, then all is still right with the world. But this is not to say that these surprise "attacks" are not, well, startling, and annoying.
In response to these obnoxious antics, recently, Fig has rather cleverly decided to retaliate by flying up and pooping on the screen door, when the cat attaches herself to it like a late-night talk show host in a Velcro suit. Fortunately Crow poop cannot go through a screen door, only across it. More fortunately still, the cat only seems to need to get her Crow surprise fix once or twice per day. Still more fortunately, the cat seems to be getting the message from Fig to knock it off.
Well, we'll see where this exciting chapter of my life leads. Good grief.
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