Cat Views

Years ago when my children were younger, a friend gave them two mice. We had two cats at the time and wondered what to do about them. Well, we explained to the cats that they were our pets and the mice were to be their pets and they had to take care of them. One cat was totally disinterested and the other cat very curious about the small creature in the cage. He decided that one was his pet! Good thing he took the caretaker position seriously, as that particular mouse was an escape artist. I would find it everywhere and the cat always let me know where it was. He really watched over his pet! This mouse was very social and liked to be where people were. If no one paid any attention to it, it would rattle the water bottle on its cage to attract attention. When the children took the mouse out to play with it the cat was always nearby in his cat bed watching. One day while the cat was in his bed the children put the mouse in with the cat, and the mouse promptly crawled up on the cat’s head and settled down for a nap! I guess the mouse felt secure napping with his caretaker!

Tags: Cat, cat bed, cat behavior, cat furniture, heated cat bed