My goddamn genius cat

[rachelmanija]

I've been packing and moving stuff into the car all week, but somehow Erin has figured out that today is the day I intend to move her and vanished.

I didn't touch the cat carrier. I didn't move any suitcases. She's just telepathic or something.

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[yhlee]

Oh no!

Cats, the geniuses we all deserve...

Cloud, being rather stupid, was happy to walk into the catten carrier when we moved her to this house...

[stranger]

The iconic cat here did the same, when it was time to bring him to my home from the friend who'd taken him in off the street. I believe his intention was to pwn the empty carrier (quick, before any other cat did), and I guess he succeeded in that.

[sartorias]

Can you lure her out with some catnip?

[rachelmanija]

That is a GREAT idea and I will do it next time. I eventually cornered her under the bed, shoved pillows under it till most of the space was filled, then hauled her out.

[isis]

Magic cat powers. They use them to avoid vet visits, too.

[eglantiere]

obviously she reads your journal. duh.

[rachelmanija]

That's it!

[ellenmillion]

Poor kitty! Poor Rachel! I hope she turns up very soon.

[autopope]

Two moves ago, back in 1995, I didn't have a cat -- but the folks who sold me their flat had a pair of cats.

So, on moving in day I take vacant possession of a new, empty apartment. And an hour after I arrive, the doorbell rings. It's the seller. "Excuse me, but have you seen any cats?" They asked me.

Turns out both cats were hiding in plain sight in the utterly empty of all furniture main bedroom. Finally, they were ready to go with the familiar food apes instead of hanging around their now-empty former home with the strange loud person ...

[rachelmanija]

Hahahaha! Amazing.

[sholio]

We used to semi-joke that the dog could smell when we were going for a walk With Dog vs. Without Dog, because he reacted differently even before we gave him any actual cues.

I think animals are way better at picking up on subtle elements of human body language and other subtextual clues than we realize. After all, it's language for them. Imagine if you had to spend your whole life figuring out what the people around you wanted without being able to understand them.

[yhlee]

This is such a good point!!! I remember when travel was a thing, coming up against this with my catten - I would tell her how long I was going away, even if I knew there was not any way she could really understand me, because I was at a loss for how to tell her that I might be gone for a week but I will come back to you.

[rachelmanija]

That has to be it. It's still impressive that she can figure out that specific of an intent.

[kathmandu]

When my cat needed a course of oral antibiotics, she learned to tell the difference between me standing up to dose her, and standing up to do something else. I could have sworn there was no way to tell just from my standing up. (It wasn't the timing. I varied the timing on purpose. She was very smart.)

[lilacsigil]

Same! I have to explain to the vets that it's very difficult to dose my cat because he knows, and can hide for hours, no matter how I try to disguise the medicine and/or the process of giving it. Fortunately, my cat that needed medicine for years was a big sweetie and was bothered for about five seconds each time.

[lilacsigil]

Cats!!! !!! !!! The best and the worst! I hope she emerges soon.

[rachelmanija]

Best icon.

[viridian5]

My cats would always know when I was about to return to college from a break at home because they'd start living in my suitcase a day or two in advance of my departure.

[dantesspirit]

Because cat.

[lydamorehouse]

Seems accurate to my experience with cats.

[asakiyume]

I know how stressful and worrying that can be. I hope she rematerializes soon.

[ejmam]

When I got a new set of carriers in preparation for a trip to the vet, I fed them in the carriers for a week before the appointment. They had no hesitation about walking in to chomp down from the bowl in the back.

Until the morning of the appointment, when they didn't come downstairs for breakfast. I have no idea what clued them in -- they weren't even around me when I went to get the cans; they just didn't come down when I put them out.

I guess they read my google calendar.

[rachelmanija]

Hahahaha!